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Friends,
Last year I found a barn find 2003 Burgman 650. It had 2100 miles on it...plus new liquids and new tires. The owner also had 2 Ferrari's in the same garage so you can imagine the Burgie never suffered during storage. One can encounter these type of barns in the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area of northern California. The owner had periodically started the engine and taken it for warm-up rides.
I view this ride as a "throwaway". It now has 3500 miles on it and I shall ride it until it falters or fails. Then it is EBay for parts or the scrapyard. I will maintain all fluids religiously.
What are the odds I will reach 25,000 miles on the Burgie before it coughs it's last. Minor tweaks or repairs will be done but nothing over $200.00...or so.
I am interested in your opinions regarding the mileage I should achieve before permanent end-of-run shut-down. Please give me your mileage reckoning if you please.
kindest Regards.....Slots
Reno, NV
Last year I found a barn find 2003 Burgman 650. It had 2100 miles on it...plus new liquids and new tires. The owner also had 2 Ferrari's in the same garage so you can imagine the Burgie never suffered during storage. One can encounter these type of barns in the Lake Tahoe/Truckee area of northern California. The owner had periodically started the engine and taken it for warm-up rides.
I view this ride as a "throwaway". It now has 3500 miles on it and I shall ride it until it falters or fails. Then it is EBay for parts or the scrapyard. I will maintain all fluids religiously.
What are the odds I will reach 25,000 miles on the Burgie before it coughs it's last. Minor tweaks or repairs will be done but nothing over $200.00...or so.
I am interested in your opinions regarding the mileage I should achieve before permanent end-of-run shut-down. Please give me your mileage reckoning if you please.
kindest Regards.....Slots
Reno, NV