Who has a bike they have done more than 100,000 miles, 160,000 Km on?
 

Just out of interest who out there has a bike they have done high mileage/Km on? As the title says more than 100,000 miles or 160,000 Km, has it been a good bike and would you still trust it to take you on a long trip?
I have three, a '79 Triumph T140 with 110,000 miles which I have had from new and have had to do a lot of work on to keep on the road and am not sure I would go too far on it.
Also '91 BMW R80GS bought new which has now done 172,000 miles, it has taken me many places including a trip to Australia, it has not had a lot done to it and I still use it every day and plan to take it on a long trip next year.
Finally a '83 BMW R80G/S with 170,000 miles on the clock, I bought this from the original owner who travelled around the world on it and sold it to me in a bit of a state with 120,000 miles on it and after a rebuild took me 20,000 miles across Africa without as much as a puncture. It is currently having a bit of an overhaul and I would happily take it on another long trip.

varahannes
 

Hi Mark,
"Varahannes" is a biker from austria and he drove long distances whith his bikes.
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With his Honda Varandero he drove more then 590.000 km ...
Now he drive a Honda Africa Twin CRF 1000D, since Feb 2016, with 88.000 km until now ...

Enjoy Nightalp

There's a "100,000 Km-Club" in southern Germany: [url=http://www.transeurope.de/motorraeder/100000_km_-_klub/100000_km_-_klub.htm]

I and my brother did both on our Suzuki DR600's 211.000 km and 216.000 km.
We bought the bikes new in 1989 and start to travel in Europe. Then every 2-3 years we shipped our suzuki's to another continent to travel there a few months. When we got back after our last and longest trip in 2002 (Asia, New Zealand, Australia, Russia) the bikes are retired. Because we made our dream come thrue, to travel around the world on our suzuki's. In all these years we had little problems. mostly fried stator/regulators. The bikes still had the original piston/engine.
Now we use DRZ400's for our travels.
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That is very impressive. Looks like you guys were doing RTW riding before it became an INDUSTRY! :smartass: I was not a big fan of early DR600 Suzuki's but have had very good luck with my 2006 DR650SE. (only 62,000 miles on mine!)

Friends had the DR600's and did not have good luck. Yes, Stator and Rectifier problems ... but other issues too. I don't think either really knew how to care for those Suzukis, so maybe more owner fault than the bike?

My '06 DR650SE has been one of the most reliable bike I've owned over last
40 years. :thumbup1:

You must spend A LOT of time riding to rack up such miles! Wow! I would have to ride non stop for 5 years to rack up miles that high! I can see well cared for BMW R80's going far but the Triumph is the really impressive one!

Based on my poor luck as a kid riding and racing Triumph's, I was scared to death to go far on my '79 Bonneville Special. But I really know little about those bikes beyond basic maintenance ... so never got into mine much beyond basics. But mine was a Jewel, it was reliable, never let me down and was really a good overall bike, even compared to modern bikes. :yes:
Never would have imagined it would go past 100K. I bought mine with 7K miles, owned it over 10 years, sold it with only 13K miles.
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Two Triumph: '79 Bonneville Special and '95 885 Tiger. (my first of 3 modern era Tigers)

How did you solve the woeful electricals on your GS's? The Stators and Diode board issues were troublesome and one reason I (stupidly) sold my '81 BMW R80GS. I rode one years later ... really liked it! A great dual sport bike!

I don't think it's a really big deal these days, cars or bikes with 100 000+ km on the clock running still good are quite common ...

100 000 km without any work on it, that's much more interesting.

All of the electrics except the bean can ignition pick up on my 91 GS are original, from what the first owner of my 83 G/S said so are most of those on that one, I have never replaced anything in the 15 years I have owned it.

My GS did 160,000 kms without any work on the engine, new valves, timing chain and piston rings then, it has now done 275,000 km with nothing more done and the gearbox untouched. Several of my friends have high mileage airheads with similar histories.

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My KLR 650 has 213,000km on it and is still going strong. It commuted for the first 130,000 of those and has been my travel bike ever since - 52 countries so far and the America's coming up later this year. It has been relatively trouble free but at the end of the last trip had got very ratty so currently it's getting a decent rebuild. The engine is being done mainly for safety but the biggest signs of wear are in all the peripherals - brakes, suspension and wiring - and that's wear most of the work is needed.

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Smart move! Many do the engine but neglect the rest of the bike. I would have a look at:
1. Swing arm bearings
2. Head bearings
3. Wheel bearings
4. Rubber brake lines

Renewing all above bearings will really help "tighten up" the feel of the bike. Makes a big difference on an older bike. We did this on a friend's Wee Strom and was like night and day riding the bike after all new bearings. :thumbup1:

Also, on the KLR, check your frame and sub frame for CRACKS. Weld them up and re-enforce if required. Bike now ready for another trouble free 200K kms.
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I have a 2011 BMW GS 1200 that I have ridden 150000 kms since new
It has been maintained and serviced properly and hasn't presented any mechanical problems
I am confident with its reliability and completed a five month trip through Europe in 2016

Seriously impressive distances done here. I sold my first F800GS with 120,000 hassle-free km's to a mate of mine who has taken the 800 to 160,000k's. I then have a mate down here in South Africa who has 195,000k's on his 1150GS...:scooter:

Countless XRV750 Africa Twin's have gone over 150,000 Miles.

Most 90, 2000's Jap bike's easily do these mileages if you look after them like the service schedules dictate.

At the annual meetings of the above mentioned 100.000 Km Club there are all brands of bikes that often have done well over 100k kms. Very interesting is a Yamaha TR-1, a bike that has been grossly underestimated when it first came on the market. One of the visitors regularly pitches up with his TR-1 having ca. 325k kms on the clock still with the first chain, running in a sealed chain case.
Of course many of the bikes at these meetings are Beemers, but that might be because the meetings are in Germany. But apart from that the visitors enjoy presenting their bikes, talking about their personal bike history etc. One guy has a Honda cbx (6-cyl) who has done more than 700k kms.
These meetings are rather laid back - no fanatics doh who hate certain brands. All bikes are welcome - on the condition that it has done over 100k kms. :thumbup1: