high milers club

[Tony Nitrous]

Had my Gen-1 Busa since 2005 or 6.
Had my B-King since 2007.
Had my Bandit 12 since 2009.
Had my GSX1100 since 2008.

My bikes rarely get seriously high mileage as I do like to run a few and the use gets spread amongst them.

Normally my newer bike gets most use and it's often the better bikes for long hauls. I sold my first Gen-1 Busa and H2 SX that both had this role.

I like longer rides, but don't do enough of them anymore to clock up any impressive numbers.

[Hooli]

Thought I'd bump this thread with a pic from yesterday morning.

[BanditsHigh]

Thought I'd bump this thread with a pic from yesterday morning.

Show off, bet you can't wait for that 200k mark, would love to see that 

I'll never reach that mileage as I don't ride as much as I used to, that and I can't afford that much fuel!

All the best ... Barry

[Hooli]

I've said for ages I want to see 250k on it, I'd have to stop riding the others as much to get there. 200k will be a nice milestone though.

To think when I got it in Oct 2007 there was 7,452 on the clock prior to my test ride & I collected it the next day.

[BanditsHigh]

I've said for ages I want to see 250k on it, I'd have to stop riding the others as much to get there. 200k will be a nice milestone though.

That'd be something ... I'd probably even take a day or so to ride down and meet up with you just to see it ... so get the finger out 

To think when I got it in Oct 2007 there was 7,452 on the clock prior to my test ride & I collected it the next day.

I got my 'good one' the K3 in 2004 with 4500 miles on the clocks and a destroyed front end ... in the next twelve years I took it up to 103k (although clocks not working for about 3k of that).

I've got another three and a bit years to go on the mortgage, then I'll have more money ... never know I might catch up to (and pass) you 

All the best ... Barry

P.S. Just worked out what it'd take to catch up with you ... say 70k miles, 30 miles a gallon @ around £7 a gallon (for now) ... around £16k ... that and around two years of doing 100 miles every day

[Hooli]

P.S. Just worked out what it'd take to catch up with you ... say 70k miles, 30 miles a gallon @ around £7 a gallon (for now) ... around £16k ... that and around two years of doing 100 miles every day

I've carefully never worked the cost out, but I know mine does around 50mpg overall, better on a run & worse on short trips. So it'll be cheaper than you think.

[grog]

Highest ive ever heard on 14, 312ks/194 miles. Youre getting there Hooli. 

[Hooli]

Bump!

I've obviously really slacked over winter this year, only done 3k on my 14 since October. I do apologise for poor service there.

[Rynglieder]

That really is impressive and just goes to show what a joy they are to ride and how easy to keep going.

I think I'm at around 42k on mine, but it has to share my love with others.

Long may you enjoy it.

Pete.

[Hooli]

Oh I've put 24k on my HD in 18 months recently too & had various other bikes alongside my 14 too.

[Rynglieder]

Oh I've put 24k on my HD in 18 months recently too & had various other bikes alongside my 14 too.

You really need to find a bike with a bunk on it, you could sleep on it too 

[Kjm_10a@yahoo.co.uk]

68,000 on my K2. tight as a drum still.

[black14]

Re-posting this here - I got confused between the "High Milers" thread and the "High Milers Club" thread... 

What issues you had Black?

@Grog - I posted up details in this thread when I hit 280k kms back in November 2022. Since then the only issue I've had is a failure to start (see this thread - https://gsx1400owners.org/forum/index.php?topic=7857.0) which, after a lot of mucking around, was eventually resolved by cleaning a bridge connector next to the tail light... That unfortunate episode was day 1 of an 8 day 3500km ride which was then completed on a mates GPZ 1100 - a very different experience to the 1400!

The 1400 doesn't do anything like the kms it used to these days - COVID put an end to the commuting kms and retirement ensured they will never return, and it has to share ride time with my 5 other bikes too. On the plus side, the kms it does do are far more enjoyable than the commuting chore.

[Hooli]

Thought I'd bump this thread with a new couple of pics to prove these things don't wear out.

[gsxbarmy]

@Hooli I reckon you've got one of if not the highest mileage 14 - I just wonder how high it can go.....