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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: laurie on May 09, 2013, 04:15:30 PM
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Captured this on the way home from work today.....
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Laurie, That's quite a big number, and I hope my 13 will achieve that without too many issues.
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That is a lot of hours in the saddle. :-++
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I have 30K to go before catching up
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Most of us think we've been a long way with 111,111. Headed for the big Quarter Mill this year!
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Puts my 60,000 to shame.
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Haha it's funny how we celibate high km readings on our STeeds yet are so precious about raking up km's in our cars
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Not me. Current car has 204,000kms, last one had 350,000kms when I sold it, one before 470,000kms.
Haha it's funny how we celibate high km readings on our STeeds yet are so precious about raking up km's in our cars
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Nice! :grin
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Not me. Current car has 204,000kms, last one had 350,000kms when I sold it, one before 470,000kms.
Good grief!! Who buys them? Wreckers?
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Puts my 60,000 to shame.
Same here
Not if you've only owned the bike for two years. :grin
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My last car had 497,000km when sold (third engine, second gearbox,second diff), one before had 510,000. :eek Both were still going strong. Modern oils help a lot. :wink1
:bl11
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Hi fellas
Ive owned the bike for 15 years, and for a lot of that time it was my only form of transport. That accounts for the high numbers. I also did the run from Lismore to Grenfell/Lismore to Sydney on a regular basis,and that racked up a lot of ks.
Apart from some recent gremlins(reported in other posts here) its been thoroughly reliable, and a pleasure to own and ride.
I think the secret to mechanical longevity is to be fastitious with maintenance,and dont thrash them.
There is a lot of pleasure and personal satisfaction to be had in owning an old, but well cared for machine.
Cheers
Laurie
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Did that make-over include a respray? If not, the paint is remarkably good for the age and distance.
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Hi biggles
I repainted the bike about a year ago (i think!), I lose track of time. Its a home brew candy red, much brighter than the original wineberry colour. The plastic bits were the beige colour that was used on the 95 models, I matched some grey to the panniers and painted the lower fairing,pivot covers etc grey. The bike looks quite tidy.
Laurie
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It was repainted before the Blackheath event last year
Hi biggles
I repainted the bike about a year ago (i think!), I lose track of time. Its a home brew candy red, much brighter than the original wineberry colour. The plastic bits were the beige colour that was used on the 95 models, I matched some grey to the panniers and painted the lower fairing,pivot covers etc grey. The bike looks quite tidy.
Laurie
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Yep, what saaz said....
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My last car had 497,000km when sold (third engine, second gearbox,second diff), one before had 510,000. :eek Both were still going strong. Modern oils help a lot. :wink1
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Reminds me of RM Williams boots. When I bought a pair, I was told both the uppers and the soles can be replaced.
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Yes Bluey, all the mechanicals can be replaced but the body is a lot harder. :wink1 Really only sold the last one because I couldn't drive a manual anymore. :'(
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