80k on my SV

[RandyO]

[Gangsta SV]

haahhaha, wash me , is that really you ?

[wastedincome420]

80K!!!!!
Randy you really should get a plate that says "washme" It fits you and your bike so well. Congrats on the reaching the 80K on a bike thats only 4years old
Mark

[SVixxer]

That cancels anybodies reliability questions about the SV now doesn't it.

[wastedincome420]

Originally posted by SVixxer
That cancels anybodies reliability questions about the SV now doesn't it.

I have seen first hand what randy has put that poor bike through.............I still say that he has to hold some sort of record for most milage on a bike that new ........
Keep on riding Rand

[02SuperHawkRdr]

wow, check out those tires. it's an sv650 dual (or more in this case) sport!

[RandyO]

ya Gangsta that's really me, taken in 01 at Vanson leathers spring open house about 50,000 miles ago... still looks the same. pic was taken by Catpoopman on SV forum.

I'll have to see if I can get that plate this fall when my registration is due

[wastedincome420]

Originally posted by RandyO


I'll have to see if I can get that plate this fall when my registration is due

Hell I'll even make a small donation to ya just so you can get that plate.... even if "washme" s taken then I'm sure I can figure out something close to that for ya...maybe "Nowash"???

[RandyO]

Originally posted by 02SuperHawkRdr
wow, check out those tires. it's an sv650 dual (or more in this case) sport!

My winter tires, Pirelli MTR60 Supermotard tyres. awesome traction in wet. great on dirt, good on packed powder snow too. they are a bit soft and get greasy on dry pavement and wear fast, that pic was taken on a 400 mile 2 up day that toasted a new tire.

I wanted to try a bit of ice riding this past winter but my winter tires were a bit delayed in delivery and I never got to put them on this winter.

[Jank]

Way to go Randy!!!
I just got the TL inspected and the guy says "This is the highest mile TL I've ever seen!"
27K. I laughed. You ain't seen jack!
Don't wash it!!!
Wouldn't want the secret of what happened to Hoffa to get out!!!

[Stoneman]

Stainless??? Ha!!! Randy just looks at that as a challenge!!!

[stoinkythepig]

and I thought my 'stitch was ugly...

[Gangsta SV]

hmmm , I've seen BMW's go over 120 k miles , lets see if the SV can

[wastedincome420]

Well 120k is only approx. 2 years away w/ Randy's riding habbits. But most likely even less then that.
I bet we'll have to pry away from randys hand when its time

[hohum]

One of my good friends has ridden his K bike (1985, just like mine) to 285K miles.... it is not unheard of for K bikes to go even further... There is a K bike out there with ONE MILLION MILES.

BMW's last ever so much longer than anything to come out of Japan or Korea... If Randy rides his SV to 250K miles I will eat my hat...

Cheers,
Chris

[stoinkythepig]

Originally posted by hohum

BMW's last ever so much longer than anything to come out of Japan or Korea... If Randy rides his SV to 250K miles I will eat my hat...

Cheers,
Chris

I dunno about that. I know several people who have well over 200K on their Kawasaki Concours/GTR1000s. Gene Kinzell, who recently joined this forum, has 270,000 miles or so on his. Jack Tollett (Waltz across Texas Rally Master) has one with 290,000 miles, though it needs some engine work right now. Mine's only got 93,000 miles. They can last a long time too. I don't think it's a matter of Japanese bikes not lasting, I think it has more to do with the fact that people who ride bikes long distances tend to gravitate toward BMWs. How many people do you know that have actually worn out a Japanese bike beyond repair (due to riding, not neglect)?

[benVFR]

Right... most people who ride japanese bikes buy something else cause they a) crash the bike b) get bored and want something different.

I bet there are tons of Gold Wings out there with huge amounts of mileage. You ever notice you don't see that many old sportbikes, but you see tons of old Wings, just like BMWs?

