Now that's some serious miles!
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i worked with a guy that lived in KS and had that same model bike... very possible it could be him. name was gary. he traveled for work and took bike everywhere and always did some serious riding and all of his own work.... would love to know if this is his bike. i know he was over 200K few yrs ago
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Agreed that is a lot of miles but don't forget the "Million mile Harley".
Some little know facts about Ziens FXRT and the wear and tear of a million miles.
The bike has original fenders, gas tank, oil tank, triple tree, handlebars, primary and tranny case (the main shaft is original but the gears have all been replaced).
There is no kill switch on the bike (ok, for the newbie bikers, thats the on/off switch)
No kickstand (he had to lean the bike on curbs, against trees, etc)
No neutral or oil lights, tachometer doesnt work, no horn and the odometer worked but the speedometer arm was broken so he guessed at speeds. -
He had the motor rebuilt 10 times, with a remanufactured motor being installed last October in Yuma, Arizona at Bobbys Territorial Harley-Davidson. The bolts holding the lower cases together had metal fatigue and have tyme serts holding them in.
The bike utilizes a roach clip jumper cable system from battery to coil for hard to start cold mornings. It has as an auxiliary 6-gallon fuel cell with John Deere petcocks to increase mileage on his endurance rides. On one leg of this journey he ran 31,000 miles in 31 days for another record.
The transmission was overhauled three days before his last leg ride to Florida. Due to excessive pressure buildup, the primary was drilled and vented one week before the final leg journey. Although the bike has a kick peddle, Zien uses a Phillips screw driver, which he inserts into a hole drilled in his starter, to bring the beast to life.
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/First_...yDavidson.aspx
Some little know facts about Ziens FXRT and the wear and tear of a million miles.
The bike has original fenders, gas tank, oil tank, triple tree, handlebars, primary and tranny case (the main shaft is original but the gears have all been replaced).
There is no kill switch on the bike (ok, for the newbie bikers, thats the on/off switch)
No kickstand (he had to lean the bike on curbs, against trees, etc)
No neutral or oil lights, tachometer doesnt work, no horn and the odometer worked but the speedometer arm was broken so he guessed at speeds. -
He had the motor rebuilt 10 times, with a remanufactured motor being installed last October in Yuma, Arizona at Bobbys Territorial Harley-Davidson. The bolts holding the lower cases together had metal fatigue and have tyme serts holding them in.
The bike utilizes a roach clip jumper cable system from battery to coil for hard to start cold mornings. It has as an auxiliary 6-gallon fuel cell with John Deere petcocks to increase mileage on his endurance rides. On one leg of this journey he ran 31,000 miles in 31 days for another record.
The transmission was overhauled three days before his last leg ride to Florida. Due to excessive pressure buildup, the primary was drilled and vented one week before the final leg journey. Although the bike has a kick peddle, Zien uses a Phillips screw driver, which he inserts into a hole drilled in his starter, to bring the beast to life.
http://www.bikernet.com/pages/First_...yDavidson.aspx
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i worked with a guy that lived in KS and had that same model bike... very possible it could be him. name was gary. he traveled for work and took bike everywhere and always did some serious riding and all of his own work.... would love to know if this is his bike. i know he was over 200K few yrs ago
