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Question: How many miles are on your bike?
0 - 3,000 3 (3.1%) 3,001 - 6,000 18 (18.7%) 6,001 - 9,000 18 (18.7%) 9,001 - 12,000 12 (12.5%) 12,001 - 15,000 12 (12.5%) 15,001 - 25,000 18 (18.7%) 25,001 - 50,000 12 (12.5%) Over 50,000 3 (3.1%) Total votes: 96 « Created by: BuckRYCA on: 10/15/10 at 06:49:06 »

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BuckRYCA Senior Member Offline Posts: 258 New London, CT, USA Gender:	Poll: How many miles are on your bike? 10/15/10 at 06:49:06 Please select one option. You may tell us about major problems you've had by adding a comment. Thanks.
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BuckRYCA Senior Member Offline Posts: 258 New London, CT, USA Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #1 - 10/15/10 at 06:50:31 Replaced clutch (PO used wrong oil) Replaced cam chain adjuster with a Verslavy unit Got a minor head oil leak
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #2 - 10/15/10 at 09:03:29 times 2 verslavy petcock battery tires oil
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weracerc Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 594 Greensboro, NC Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #3 - 10/15/10 at 10:27:40 1996 model bought at 6900 miles - 8200 miles today: new tires new front brake pads raptor petcock head plug leak fixed jardine slash cut pipe (LOUD!) windshield front fork bag (had saddlebags when i got it)
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #4 - 10/15/10 at 10:53:18 2005 w/ 6500 miles New tires, Dyna muff, saddlebags, fork bag, Memphis Shades Slim W/S & obviously new paint... From this: To this:
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spacepirates Serious Thumper Offline Igni Ferroque Posts: 515 Pittsburgh, PA Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #5 - 10/15/10 at 11:36:30 17k+ miles (and rising!) cone air filter new tires verslavy at 16k miles jardine exhaust (from PO) head plug leak raptor petcock bigcrank battery misc. things rattling apart...
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Sarge YaBB Newbies Alliance Member Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 34 Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #6 - 10/15/10 at 14:09:31 2003 Savage, 3680 miles Small windshield Bags Dyna and Header gasget Petc0ck (Suzuki) Rack oil and filter KN dropin air filter Fuel hose Carb work
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Demin Serious Thumper Offline We need more chlorine in the gene pool Posts: 2435 Warren,Ohio Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #7 - 10/15/10 at 17:18:18 '86 Other than maintenance,customizing. Replaced cam chain adjuster with a Verslavy unit Got a minor head oil leak Ed.L forward controls.
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Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike?
Reply #8 - 10/15/10 at 17:38:25

2009 s40 - 6,128 miles

upgrades:
rejetted carbs w/Dyna jet kit
supertrapp pipe
k&m drop in air filter
super brace fork brace
saddle bag brackets & saddle bags
backrest bought from jrm8486 - great guy who gives great deals!

since accident 2 weeks ago have got used forks (which hubby should have went ahead and bought new ones as he's wearing himself out polishing them to make them look brand new!)
used front rim
used clutch lever
and waiting for brand new front fender and handgrip to come in.

Only issue we've had with the bike was a month after we bought it
we noticed a leak in one of the welds on gas tank.We took it back to the dealership where we got it and got it back one week later with a brand new tank.

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Digger

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Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike?
Reply #9 - 10/16/10 at 21:23:26

See signature for bike. Bike currently has 11K miles on it.

Bought used in OCT 01, bike had 50 miles on it.

Problems (all fixed):

1. Head plug oil leak.

2. Speedometer cable oil leak.

3. Starter o-ring oil leak.

4. Petcock leaking fuel into vacuum line (replaced with Raptor petcock).

5. Front brake switch quit.

6. Insulator pad fell off of muffler guard.

7. Rear muffler mounting rubber was distorted and needed replacing.

8. Speedo housing rattle.

9. Original battery wore out (bike currently on second battery).

10. Rear tire wore out (bike currently on second rear tire).

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Digger
2001, Metallic Glacial Blue, Raptor Petcock, Verslavy (first hole) (otherwise, mechanically, the bike is stock), 13,xxx miles
I don't own a cage.
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BuckRYCA

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Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike?
Reply #10 - 10/19/10 at 06:15:56

Interim poll results for those who cannot see the results:

It's a two peaked distribution with 26 respondents.
One peak at 3-6K and another at 15-25K.

3-6K 19%
6-9K 15%
9-12K 8%
12-15K 8%
15-25K 27%
25-50K 19%
over 50K 4%

Numbers suggest two groups:
1. new or infrequent riders and
2. more experienced riders or those riding older and perhaps more-frequently-used bikes.

Many motorcycles are junked with less than 10K on the odometer, so numbers suggest Savage/S40 bikes are actually ridden, are crashed less often, are maintained, and are reliable.

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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #11 - 10/25/10 at 13:31:28 2006 purchased in March 2009 with 2,900 miles. 2 seasons later, I'm up to about 7,000 miles. No issues related to the bike functioning <knock on wood>. My changes have been basically cosmetic or personal preference.
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photojoe FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline I did warn you to brace yourself Posts: 1379 New Jersey Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #12 - 10/25/10 at 15:41:00 I'm going to wait until I hit 25K before I vote. She's at 24 and change now, and this thread's not going anywhere
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youzguyz

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Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike?
Reply #13 - 10/25/10 at 16:18:36

I can't be the only person with more than 50k miles..

I should list what went blewwieee... unfortunately, I think a lot of it is due to treating the poor thing like a dirt bike.

Probably related to dirt bike treatment.. Roll Eyes

busted rear gas tank mount
busted rear fender (where the license plate bracket mounts).. x 2
(part caused by having that heavy helmet lock thing behind the license plate)
busted headlight shell
busted muffler mount
front wheel bearing
front fork seal leak, fixed just by cleaning the tubes & replacing oil

Things possibly not related..
Blew the baffles out of 2 HD mufflers.
Headlight rattle
Speedo rattle
shifted to raptor petcock (gas starve at highway speed)
minor oil leak where clutch arm enters case (on list of things to fix)
verslavy put in at about 12k miles.. cover not opened since.
Big Crank battery.. got tired of adding water
many tires, many oil changes, a couple air filters, iridium spark plug just because.

Other things, but they are cosmetic, safety or comfort related.. or I forgot. Not important to this discussion.

2002 - Silver (Thumper)
2000 - Green (Mad Hamish)
Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut between the seat and the handlebars. Make sure yours isn't too tight or too loose.

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kel30734 Senior Member Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 486 Calhoun, GA Gender:	Re: Poll: How many miles are on your bike? Reply #14 - 11/16/10 at 12:22:07 06 with 28,000 miles Change the oil evey 3k New Back tire every year new front tire every other year OF mod on the air filter Dyna Muff Gonna do a verslavy soon..... gotta quit riding it long enough to work on it Ride the Bajezus out of it
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