Ben

[hohum]

Actually I think its more of a factor of how high strung the motor is... One of the things that keeps the Concours/Wings running so long is that they don't rev to 14K rpm... those high RPM take their tole on the expensive parts of the motor (ie the valvetrain/connecting rods)

Really its more a factor of how insane the motor is... The SV motor is 'tame' in terms of a sportbike motor in terms of how high you can rev it... I think it will last quite a long while indeed, but I still don't see it reaching the Concours/BMW/Wing level of miles... Its just not that well built... The thing I love about high mileage BMW's is that they require so little service to keep em going to high miles... My buddy with the 250K miles K bike has done NOTHING except lube, oil, and adjust the valves... I don't think that a Concours will get away with that little service for that long...

Speaking of Cowcours... Anyone wanna buy a 2002 Cowcours for $4500? My buddy has one he's trying to get rid of

Cheers,
Chris

PS - I have worn out a jap sportbike from use, not neglect... I rode my CBR1100XX to the point of death at 53K miles... at the time the honda tech informed me it was the highest mileage CBR1100 he had ever seen. Not that those monkies know much of anything...

[mbeebe900]

speaking of high mile BMW's check this one out:

http://www.motolit.com/bwm600k.html

It turns out Fred's got almost 650,000 miles on his R60/5.


Here's hoping that Randy and the SV can do that (should Randy so desire). Personally I think it's possible for any bike to go indefinitely, it's just a matter of how much you put into it.

[RandyO]

All I have done to my SV motor so far is too, is change the oil, valves still haven't needed adjustment yet, they have been within spec at every inspection interval.

BTW my BMW (cage) has 299.5k

PS - I have worn out a jap sportbike from use, not neglect... I rode my CBR1100XX to the point of death at 53K miles... at the time the honda tech informed me it was the highest mileage CBR1100 he had ever seen. Not that those monkies know much of anything...

I have heard many fellow SV riders that have a mere 30k-40k tell me their mechanics tell them the same thing. and I am told of a fellow who owns a CBR F2 with over 175k

there is no reason any liquid cooled sportbike motor can't last well over 100k, they just have to be ridden on a regular basis and maintained properly

[hohum]

If you go here: www.day-long.com
and look at the bottom of the page, there is picture of David Swisher with his K1200LT on which he has logged a million miles...

Not every bike can go and go like that... even with the maintenance... While it may be possible to make a bike do that by replacing and servicing the most expensive parts... (pistons, valves, conn rods, etc) its simply not economical... I coulda made my CBR run again but it would have required replacing almost the entire valve train at a huge cost... It all depends on what you want to do... I have my K100RS now cos I want to get back into riding multiple thousand mile trips, and its a decent compromise on the sport side of things for doing that.


Cheers,
Chris

[hohum]

Originally posted by RandyO
there is no reason any liquid cooled sportbike motor can't last well over 100k, they just have to be ridden on a regular basis and maintained properly

It also depends on how you ride it... When you spend most of your time beating the heck out of the bike screaming at 14K rpm, floating the valves, slamming the oil to rear when you lift the front, nasty things happen to motors...

A rider who doesn't like to shift at redline all the time can certainly make a sportbike motor last a long damn time... A rider who beats the piss out of their bike, even with regular maintenance, will soon see expensive parts fail... With 80K miles on your bike Randy I would guess that
a) you don't ride it to redline all the time
b) you know the sounds your motor makes so well that the second anything was not right you would hear it and know what it was
and
c) THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, you ride all the time, which is the best thing you can do to make your motor last.

I don't think Joe Schmoe Public is gonna get 100K out of a high strung sportsbike motor... Its simply too fun to beat the piss out of em and lift the front and such

Cheers,
Chris

[Gangsta SV]

c) THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, you ride all the time, which is the best thing you can do to make your motor last.
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So , when you leave it tru winter , its not good for the bike ?

[TheIglu]

Randy rides his SV pretty hard.....not beating it by any stretch, but he doesn't drive like an old man! He can flog that thing around corners better than most people half his age. Anyone who thinks different is welcome to come with us to Deal's Gap next year to see for yourself

[Stoneman]

Originally posted by TheIglu
Randy rides his SV pretty hard.....not beating it by any stretch, but he doesn't drive like an old man! He can flog that thing around corners better than most people half his age. Anyone who thinks different is welcome to come with us to Deal's Gap next year to see for yourself

Ummmm....okay!