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Something over 74,000 miles on 2007 Burgman 650.
For info just to give an idea of history on the Scoot and riding use: I bought it used in 2009 with 1700 miles on it. I ride in East TN where it is very curvy, many hills, and mountains. Lot of pressure on the belt I reckon. I ride Day Rides of 150 to 250 miles. No long touring easy mileage trips, but more like roads of all sorts (Interstate as little as possible to get someplace quickly, two lane country roads, county roads, state roads, steeep switch back mountain roads, and one lane cow paths including some gravel/dirt (not trail riding, but gravel roads). I would say I do not baby it. I am not a crotch rocket young person leaning at 60 degrees (more like 45 degrees). Actually, I am 75 years old as of Sept 2013 - so, not completely crazy (just crazy enough to take the risk of riding two wheeler) and I do enjoy a MC FEELING once in a while.
All that said, today I was on about a 120 mile ride. I was almost home (6 miles away) when I noticed the engine was reving more than it should at 25mph (like it was stuck in a lower gear). I went to manual mode and upshifted, but it would only go to 2nd gear indicated and still at 25 mph (about 6000 rpm as I recall). Then stopped at a stop sign intersection to turn right. Not a lot of pulling power, but got back to about 20 mph. Came to an incline and speed dropped to maybe 15 or lower. Made it over the hump and cruised at say 20 mph (6000 rpm). Next hill dropped to 8 mph, pulled into a drivewway to let trafic by me.
That was the end of the game - it would not move forward under it's own power (engine reved up OK - just no power to the rear wheel).
I might say -- I have half way expected this from reports on CVT Failuires. I FEEL LUCKY that I was not alone on one of my backroad, gravel roads in the middle of no where a 100 miles from home when it hapened. A guy stopped, gave me a lift to my house, got my Van and Trailer and went back and loaded it up.
There she sets in the basement garage.
IF IT IS THE CVT and if cost to fix is more than say $2K, (which I am sure it will be), I reckon it will go to salvage. Got my monies worth ($4500 buy price) out of it at 74000 plus miles.
I WOULD PREFER to get it going again as it is a little beat up and I don't have to worry about a "Pretty Thing" when I go on my rough roads or gravel roads. In other words -- it is useable and not a "Pretty Thing" that I worry about scratching, dropping, etc. I just mostly ride.
It has some damage -- never dropped or wrecked except a friend, x-friend, ran into the muffler and did some damage to muffler and exhaust pipe and denied it was HIS FAULT - x-freind (repaired to be functional - not replaced with a $1000 new exahuat system). Things do get a little rough and dirty from 74000 miles of hard use and infrequent 'Look Pretty' clean ups. What I am saying is -- I can use it now and not worry about the "Pretty Thing".
So, I would consider spending some money to get another 25000 miles out of it. But, $3000 is ridiculous.
For info just to give an idea of history on the Scoot and riding use: I bought it used in 2009 with 1700 miles on it. I ride in East TN where it is very curvy, many hills, and mountains. Lot of pressure on the belt I reckon. I ride Day Rides of 150 to 250 miles. No long touring easy mileage trips, but more like roads of all sorts (Interstate as little as possible to get someplace quickly, two lane country roads, county roads, state roads, steeep switch back mountain roads, and one lane cow paths including some gravel/dirt (not trail riding, but gravel roads). I would say I do not baby it. I am not a crotch rocket young person leaning at 60 degrees (more like 45 degrees). Actually, I am 75 years old as of Sept 2013 - so, not completely crazy (just crazy enough to take the risk of riding two wheeler) and I do enjoy a MC FEELING once in a while.
All that said, today I was on about a 120 mile ride. I was almost home (6 miles away) when I noticed the engine was reving more than it should at 25mph (like it was stuck in a lower gear). I went to manual mode and upshifted, but it would only go to 2nd gear indicated and still at 25 mph (about 6000 rpm as I recall). Then stopped at a stop sign intersection to turn right. Not a lot of pulling power, but got back to about 20 mph. Came to an incline and speed dropped to maybe 15 or lower. Made it over the hump and cruised at say 20 mph (6000 rpm). Next hill dropped to 8 mph, pulled into a drivewway to let trafic by me.
That was the end of the game - it would not move forward under it's own power (engine reved up OK - just no power to the rear wheel).
I might say -- I have half way expected this from reports on CVT Failuires. I FEEL LUCKY that I was not alone on one of my backroad, gravel roads in the middle of no where a 100 miles from home when it hapened. A guy stopped, gave me a lift to my house, got my Van and Trailer and went back and loaded it up.
There she sets in the basement garage.
IF IT IS THE CVT and if cost to fix is more than say $2K, (which I am sure it will be), I reckon it will go to salvage. Got my monies worth ($4500 buy price) out of it at 74000 plus miles.
I WOULD PREFER to get it going again as it is a little beat up and I don't have to worry about a "Pretty Thing" when I go on my rough roads or gravel roads. In other words -- it is useable and not a "Pretty Thing" that I worry about scratching, dropping, etc. I just mostly ride.
It has some damage -- never dropped or wrecked except a friend, x-friend, ran into the muffler and did some damage to muffler and exhaust pipe and denied it was HIS FAULT - x-freind (repaired to be functional - not replaced with a $1000 new exahuat system). Things do get a little rough and dirty from 74000 miles of hard use and infrequent 'Look Pretty' clean ups. What I am saying is -- I can use it now and not worry about the "Pretty Thing".