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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Minor Milestone 04/14/14 at 17:40:01 I hit 20,000 miles this afternoon, added another 30 before I made it home.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #1 - 04/14/14 at 18:31:15 Only 5,000 more....and you will get in the Hall of Fame and a 25,000 mile ribbon! http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1391195461
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #2 - 04/14/14 at 19:09:02 ... ...one quick trip to Lala land and back, and you'll get a ribbon... ...
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #3 - 04/14/14 at 19:21:06 Hmm, forgot about the Hall of Fame. But that's going to make things a little tougher to figure out. The 20,000 are the miles on the bike. I put about 5,000 of them on there. Not sure exactly how many I put on the 87, I'd guess at least 8,000 to 9,000. So that is at least 13,000 since I started riding in 08. I guess I am half way there.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #4 - 04/14/14 at 19:27:38 Maybe we should add a 10,000 level?... ...
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Re: Minor Milestone
Reply #5 - 04/15/14 at 02:56:12

Don't do anything special for me, I'll catch up at my own pace. I'm not trying to impress anyone. I finally got my tires on, that was the hold up for my riding. It has been cold in eastern NC this winter, but I just put on plenty of clothes and go. But my rear tire was about worn out and the front one had air visible in a couple of spots. (OK, I admit to wimping out and having the tires installed instead of doing it myself.) But I got them on and I am riding, that's all that matters, right? It is supposed to rain today, maybe I'll take a couple of pictures.

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Rembrandt Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 107 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #6 - 05/12/14 at 18:51:55 I bought my 06 a year ago and have logged just shy of 9000 miles. It's been great to get back in the saddle after over ten years.
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #7 - 05/12/14 at 19:01:15 Did you get them new tires on yet?
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #8 - 05/12/14 at 21:24:02 I have a good idea for medal mileage. How about oh, I don't know--maybe 16,300. seems like a nice round number. I've averaged 3250 miles/yr. Good job, Mike. Sounds like you are approaching the "motorcycle as a second car" class. Be safe. Boofer
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Re: Minor Milestone
Reply #9 - 05/13/14 at 03:33:18

pg wrote on 05/12/14 at 19:01:15:

Did you get them new tires on yet?

Yep, I got them on, whimped out though, I took the tires off and took them to a shop and had them put on the rim. The front tire was the wrong size, so I had to send it back and wait for another, that was disappointing. That guy made it look easy though, but he had real spoons and knew what he was doing.

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Reply #10 - 05/13/14 at 03:36:06

Boofer wrote on 05/12/14 at 21:24:02:

I have a good idea for medal mileage. How about oh, I don't know--maybe 16,300. seems like a nice round number. Grin

I've averaged 3250 miles/yr. Good job, Mike. Sounds like you are approaching the "motorcycle as a second car" class. Be safe. Boofer

Boofer, my other car is a 1994 F150 4x4. There is a lot of difference between say, 15 mpg and 50 mpg. And there is just the enjoyment of riding the bike, it seems I have been making a lot of trips to the hospital in the next town, about 70 miles round trip, it does not take long to rack up the miles that way. But overall, the bike does get more miles now than the truck.

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #11 - 05/13/14 at 10:29:03 Good work, keep it up. I've put a touch over 1500 miles on the 03 in the month I've owned it, mostly commuting. The direct route is 36 miles each way... Reminds me, need to check and likely top off the oil again... these bikes don't like the freeway very much... How is Skat's Kitty graphic holding up?
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shorty Serious Thumper Offline be careful out there gentlemen Posts: 547 southern NM Gender:	Re: Minor Milestone Reply #12 - 05/13/14 at 13:45:26 congrats on the milestone but did you say Little Washington ? I sailed into McCotter's marina 18yrs ago as a live-aboard with my wife. Had both my sons there. Built my first house there (Pamlico Plantation) Started my first small business there (marine mechanic) made great friends there too
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Re: Minor Milestone
Reply #13 - 05/13/14 at 16:10:58

shorty wrote on 05/13/14 at 13:45:26:

congrats on the milestone but did you say Little Washington ?

I sailed into McCotter's marina 18yrs ago as a live-aboard with my wife.
Had both my sons there.
Built my first house there (Pamlico Plantation)
Started my first small business there (marine mechanic)

made great friends there too Wink

That's the place, Shorty. I live just a few miles from there, over in the Pinetown area, Washington address. If you are ever back in this neck of the woods give me a holler and we'll get a Bill's hot dog!

WD wrote on 05/13/14 at 10:29:03:

How is Skat's Kitty graphic holding up?

It's still there, if I washed the dirt, pollen, and road grime off, it'd probably look better. But I'm too busy for that kind of nonsense.

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Re: Minor Milestone
Reply #14 - 05/13/14 at 22:09:13

prechermike wrote on 05/13/14 at 16:10:58:

shorty wrote on 05/13/14 at 13:45:26:

congrats on the milestone but did you say Little Washington ?

I sailed into McCotter's marina 18yrs ago as a live-aboard with my wife.
Had both my sons there.
Built my first house there (Pamlico Plantation)
Started my first small business there (marine mechanic)

made great friends there too Wink

That's the place, Shorty. I live just a few miles from there, over in the Pinetown area, Washington address. If you are ever back in this neck of the woods give me a holler and we'll get a Bill's hot dog!

WD wrote on 05/13/14 at 10:29:03:

How is Skat's Kitty graphic holding up?

It's still there, if I washed the dirt, pollen, and road grime off, it'd probably look better. But I'm too busy for that kind of nonsense.

Pokey hasn't had a bath since the repaint about 3 years ago... covered in poplar sap, dessicated pollen, mildew, bird droppings, cat yark...

Sam is so covered in oil and road funk that I'm almost afraid it is all that is holding it together...

If it is nice enough out to wash the bike, I'm either riding or at the beach.

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