Concur all the above. Condition is infinitely more important than mileage - who's to say that 30,000k bike you are looking at hasn't really got 130,000k on it (or been clocked)?
Problem is how much experience have you got to be able to spot a genuine good condition bike and not a tarted up wreck? Be honest with your self and take an experienced person with you if you haven't got that knowledge.
If you can't find such a person I would then fall back on buying the newest bike you can so the slow wearing parts like suspension, brake internals etc are reasonable - buy simple and new(ish) rather than complex and old(er) ie think the 650 singles over the big twins. Also often the best purchasing is one that has been tarted up for a trip but never been on it - plenty of those out there if you are not in a hurry.
Hope this helps
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