100,000 miles

AC1229 · 10-17-2012, 09:24 PM

Hey new here, first post. Been riding bikes since '82, mostly old air cooled Suzuki's.

Things haven't changed much, still riding air cooled Suzuki's.

Got a good ride in a week or so ago and turned over the clock.

I was referred here by a guy a met at a trackday at the new Ridge Motorsports Park.

Sport · 10-17-2012, 09:55 PM

Nice! With proper maintenance they just keep on running dont they? My 82 CBX turned over 100,000 recently as well. Who knows how long they will last?

DaveStockwell · 10-17-2012, 10:13 PM

Awesome! (and welcome aboard!)

PhilB · 10-18-2012, 08:53 AM

Nice! I love to see high-mileage bikes. My experience is that if you do the maintenance, and avoid blatant abuse (stunting, lots o' wheelies, etc.), most bikes will last pretty much forever. Some of them (especially, say, older British bikes) may need a few judicious upgrades and improvements, but those are generally known and available.

The best one I know personally is a fellow in SoCal who has a 1970 Triumph 750 Bonneville with well over 500K on it.

PhilB

Mr_Gone · 10-19-2012, 11:11 AM

Welcome to the asylum!!!

limeymike · 10-20-2012, 08:08 AM

Welcome AC1229! We are all perfectly normal well balanced human beings . . . . . . for the most part, actually that would be the minority around here. Nice Katana you have there and it is great to see it making miles instead of someones trailer queen going to a vintage Jap show. Keep the updates coming and some more pics of that fine motorcycle would be great.

AC1229 · 10-20-2012, 10:28 PM

The Kat is definitely no queen. A little hard to look at up close. Thanks for the comments. Here's a shot from Lewis and Clark State Park, ND. I was about half way to Michigan.

Mt. Baker, Artist Point

baloneyskin daddy · 10-21-2012, 06:33 AM

What Katana is this as I don't reckognize the engine as being a stocker. Is it a Canadian model or did someone do an engine swap.

AC1229 · 10-21-2012, 09:06 AM

It has an '84 1150 motor. The original was crashed on both sides when I picked it up for $400.

Don't know what happened to the 2 photos I posted last night.

10-17-2012, 09:24 PM	#1
AC1229 ^OP n00b Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Washington State Oddometer: 3	100,000 miles Hey new here, first post. Been riding bikes since '82, mostly old air cooled Suzuki's. Things haven't changed much, still riding air cooled Suzuki's. Got a good ride in a week or so ago and turned over the clock. I was referred here by a guy a met at a trackday at the new Ridge Motorsports Park.

10-17-2012, 10:13 PM	#3
DaveStockwell Rock Fodder Joined: Jul 2011 Location: Betwix the Cascades and Puget Sound Oddometer: 205	Awesome! (and welcome aboard!) __________________ "Yes. It looks insubordinate, but it isn't really." - T.E. Lawrence

10-18-2012, 08:53 AM	#4
PhilB Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2012 Location: New Hampshire Oddometer: 1,225	Nice! I love to see high-mileage bikes. My experience is that if you do the maintenance, and avoid blatant abuse (stunting, lots o' wheelies, etc.), most bikes will last pretty much forever. Some of them (especially, say, older British bikes) may need a few judicious upgrades and improvements, but those are generally known and available. The best one I know personally is a fellow in SoCal who has a 1970 Triumph 750 Bonneville with well over 500K on it. PhilB __________________ 1993 Ducati M900 Monster "Patina" (206,000 miles, so far) -- 1995 Ducati M900 (wife's bike) -- 1972 Honda CB450 (daughter's bike) -- 1979 Vespa P200 (daughter's scoot) -- 1967 Alfa Romeo GT Jr. (1300cc) -- 1964 Vespa GS160 (160cc 2-stroke) -- 1962 Maicoletta scooter (275cc 2-stroke) -- 1960 Heinkel Tourist 103A1 scooter "Elroy" (175cc 4-stroke)

10-19-2012, 11:11 AM	#5
Mr_Gone Innocent Culprit Joined: Jul 2010 Location: Mountain Home, Arkansas Oddometer: 2,509	Welcome to the asylum!!! __________________ “There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games.” — Ernest Hemingway

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10-17-2012, 09:55 PM	#2
Sport Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: NorCal Oddometer: 335	Nice! With proper maintenance they just keep on running dont they? My 82 CBX turned over 100,000 recently as well. Who knows how long they will last?

10-20-2012, 08:08 AM	#6
limeymike Who Me? Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Dakota Territories. Oddometer: 484	Welcome AC1229! We are all perfectly normal well balanced human beings . . . . . . for the most part, actually that would be the minority around here. Nice Katana you have there and it is great to see it making miles instead of someones trailer queen going to a vintage Jap show. Keep the updates coming and some more pics of that fine motorcycle would be great.

10-20-2012, 10:28 PM	#7
AC1229 ^OP n00b Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Washington State Oddometer: 3	The Kat is definitely no queen. A little hard to look at up close. Thanks for the comments. Here's a shot from Lewis and Clark State Park, ND. I was about half way to Michigan. Mt. Baker, Artist Point

10-21-2012, 06:33 AM	#8
baloneyskin daddy bikaholic Joined: Oct 2009 Location: southcentral PA. Oddometer: 1,536	What Katana is this as I don't reckognize the engine as being a stocker. Is it a Canadian model or did someone do an engine swap.

10-21-2012, 09:06 AM	#9
AC1229 ^OP n00b Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Washington State Oddometer: 3	It has an '84 1150 motor. The original was crashed on both sides when I picked it up for $400. Don't know what happened to the 2 photos I posted last night.