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Old Mar 6, 2023 | 08:39 AM
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I forgot to mention, I replaced the batteries in both bike's key fobs. I figure starting out the riding season with fresh batteries is a good idea. Now I need a day where it's nice enough to wash the bike, as it's filthy.
 
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Old Mar 6, 2023 | 08:50 AM
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Front tire on Darla is down to 2 mm… I’ll need to get it done soon… I’ll do the front bearings and the brake pads at the same time… it’s probably a good idea to get the key fobs done also…

…Went out for a short ride and a cup of coffee yesterday… it was nice having the heated grips again… Even though it was cool, I could wear my think of us gloves, and stay comfortable…
 
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The Limited got its first wash of the season, despite it being just 40 degrees.


Bags and seat came off for a thorough cleaning.
 
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Sun was out, bike was clean and I'm retired, so....


....a few miles of therapy seemed like the thing to do.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2023 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jeffro09
The Limited got its first wash of the season, despite it being just 40 degrees.


Bags and seat came off for a thorough cleaning.
How many miles do you have now on your bike ? Last I knew it was 100K+

For some reason I love to see well taken care of high mileage bikes....I'm at close to 60k, Can't wait to reach 100k club...
 

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Old Mar 7, 2023 | 09:41 PM
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How many miles do you have now on your bike ? Last I knew it was 100K+

For some reason I love to see well taken care of high mileage bikes....I'm at close to 60k, Can't wait to reach 100k club...
118,700-ish. This is its 7th season, which kind of floors me. It doesn't seem like its been that long.
 
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Old Mar 7, 2023 | 09:57 PM
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That’s a bit better than 15,000 miles a year… Pretty good… that’s about what I averaged from ‘015 to ‘020…
 
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That’s a bit better than 15,000 miles a year… Pretty good… that’s about what I averaged from ‘015 to ‘020…
I did 118,000 in 6 seasons, so.....19,666 miles per season average.

The Night Rod has kept a few miles of it. Last year was my lowest ride total (both bikes combined even) since buying my first Harley, in 2015.
 

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Chronological order of the bikes I put those miles on…



The Yamaha…


The Buell…


The GS…


The Bonny…


Darla…


Darla 2…



The Pan… not a lot of miles on this one… But so much fun…
 
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Jeff… You can appreciate the work I put into the Yamaha picture straightening the church steeple out… with Photoshop… There’s probably 10 layers in that image to make the black and white work
 

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