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Old 10-18-2017, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by BuzzCap7
I normally buy a bike new, in 3 years run it over 100,000 miles. It is running as good or almost as good as when I bought it new.

Traded in.

Do the whole thing all over again.

So yes, the bikes can cruise over hundred thousand miles and keep on going if maintained well.

All I ever did was to bring it in on it service dates.

Harley makes great, great, great bikes!

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Indeed they do! Figure this one is a keeper seeing trade in value won't be anywhere close to what I value it.
 
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Originally Posted by merdahl
Everyone knows the speedometer is ~5% high on those bikes so you don't really have 100k yet, more like ~95k.
True, but it is still 100k 'Harley miles'
 
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Congrats on the mile stone. I only hope mine will be as reliable , now that the 2 stranded rides have been out of the way >9000 miles ago. (Coil & ECU replaced at <1000).
 
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Originally Posted by Felix 808
Congrats on the mile stone. I only hope mine will be as reliable , now that the 2 stranded rides have been out of the way >9000 miles ago. (Coil & ECU replaced at <1000).
Thanks Felix! Hopefully no more issues for yours
 
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Great milestone Congratulations. How do you like the Rekluse Clutch? I have ran them in my off-road bikes for years, been thinking about the Ultra.
 
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Originally Posted by merdahl
Everyone knows the speedometer is ~5% high on those bikes so you don't really have 100k yet, more like ~95k.
I've seen this posted before, but according to those radar speed signs that tell you how fast you're going, my '15 Limited and '94 Dyna Conv. speedos are both spot-on.

OTOH, the speedos in my car (new) and truck (old) are both about 5% "fast".

Go fig...
 

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95k vs 100k miles...Meh! MilesofTexas will have that done in a week...LOL

Many congrats!! Awsome!!

I thought I was doing good at 32k! Winter months here kick my *** for mileage though...
 
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Good job. I hit 100K with my 01 Wide Glide and have 45K on my Road Glide so I agree these bikes will run forever if maintained. My question however is what about your cam chain tensioners? I am ready to tear into mine to check and probably change. Have yours been serviced?
 
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Originally Posted by merdahl
Everyone knows the speedometer is ~5% high on those bikes so you don't really have 100k yet, more like ~95k.

Really??? What a buzz kill. Are you jealous?
 
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Thanks for making me feel confident in my choice to get a new Harley as a commuter. I am moving and my commute will be 120 miles round trip a day, roughly 25-30k miles a year. I have a road glide already and don't want two of the same bike, leaning on a street glide or ultra limited.i like the lighter weight and look for the street glide, for cutting lane splitting traffic also. But I like the storage, heated grips and better lighting on the ultra. Torn on what to do, but glad to see I can reach 100k miles with little to no big problems.
 


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