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Palladin
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 09:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just curious to know if there are ULY's out there with like a hundred thousand K's or more on them yet, and if so, what got replaced and at what intervals.
There seems to be some hard riders out there, so just wondered at how far one of these babies will go, and what needs doing to keep it going.
Thanks.
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Paul56
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 01:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

64k miles since Jan 06. Mileage isn't piling up nearly as fast now since I was laid off in April. Since new I have replaced: Clutch cable (broke at lever), front motor mount, oil cooler (persistent small annoying leak), rear wheel bearings (once) and the belt (just as a precaution before a long trip. The OEM battery died this week.
The engine still runs great, trans is great and I have no leaks to report. It uses about a pint of oil (Mobil 1 15w-50) between changes (at 3k mi). Still getting about 45 mpg in all around use.
No complaints. Best motorcycle I've ever owned and the most fun hands down.
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Rekrab
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 04:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

40,000 on my 08 . My third season . Rear bearings at 20 k , rear rocker leak at 32k , rear brakes 36k , I change oil etc. About every 5k. My last trip ran past 6k , oil use about 6 oz . HD 20-50 since new. Avg. Mpg. About 46.
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Froggy
Posted on Saturday, June 06, 2009 - 06:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I am just a little under 40,000 on my 06.

Highest I know of was a 06 with 94k, and only thing that gone wrong was oil cooler was starting to leak.
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Buelltoys
Posted on Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 12:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just past 57K this week on my 06. Made a trip to Chicago and back to Alabama in 4 days. Fan was replaced at 20k, all four wheel bearings at 47k, clutch cable broke at around 49k, front breaks at 30k and the belt just broke at 52k, a two weeks before my trip. Glad it happened then.
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Dr_greg
Posted on Sunday, June 07, 2009 - 01:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I was at 55K last December when I hit a deer and totaled the bike. Starting over with another '06 and only 14K so far.

I had many of the same issues already mentioned, no big deal; bike never stranded me. Two that haven't been mentioned are (1) clutch needle bearing, and (2) rear spark plug blew out (!)...there's a long well-photographed thread on that one. Ruined my entire Fall '08 riding.

Obviously I like the Uly, though, cuz I bought another one...

--Doc
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Duck
Posted on Monday, June 08, 2009 - 05:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Just shy of 78,000 on my 06 when some jackass ran me off the road a month ago. I miss her terribly. I have never owned a bike that I enjoyed as much as this one.
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Palladin
Posted on Friday, June 12, 2009 - 12:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hey, thanks guys, for the responses..I have just had done my eight thousand k warranty, and had the bike about two month..down a couple weeks with a broken collarbone, yup, on the bike..busted some stuff, nothing more serious than the collarbone..
I just gave up a road king for this jem, had over a hundred thousand k's on her, with nothing so serious, just used up. So, was curious to the mileage history on these ones..
I do love riding this machine, my god..it is amazing..
Thanks again..
OH, and I bought it from a dealer four hours away, ride of course, and the nearest service two hours away..ride of course, had the last warranty service done, several hours away..hey, it is about the ride right..
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Werewulf
Posted on Monday, June 15, 2009 - 12:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

maybe we should take a hint from this lady..

http://growingbolder.com/media/technology/vehicles /romancing-the-road-259598.HTML
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