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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 02:49 PM
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I am just curious to how many miles people have on their touring bikes?&nbsp\\; I know it is a rather silly question, but the reason I am asking is I have been thinking about selling my 2000 Road King Classic that has 45K.&nbsp\\; I have had a few people look at the bike and when I tell them the miles they seem to get scared away?&nbsp\\; I guess I just don't see the concern with the miles, if you take one look at the bike you can tell it has had great care, and it not worn out by any means, but when I buy a bike, I buy it to ride, and not just sit.&nbsp\\; I have seen many bikes with far more miles then mine, in great shape, it seems if you take care of the bike, it will take care of you.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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03 RK w/23K...bought it a year ago w/8K
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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07 SG, I ride 10-12k yearly....I wish I rode more
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 03:32 PM
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just shy of 68,000 miles and trust it completely.&nbsp\\;
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 04:00 PM
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The issue&nbsp\\;may be&nbsp\\;all of the bikes out there with low miles. When I was looking last year I found several 2006 bikes with less than 10,000 miles for the same (or lower price) than a lot of people were asking for older bikes with 30000+ miles.
My wife actually talked me into buying new.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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22,387 since June 21,2007
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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Nearly the same: 23K since April '07
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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21,000 since March 2007.
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2006 rg 16000 i am working on it - ride safe
 
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Old Jul 22, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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7,800 on mt 08 flht. got it may. Had the same trouble with my dyna when I sold it. the 80,000 scared a bunch of people away from a great bike.
 
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