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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 11:32 AM
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Default How Many Miles on your Tail?

Just wondering how many miles people have on thier Softails? I have a 06 Classicthat I bought from the stealer with less than 50 miles and I now have 3300 and counting eveyday!!!
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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90,000 on mine
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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Just under 13,000 on my '06 Heritage Classic. What a ride.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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I have had mine a month and have 500. Not bad considering the rain and snow in Colorado the last month. I was wondering how many miles in general you can get out of a bike. Seems like a car you get 100,000 to 300,000. Wonder if a motorcycle has the same life as long as you take care of it.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:16 PM
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12,000 on my '06 FLSTCI. I plan on puting another 12K on this year. 3K is barley broken in!
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Have 5676 on my 07 and only had it for 2 1/2 months
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:23 PM
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5676? Damn. Now that is riding!
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:37 PM
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32,200 on my 06 Heritage Classic. Bought it newAug 27, 2005 with 14 miles on it. Am on the 3rd set of tires.
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:58 PM
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3rd set of tires? How long does a set last?
 
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Old Apr 22, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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21400 or so...
 
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