gazelle
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Had a great "Labor Day Marathon" ... 6450 miles...from Greenville, SC; Banff NP, BC, Yellowstone West to East, Beartooth Pass. Big Horn Scenic Byway, et al. Left w/179,500..returned w/186,003 on the ODO. 4 days 800-900 miles. Absolutely no problems with the bike. Lots of 85-95+ cruising. Amazing how "ordinary" those speeds seem after a while with balanced tires, smooth roads, and little cross-winds. But certainly takes its toll on MPG. Several stops at 34/34/35 MPG. Trip avg was 40+ MPG. Avg gas price about $3.50.New PR2's...front still looks great...rear now has about 7400K and probably good for another 1000K. My "normal" mileage is 5-6K on a SET riding lots of Western NC & E. TN backroads. Only "engine":related repair in 187K was replacement of the clutch slave cyclinder. Last valve check was at 98K....still in spec with no prior adjustments. Bike idles smoothly, still gets about 44 MPG on a regular basis. My 3rd FJR....1 '03, 2 04's..probably close to 400K totla on the three...(plus 39K on an ST1300 I tried between the '04's)
I've pretty much decided to ride it til something breaks that doesn't make sense economically to repair...ECM or the engine...though I guess you might finfd an ECM salvage ?
I've pretty much decided to ride it til something breaks that doesn't make sense economically to repair...ECM or the engine...though I guess you might finfd an ECM salvage ?