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Offline PICKLEKOOKEN

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90,000 mile
« on: March 10, 2015, 12:41:51 PM »
Well Sunday afternoon on the way back from the MGNOC south in Colorado Springs I took the Norgy over 90,000 miles in 5 years 10 months - the 9 months I did down in Norman OK doing training. Not bad considering I'm not retired. I have a 40 -50 hr work week, and the fact that I can't ride in the mountains during the winter. I leave the flatland for the harley riders around here. Should've had it last year but you know the saying $h!+ happens, I'm shooting for September to hit the 100k mark.
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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2015, 12:45:27 PM »
 Good job Mike  ;-T

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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2015, 12:53:16 PM »
I took the Norgy over 90,000 miles in 5 years 10 months - the 9 months......I'm shooting for September to hit the 100k mark.

 ;-T ;-T

Funny how that seems to be a lot of miles to some. There were a number of years long ago that I was putting 50,000 miles per year on my car.  When I had the VW I was changing oil every three weeks.  Of course gas was $ 0.27 per gallon also.

Now I only travel 15,000 miles per year but I'm trying to do 12,000 of those on the Griso.
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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2015, 01:00:00 PM »
 :+1
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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2015, 01:01:56 PM »
Just think of the intergalactic mileages you'll be putting on the bikes once you DO retire!    Shouldn't be too long now, really .... !

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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2015, 03:07:16 PM »
You ran up a goodly number of miles on your Norge.  If you have time, could you add a very brief service history of your Norge over those 90,000 miles?  My '08 1200 Sport has far fewer miles than your Norge (54,000), but she's been  trouble-free to this point.

EDIT - BTW - good job on the miles!
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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #6 on: March 10, 2015, 04:07:42 PM »
Given your location and the fact that you haven't retired, you have put a hell of a lot of miles on that bike. You should get some sort of award! ;-T

As another 1st gen Norge rider (my '09 has about 45K miles on the ODO), I agree with Bob that it would be informative to hear about your maintenance and repairs (if any).

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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #7 on: March 10, 2015, 04:38:41 PM »
Good one Mike.  We'll have to have Meers burger again.  Or perhaps next time I am in Colorado when can have a bite?
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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #8 on: March 10, 2015, 05:29:24 PM »
Good one Mike.  We'll have to have Meers burger again.  Or perhaps next time I am in Colorado when can have a bite?

 Ahh , the famous Meers burger  :food

 Oh , and Bob , good to see you  ;-T

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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #9 on: March 10, 2015, 06:11:22 PM »

 Ahh , the famous Meers burger  :food

 Oh , and Bob , good to see you  ;-T

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Indeed.... :+1

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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #10 on: March 10, 2015, 08:01:50 PM »
;-T ;-T

Funny how that seems to be a lot of miles to some. There were a number of years long ago that I was putting 50,000 miles per year on my car. 
but that was a car what fun is that?
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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #11 on: March 10, 2015, 10:05:00 PM »
Good job!  Just 10,000 more for the big 100K!  I will have to defer that many miles to retirement years......

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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2015, 11:13:37 AM »
You ran up a goodly number of miles on your Norge.  If you have time, could you add a very brief service history of your Norge over those 90,000 miles?  My '08 1200 Sport has far fewer miles than your Norge (54,000), but she's been  trouble-free to this point.

EDIT - BTW - good job on the miles!

Well lets see after I got the bike fitted to me (don't get a seat made till you have a couple thousand miles on your butt and the seat) I had a valve adjuster screw snap on a trip with friends, and I lost a o2 sensor fail me last year heading to the national in Elkader. After replacing it my mileage jumped a couple. Had a problem programming a set of keys, it even had the factory reps confused. Too many keys too close to each other and confused the computer on the bike. everything else has been self inflected. :bike
So many curves. so little time!

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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2015, 08:11:22 PM »
Sounds like the  Norge has been a super ride over 90k  miles.
Thanks for the update.

Bob
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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2015, 10:35:54 AM »
 :+1   :BEER:
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Re: 90,000 mile
« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2015, 11:28:26 AM »
 :beat_horse Yesterday I went up to our Moto Guzzi Dealer up in  Ft Collins , Colorado. I needed to get some v/c gaskets, the Denver dealer doesn't stock them for sale. I did a bad thing I sat on a Stelvio, I want one but the budget said no.
So many curves. so little time!

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