Dusty Ol'Man
Yes, Still trudging along.
I owned two Ventures of the same year on two different occasions. Now I'm riding their great grandson, XV1900 Stratoliner.
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BMWCCA
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How many front tires did that take?
Fresh tires to start, new tires and oil change in Medford, Oregon.How many front tires did that take?
2003 Goldwing. Just sold it a couple of days ago. Bittersweet moment, lots of fun over the years.
Seems that a set of tires should've lasted the duration of that trip- unless there was plenty of opportunities to thrash it a bit.
I've always wondered what it is about bike tires that causes such abysmal mileage compared to cars, trucks, etc. The original tires on my '05 Triumph Speedmaster went 12k+ on front, 15k+ on back. I thought that was exceptional, but them things were stiff as a board. Ran a multitude of good used tires since, as I had ample stock on hand or cheaply available. Curious to see what the new Avons will do now.
BMWCCA
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If you knew BMWs like I do, you'd know why I asked!
Modern BMW tourers (and BMW cars, too) value traction over longevity. On a bike you've only got two tiny contact patches so it makes sense to make the best of what you've got. This means—at least in my experience—that my front tires on my "oil-head" BMWs with their fancy front suspensions wear nearly twice as fast as the rears, which is the opposite of my experience on my older "air-head" models where the norm was 10k-miles per rear and nearly 20k on the fronts.
And that's why I asked!
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mkane
Lunatic Member
I get 500 miles a set using Bridgestone RS10s. That's 5 track days.
I thought so, too. But we picked up a nail on the road in the rear tire, a sticky string plug repair done in the hotel parking lot worked great for two days. Then after it went flat again, we were off the road until we could get an internal patch applied. I decided that the prudent thing to do 3000 miles from home was a new set of skins. 2 up riding with all of the luggage we could carry and the desire to get home without further drama were the factors in that decision. Oil change was not a bad idea at that point anyway. Plus those Colorado roads were upcoming, with rain and snow as possible factors. I'll pay for as much traction as I can get.
Dtdh
Well-Known Member
Some years ago I talked to a man with a Yamaha 135 PS V-Max and obviously money to burn.
He told me he once wore out a new rear tire in app 10 burnouts.
That would have been more or less $ 1.00 per meter...
In my view that is senseless madness. I don't approve of it.
To be clear: I consider track days to be different.
Pio1980
AK Member
Not mine, but remembered an article on it in the 1960s, wondered what happened with it and went digging.
Indian Super Six, because fours are for posers
At the Mecum auction in Vegas this week, this one of a kind six, built by Bud Cox, who grafted 2 four motors together to make this one of a kind marvel, because he could. Sold for 77k.
www.indianmotorcycles.net
Outfu%$instanding! Tnx for digging that up, a fun read, pio!View attachment 2924902View attachment 2924904View attachment 2924903
Not mine, but remembered an article on it in the 1960s, wondered what happened with it and went digging.
Indian Super Six, because fours are for posers
At the Mecum auction in Vegas this week, this one of a kind six, built by Bud Cox, who grafted 2 four motors together to make this one of a kind marvel, because he could. Sold for 77k.
The largely worthless hydra-glide drum brake is OK for about 5 seconds at full lever grab, then fade away to next to nothing. Just my experience with the one I have on my panhead-frame rigid shovel, retired it in '05 upon buying my new Triumph. Nothing like electric start, rear adjustable suspension, hellish 3-disc brakes, no leaks, turn signals, enclosed geared primary drive, speedo & a tach that works.
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Pio1980
AK Member
Re multiple motorcycle machinist masterpieces, Web search Allen Millyard.
Here's one of many;
Homebuilt Kawasaki 2300cc V-12 Motorcycle | WILD FILE
Allen Millyard's first attempt at a burnout doesn't work. In what we hope was an isolated incident of "mad scientist gone tame," Millyard fails to feed the rear tire enough good ol' V-12 torque. Rather than engulf the scene in smoke and sweet music, the big Kawasaki simply inches forward with...
www.motorcyclistonline.com
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Pio1980
AK Member
And, this from another builder;
www.hotcars.com
This 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Motorcycle Is Absolute Bonkers
This custom-built Kawasaki motorcycle, called the Tinker Toy, is the Guinness World Record holder for the
www.hotcars.com
Umm, no thanks.And, this from another builder;
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This 48-Cylinder Kawasaki Motorcycle Is Absolute Bonkers
This custom-built Kawasaki motorcycle, called the Tinker Toy, is the Guinness World Record holder for the
Pio1980
AK Member
Me neither, but, bragging rights, I suppose.
Pio1980
AK Member
Gallons to the mile?
I doubt anyone has ridden it a mile, much less a few yards.
