mileage update thread - Page 2

tommymac · 06-18-2011, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by tached1000rr

Did you put all 60k on the priller? There's a Tuono local to me I looked at earlier today.

yup, bought it new in 03, and have had it ever since, I did over 30k the last 2.5 yrs between my longish commutes racking up the miles then a few weekend trips and the twf rallys. I am hopin got finish the season over 70k and my goal is to hit 100k on it

tached1000rr · 06-18-2011, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

yup, bought it new in 03, and have had it ever since, I did over 30k the last 2.5 yrs between my longish commutes racking up the miles then a few weekend trips and the twf rallys. I am hopin got finish the season over 70k and my goal is to hit 100k on it

any trouble other than the electrical/stator/charging issue you had?

Mikey · 06-18-2011, 03:12 PM

I'm at something like 8K on the 636. Not bad for a bike that's spent the vast majority of its life in storage.

Mr Lefty · 06-18-2011, 04:19 PM

The DRZ died at 23500 I think... it's going to be reborn in a couple weeks... but won't see touring duty... well maybe the TAT..

dReWpY · 06-19-2011, 02:29 PM

3,899 and not counting

Captain Morgan · 06-19-2011, 03:01 PM

I'm at 9303. Considering I was at 8161 on 10/15/10, I'm doing poorly this year. However, that's because my priorities have changed.

My "pleasure mileage" has been VERY low, almost non-existent this year. I've only ridden for field calls at work, as I'm trying to get out of debt as fast as possible. Riding the bike for field calls actually helps with that since I'm getting 50+ mpg and get paid 48 cents per mile while riding the bike. If I drive the car, I get an extra 3 cents per mile, but the car gets half the gas mileage, so the bike is the better option.

If I could find a way to reasonably rig a large pizza carrier on the back of the bike, I'd use it while working my second job. Unfortunately, I sometimes take very large orders and there's no way that would work on the bike. I'd have to pass those large orders off to other drivers, which would be detrimental since the larger orders generally result in larger tips.

So, don't look for me to win any mileage contests this year.

racedoll · 06-19-2011, 06:29 PM

I'm sitting at 19,551. I hope to get 20,000 before this year is over. Should be able to but with all the rain we've been having (with flooding), it's not been a good year to ride.

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Originally Posted by derf

Nope, regular maintenance. I'm dreading doing a valve clearance soon

Me too! And I'm over due, so it needs to be sooner rather than later.

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Originally Posted by Captain Morgan

Riding the bike for field calls actually helps with that since I'm getting 50+ mpg and get paid 48 cents per mile while riding the bike. If I drive the car, I get an extra 3 cents per mile, but the car gets half the gas mileage, so the bike is the better option.

I've done this before

derf · 06-19-2011, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by racedoll

Me too! And I'm over due, so it needs to be sooner rather than later.

I'm at 36k for my 30k valve job, I checked them at 22k when I got the bike so I'm betting its cool, just not in a rush to do it. The KLR is over due for it too..

Particle Man · 06-19-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by derf

I'm at 36k for my 30k valve job, I checked them at 22k when I got the bike so I'm betting its cool, just not in a rush to do it. The KLR is over due for it too..

I checked the SV at 16k and they hadn't moved. What a bitch of a job that was. Next one, I'm just bringing it to Oneida Suzuki and paying them to scrape their fucking knuckles.

racedoll · 07-03-2011, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by racedoll

I'm sitting at 19,551. I hope to get 20,000 before this year is over.

Tripped 20K today, sitting about 20,2XX. Nice little excursion today to WV with some friends. They continued south and we came back north through PA and got soaked! Was a good day with 417 miles clocked. Had it not been for the rain holding us up, we could have went further.

06-18-2011, 03:12 PM	#3
Mikey Raving Lunatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas Moto: Concours 14 ABS, ZX6E Posts: 902	I'm at something like 8K on the 636. Not bad for a bike that's spent the vast majority of its life in storage. __________________ Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

06-18-2011, 04:19 PM	#4
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	The DRZ died at 23500 I think... it's going to be reborn in a couple weeks... but won't see touring duty... well maybe the TAT..

06-19-2011, 03:01 PM	#6
Captain Morgan Let's do another U-turn Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Indiana Moto: 2009 V-Strom Posts: 3,816	I'm at 9303. Considering I was at 8161 on 10/15/10, I'm doing poorly this year. However, that's because my priorities have changed. My "pleasure mileage" has been VERY low, almost non-existent this year. I've only ridden for field calls at work, as I'm trying to get out of debt as fast as possible. Riding the bike for field calls actually helps with that since I'm getting 50+ mpg and get paid 48 cents per mile while riding the bike. If I drive the car, I get an extra 3 cents per mile, but the car gets half the gas mileage, so the bike is the better option. If I could find a way to reasonably rig a large pizza carrier on the back of the bike, I'd use it while working my second job. Unfortunately, I sometimes take very large orders and there's no way that would work on the bike. I'd have to pass those large orders off to other drivers, which would be detrimental since the larger orders generally result in larger tips. So, don't look for me to win any mileage contests this year.