Oss
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« on: April 06, 2010, 04:25:48 PM » |
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They say they will do all maintenance for 5 years or FIVE THOUSAND MILES whichever is first
That is amazing
There are folks out there who ride less than 1250 miles a year
Well if the nearest bar and dairy queen is down the street maybe its reasonable
I dont get it
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« Reply #1 on: April 06, 2010, 04:55:02 PM » |
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I can't provide the source, so there's a chance this is just hearsay, but I recall reading years ago that Harley Davidson had commissioned a study, and discovered that the average Harley owner rode 800 miles a year...
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« Reply #2 on: April 06, 2010, 05:13:42 PM » |
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i aint in NY and i have heard this ad, it dont include brakes,oil and filter,tires. they have had this gig for a while
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« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2010, 06:30:56 PM » |
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....... the average Harley owner rode 800 miles a year........
darn, I ride more miles than that in an average month. |
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« Reply #4 on: April 06, 2010, 07:02:45 PM » |
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jr if you need brakes and filter and tires with 5000 miles you are a special rider  I dont normally even change the oil at 5k running Rotella Syn (oops didnt mean to start an oil thread)  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 06, 2010, 07:03:22 PM » |
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I rode 690 miles in march alone.... Honda would have to do 5K or 5 months...  |
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« Reply #6 on: April 06, 2010, 10:03:41 PM » |
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i guess if you compare dog years to harley years, then i rode ten years of a harleys life last year alone.
?does that make sense?
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« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2010, 12:58:53 AM » |
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no oss your the special one...................... you and your callous. you had asked if any one had heard the ad ? i told you what i heard in the ad.........................
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« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2010, 07:04:20 AM » |
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It's not just harleys.... I have found lots of Valks on Craigslist.... 11 and 12 years old with less than 17000 miles.... Hey!!!!! I thought it was good to find a used bike with low miles.... Opens lots of chances to buy used....A bright side for those of us that rack up the miles!!!!
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« Reply #9 on: April 07, 2010, 08:46:33 AM » |
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Be careful denigrating other motorcycle owners for how little they ride. It's likely that someone can be found who rides more than do you.
I have a friend who regularly pushes 40K miles per year and I heard of one very nature woman who did something over 150K miles in a year.
Myself, I just ride almost as much as I want to and I'm very thankful for folks who have well preserved, hardly ridden bikes in their garages that they'll eventually sell.
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« Reply #10 on: April 07, 2010, 09:24:20 AM » |
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You are right Willow. I did not turn the ad over in my mind enough
I should have said shame on HARLEY for such a low mileage program
Five Years should have been 50,000.00 miles like with a car warranty as I do know Harley riders who put on serious miles and Valk riders who dont.
But it still amazes me that the ad is getting so much play here in NY
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« Reply #11 on: April 07, 2010, 09:29:33 AM » |
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I can't provide the source, so there's a chance this is just hearsay, but I recall reading years ago that Harley Davidson had commissioned a study, and discovered that the average Harley owner rode 800 miles a year...
When I was looking at a HD dresser for the X, the salesman had a book that listed bikes and the average miles for the year. It was quite high. ??? |
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« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2010, 08:41:21 PM » |
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I repoed three Harleys this week, the average miles on two of them were less than 1200 a year and neither of them had been registered in over a year. the other one would have averaged almost 1800 a year but also had not been registered in almost a year.
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