Thanks Jay, I posted a pic of that Honda as well. The oil was changed regularly and the bike was used for mainly highway, Graham
On Apr 26, 2009, at 10:23 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Recently a poster looking to buy a 700S with 55M miles on it said > he was hesitating because he'd never heard of an air-cooled bike > with much life left after 40M miles. We have several bikes on this > list with upward of 75M miles (mine's one of them.) that have full > power and run just fine. I recently ran wheel to wheel with a > nearly new ST1300 at upwards of 95 MPH for 70 miles of Alligator > Alley without even breathing hard. > > It all depends on the care the bike's been given. Was oil and > filter changed regularly...say every 3M miles? Was the air filter > changed or cleaned? Clutch and chain kept adjusted? Good battery? > About aircraft, they say "it's just a collection of parts flying in > formation." Bikes are the same. Properly maintane a well-built bike > made of superior materials like just about any Honda and mileage > becomes secondary to care. > > Anyone have a differing opinion? > > Jay S > 92 NH7850 (80M miles) > South Florida > > > An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
