Tiger4me
Belleville,IL.
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I'm new here to this site. I ride a 04 Triumph Tiger that I bought new (0 miles on it) in Oct.06.I've put 27,436 miles on it so far. I ride all year (yes even in cold,rain and some snow.)Just wanted to see how many mile you have ridden this year.
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Vstar-Guy
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I not the committed biker you are. I live in CT. and most people who ride usually put the bike up for the Winter. Although I have seen some guys riding in the dead of Winter, man I don't want to do that.
In the "riding season" here I don't ride as much as I would like to.
I think I would do more riding if I belonged to some kind of club. I will look into that next year. Anyway, enjoy the riding, I imagine up in IL. it gets pretty cold.
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Ride_Slow2004
Northwest
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I average 11,000 yearly. This year is throwing off the #'s, I am just over 8,000 since 12-06. New grand daughter, and more hours at my part time retirement job. Time to establish priorities, anyone up for a ride 1-1-08???
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bache50
Anchorage, Ak.
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Hello, I live in Alaska and am new to this site. I started riding several years ago, My first bike was a 02 kawasaki ninja 250, I outgrew that quickly then bought a 06 BMW f650. I put 19 thousand miles on in one season, which is short up here. I also took it down the alcan in late August. Because of my inexperience it was an adventure to be sure.
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crimsonjim
Birmingham, Alabama
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32,804 so far. I still have to the end of December. I track my milage from jan 1 to Dec 31st every year. The last 15 years I have averaged over 25k miles with 57000 being the most in 2000. I live in a mild climate here in the south but I ride rain or shine 365 days a year.
I'm I hardcore? I don't know, I do know I love to ride my scooter.
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artlaunier
Rome, Ga
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I ride a 2000 V-Star 1100 that now has just under 75,000 miles on it. I average around 10,000 a year.
Life is a series of adventures, enjoy them all.
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Vstar-Guy
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ArtLaunier,
I have a 2000 V* 650 with almost 11K miles with no problems and I really like the bike. I'm beginning to think V-Stars are probably the best value or one of the best values out there for the money.
Would you buy another V* 1100? How well did it hold up during the 75K miles? Any major problems? I'm asking because I've never heard of one
with such high mileage!
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BonkerPro
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Used to average around 10,000 per year. Last year it was just at 1,200.
I should be flogged...
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artlaunier
Rome, Ga
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Vstar-Guy,
It's now just over 75K on my V-Star 1100 classic and I'll be riding it tomorow, I hope. The bike has held up real good for me. That is not to say that I didn't have some problems.
Thus far I have had to replace, above the normal stuff;
Starter Clutch,
Transmission Clutch,
Passing Lamps,
Starter,
Voltage Regulator
I was left on the side of the road just once due to the voltage regulator. That failure was my fault because I didn't route some wireing under the seat properly and the seat wore thru the wire insulation. This caused the regulator to go bad which over charged my battery, twice, before I found the problem. I ended up trailering my bike home for the last 100 miles of the trip. That was the only time it ever been on a trailer or otherwise towed.
With a little luck, I'll put 100K on it then I'll retire the bike and get another. I really like the looks of the raider.
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Vstar-Guy
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Artlaunier,
Good man! A very candid reply. I appreciate that.
I sure don't know of many people putting that much mileage on one bike. I guess I will probably be one of them too unless something comes along that really catches my eye and I can afford it.
I've pretty much looked at all of the 08' bikes available and I still like the looks of my V-Star!
A couple of years ago I was checking out the new Vulcan. After signing the necessary papers to take the test ride I walked outside to mount the Vulcan and noticed a real nice Black and Chrome bike about 20 feet from the Vulcan! After 5 seconds or so I realized it was my bike I was admiring! Now how is that for stupid? I took the test ride but stayed with the V-Star. I guess I'm just a luck guy.
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