RACNRAY's 2011 Vaquero 4 sale

[RACNRAY]

Sad to say it's time for my baby to go. 5 years and one month of , well, just so much. Got me thru 2 break-ups, helped me to meet some really fine peeps and allowed me to continue learnin bout skoots. I am grateful for our time together. It has been virtually trouble free, I did replace the fuel pump at 95,000 miles. Skoot now has 100,031 mls.

Don't be put off by the mileage as this skoot has been well maintained and I have a maintenance log book documenting it's servicing.

Bike is stock except for these additions....

Kawasaki's auxiliary running light kit.

Kawasaki's Gel seat

Chrome tank bib with integral fan switch and LED "fan on" lights.

Extra LED light bars on back of saddlebags, operating as running and brake lites.

Flashing brake lite module.

Klockwerks "Flair" shield mounted onto stock windshield, very sporty lookin but much better wind protection than either shield alone.

My custom made 2-1 air fill system for the stock shocks, has an external filler valve so seat removal not needed to fill the shocks.

DP brand HH front brake pads, EBC brand V series rear pads.

Kuryakyn Hiway foot rests

Has some very nice pin striping applied by Reed, I had that done for it's 3 year birthday!!!

NADA average retail as of 5-21-16 is $9814, low retail is $7453, neither includes price consideration for the auxiliary lite kit.

The skoots is just over 5 years old and with the 100,000+ mils on it has it's blemishes. Chips in the front fender and front cowl paint, but mechanically sound and does not burn a drop of oil...AT ALL.

So all this being said and my realization that the mileage is somewhat of an anomaly, some peeps scoff at a skoot with 30,000 miles...

SOLD

[JD Hog]

Good Luck with the sale Ray

[seawolf]

Good luck on your sale. Looking forward to those grips :-))


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[ponch]

What are you getting to replace it?

[Old Bear]

End of an era ... sniff, sniff

[RACNRAY]

Originally Posted by Old Bear

End of an era ... sniff, sniff

YEP...certainly a fun and educating era..how many miles on ur skoot Jerry?

[RACNRAY]

I have a buyer for my skoot which will be pickin it up tomorrow mornin. I was hopin I could adapt my custom made "FRANKENRACK" to the new skoot but the dimensions are too great.

I have offered it to him and he will let me know tomorrow if he wants it or not. If he does not want it i'll list it for sale, but here's a heads up on it.





RACNRAY

[ponch]

What's the new scoot?

[RACNRAY]

Originally Posted by ponch

What's the new scoot?

Indian Chieftain Dark Horse

My buddy (who owns a Vaq) put the text in this pic as a joke...







Damn fine machine...it has it's flaws but had it 3 months now and 4900 mls and still smiling!!!

RACNRAY

[redjay]

Indian Roadmaster ?

[DragonLady58]

----The manual states drive belt replacement at 30K miles.----
Just me....but I'd change belts @ 50K! 30K is just being too conservative....hell, gear belts or cog belts on the primaries on the Harleys last longer than 30K and its turnoing all the time....
At the dealership, 50K seemed to be a good compromise between wear on belt/sprocket and the price....
I ran a Phase III belt drive for almost 5 years with hardly any wear....just a little radiusing on the belts cogs....

[ponch]

Originally Posted by DragonLady58

----The manual states drive belt replacement at 30K miles.----
Just me....but I'd change belts @ 50K! 30K is just being too conservative....hell, gear belts or cog belts on the primaries on the Harleys last longer than 30K and its turnoing all the time....
At the dealership, 50K seemed to be a good compromise between wear on belt/sprocket and the price....
I ran a Phase III belt drive for almost 5 years with hardly any wear....just a little radiusing on the belts cogs....

I tend to follow the manufacturer's schedule and judging by theirs, it's too much maintenance for what it is. Maybe it's an effort to keep the dealer's service departments in the black, but if you don't follow it under warranty you won't have one. I think the Indians are overpriced too and overweight.

[schoeney]

Originally Posted by ponch

For instance, BMW has viscosity recommendations based on temperature ranges, with the API rating as well. With the Indian manual I saw, it was just one recommendation. Thing is, talking magnuson moss, if I used Mobil 1 20w-50 and something took a shite, they might reneg because I didn't follow their recommendation. Having ranges based on temps and API ratings seems a better idea. Kawasaki does this as well. As far as belt replacements, it should be at least double in mileage from what they recommend, more like 60K miles.



All that said, I was just curious. I might give up riding anyway. I've had 4 surgeries in the last 9 months, 3 for my spine and I don't know if it's a good idea with the risks. The last one was cervical fusion a few weeks ago. I had C4-6 done in 2012 and now C2-4. Last fall I had L4-5. I have more titanium in me than the ISS. Turning my head ain't what it used to be, at all.

Wow Ponch..
You have been through hell lately. Hope that is all behind you.

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[ponch]

Originally Posted by schoeney

Wow Ponch..
You have been through hell lately. Hope that is all behind you.

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Thanks Schoeney. I am riding a bit again. Neck still doesn't turn well, so I have to be real careful. It's been a tough year.

[RACNRAY]

Well,tonite I hit a mileage milestone on the Indian. It was 4yo June 20th, but tonite I clicked 75,000 miles,er, SMILES! Due to not ridin quite as much I am prolly not gonna duplicate the 100,031 miles in 5 years I racked on the Vaq, but I just enjoy this skoot so much.