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« on: April 26, 2012, 09:32:59 AM »

The latest issue of Super Street Bike (May, p.67) remarks that at 10K miles a streetbike's engine is done.  That it's the equivalent to 100K on a car.  It's past peak.  They say "avoid the 10K mark like the plague."    


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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2012, 09:36:09 AM »

Rats.  So I need to buy a new bike every few months?   Headscratch
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2012, 09:41:02 AM »

Damn, my car and bike are all used up.  Time to take the bus.   Sad
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2012, 09:43:58 AM »

There was so much shit on that linked page I didn't know where to look.  
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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2012, 09:47:41 AM »


There was so much shit on that linked page I didn't know where to look.  


I removed the website link as it is in the magazine, not on the site.

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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2012, 09:51:05 AM »

And I was told my bike was not properly broken in until it had 20,000 miles!  
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« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2012, 09:53:02 AM »

What a squidfest that site is.

That's what you say when buying a bike that has 20,000 on it.  Not when selling one.

I guess I've used up 17 engines worth in my 2 Triumphs so far.
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2012, 10:04:10 AM »

Damn! everything I own is worn out. How my VFR or CBR made it to 50k is beyond me?? and I thought they were still running fine? Now my new to me CBR (9000mi.) and Adventure (9500mi.) are both going to have to be replaced Rolleyes  and I was just getting used to them......
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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2012, 10:11:48 AM »

I think we ought to thank them for providing us with cheap used bikes that squids think are done at 10,000 miles.

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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2012, 10:14:47 AM »


I think we ought to thank them for providing us with cheap used bikes that squids think are done at 10,000 miles.

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 Thumbsup  great if you are buying, not so good for selling...
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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2012, 10:16:34 AM »




 Thumbsup  great if you are buying, not so good for selling...


But why would you sell it at 10,000 miles? Heck that's only a month or two after buying it, not even a full season.

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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2012, 10:18:26 AM »




 Thumbsup  great if you are buying, not so good for selling...


I don't buy bikes as an investment, or even think about resale when I purchase. I ride them into the ground Smile
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But why would you sell it at 10,000 miles? Heck that's only a month or two after buying it, not even a full season.

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« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2012, 10:30:11 AM »




I don't buy bikes as an investment, or even think about resale when I purchase. I ride them into the ground Smile


Same here. I've never owned a bike less than 10 years and 80k+. I guess that's why I've had so few bikes even though I've been riding for 30+ years.
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« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2012, 10:38:21 AM »

Someone needs to tell Ed! Then be can send them a pic of hos odometer.

Who wrote that retarded mess?

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« Reply #15 on: April 26, 2012, 11:10:23 AM »


There was so much shit on that linked page I didn't know where to look.  


You just don't know where to look.

Skip all the squid crap. Go straight to the girls.
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« Reply #16 on: April 26, 2012, 11:13:50 AM »

Well sure when you sit at bike night and play Slayer throttle-riffs with your squiddly homies bouncing it off the rev limiter,
of course the motors are shot at 10k.
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« Reply #17 on: April 26, 2012, 11:17:39 AM »

OP must be misquoting or omitting other parts of the story. Because otherwise it's too stupid to believe that they would actually print that.
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« Reply #18 on: April 26, 2012, 11:38:17 AM »


Well sure when you sit at bike night and play Slayer throttle-riffs with your squiddly homies bouncing it off the rev limiter,
of course the motors are shot at 10k.


This right here...

You guys are assuming a bike that's ridden normally and maintained with some semblance of regularity...the target audience of that magazine generally is only familiar with lowering their bikes and pegging the throttle WFO in neutral. .

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« Reply #19 on: April 26, 2012, 11:50:09 AM »

Dammit, I need all new bikes. Oh wait.............. Bigok
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