high milage

ronnie · 10-30-2008, 08:24 AM

How many miles do you ride a bike, before it starts having many problems, and you can't rely on it for long trips etc.......My nomad has way over 40,000 on it, with no problems so far.. I'm sure it's good for many many more, but......what's considered high milage on a bike.....

10-30-2008, 08:47 AM

05 has a bit over 55,000 and no problems so far.I

dkdixie · 10-30-2008, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by ronnie

How many miles do you ride a bike, before it starts having many problems, and you can't rely on it for long trips etc.......My nomad has way over 40,000 on it, with no problems so far.. I'm sure it's good for many many more, but......what's considered high milage on a bike.....

Well....here's a benchmark for you to shoot for......I know of a guy that has over 250,000 miles on a Harley and never been inside of the engine. Unbelievable!

Me....had 5 problems in 23,000 miles on my Harley. That's why I'm riding a Nomad now.

dantama · 10-30-2008, 10:58 AM

I sold my 99 with 63,000 miles when it was 4 years old, because it went out of warranty. It was still running fine and during it's last summer with me I was still going on trips into the most remote places in the whole US, riding solo.

VulcanE · 10-30-2008, 11:47 AM

The salesman where I bought mine had a Nomad with 150,000 miles on it. His advice was just keep up the regular maintenance and they seem to last forever.

formikec · 10-30-2008, 01:41 PM

'02, 20,000 miles, best I can tell from the first owner's records, nothing but regular maintenance, one new rear tire. I'm going to change both tires during the off season in a month or so. Still has the factory front and a Pirelli rear.

I put 8k of those miles on it so far since July.

nomad · 10-30-2008, 07:12 PM

03 with 20,500 miles. no problems.

ponch · 10-30-2008, 10:44 PM

QDog in Georgia had over 200K on his 2003 Nomad.

emu · 10-31-2008, 07:06 AM

The thing about a low reving V-twin, liquid cooled cruiser motorcycle engine like the Nomad's ... is that it's like a small car engine. Car engines are expected to last 200,000 miles without much in the way of problems ... With today's motorcycle technology, it is not unreasonable to expect similar longevity in engine life. Consumables such as clutches are a given for replacement at some point ... but overall the Nomad engine is about as durable as they come. My 03, which sits idle about four to five months each winter has over 60,000 miles. I have replaced the stators and the clutch. ... and tires several times.

10-30-2008, 08:24 AM	#1
ronnie Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Glasgow, Kentucky Posts: 92	high milage How many miles do you ride a bike, before it starts having many problems, and you can't rely on it for long trips etc.......My nomad has way over 40,000 on it, with no problems so far.. I'm sure it's good for many many more, but......what's considered high milage on a bike..... Login or Register to Remove Ads
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Guest Posts: n/a	high milage 05 has a bit over 55,000 and no problems so far.I
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10-30-2008, 10:58 AM	#4
dantama Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 0	high milage I sold my 99 with 63,000 miles when it was 4 years old, because it went out of warranty. It was still running fine and during it's last summer with me I was still going on trips into the most remote places in the whole US, riding solo.
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VulcanE Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 4,838	high milage The salesman where I bought mine had a Nomad with 150,000 miles on it. His advice was just keep up the regular maintenance and they seem to last forever. __________________ Cliff "VulcanE" Evans 2005 Blue & Silver 1600 Nomad VBA # 320 VROC # 20381 Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-30-2008, 01:41 PM	#6
formikec Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 462	high milage '02, 20,000 miles, best I can tell from the first owner's records, nothing but regular maintenance, one new rear tire. I'm going to change both tires during the off season in a month or so. Still has the factory front and a Pirelli rear. I put 8k of those miles on it so far since July.
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10-30-2008, 07:12 PM	#7
nomad Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central mississippi Posts: 443	high milage 03 with 20,500 miles. no problems.
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10-30-2008, 10:44 PM	#8
ponch Sr. Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Way East Valley Posts: 12,016	high milage QDog in Georgia had over 200K on his 2003 Nomad. __________________ Ponch VBA 0019 VROC 8109-R BMWMOA 162849 BMWRA 41335 BMW: When you care enough to ride the very best. My Motorrad Blog My Motorrad YouTube 2009 BMW R1200RT Previous bikes:2007 Nomad \| 2001 Vulcan 800 Classic \| 1984 GPz750 \| 1978 KZ1000A2 Rallies: Custer '09\|Prairie Du Chien '10\|Crescent City '11
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10-31-2008, 07:06 AM	#9
emu Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 127	high milage The thing about a low reving V-twin, liquid cooled cruiser motorcycle engine like the Nomad's ... is that it's like a small car engine. Car engines are expected to last 200,000 miles without much in the way of problems ... With today's motorcycle technology, it is not unreasonable to expect similar longevity in engine life. Consumables such as clutches are a given for replacement at some point ... but overall the Nomad engine is about as durable as they come. My 03, which sits idle about four to five months each winter has over 60,000 miles. I have replaced the stators and the clutch. ... and tires several times.
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