Mile stone

[Ed Miller]

As of yesterday, my '70 Bonneville is up to 90,000 miles.  Many hassles at times, not much money.  

[montmil]

 ...Many hassles at times, not much money.

Sounds like the story of my first wife and ultimate divorce  [smiley=ROTFLMAO.gif]  

Gotta love the Bonny! Way to go, cousin.

Monte

[Ed Miller]

Thanks!  I think I meant the opposite of what I think you meant; lots of fiddling but it has never COST me much money.  

[msbuck]

Congrats on the milestone!  Have you had the bike since it was new?  You're close to that 100k mark now!!  8-)

[MrRiden]

PFFFFT, Everyone knows that Triumphs dissolve into a puddle of oil at 50K.   Congradulations! that IS remarkable!
rich
Who has several still in in crates... milk crates that is!

[Ed Miller]

Congrats on the milestone!  Have you had the bike since it was new?  You're close to that 100k mark now!!  8-)

Oh no, I was about 7 years old when the bike was new.  I think 3 years to the 100K, the way the weather is around here.  My R65 will probably catch up around 2010 or so.  

[Bob_Roller]

Ed,

How long have you owned the bike, and how many of those miles were ridden by you  ?

[Justin B.]

That's amazing!  I did not know it was possible to keep that special "Lucas Smoke" contained that long!  I would have figgered it'd all leaked out by now...  

[montmil]

That's amazing!  I did not know it was possible to keep that special "Lucas Smoke" contained that long!  I would have figgered it'd all leaked out by now...  

Justin, that is so unkind. But as a former Turnip rider during my college days, I kinda understand

[diggers]

Hey Monte, when you have a 2nd, first wives are usually always like you describe!lol

[montmil]

Hey Monte, when you have a 2nd, first wives are usually always like you describe!lol

So true, Kiwi. Just an experienced guess but I'd say you may be a fellow traveler... down that hard scrabble road.

Cheers, mate [smiley=beerchug.gif]  And like the cowboy song goes... Thank God and Greyhound she's gone [smiley=vrolijk_26.gif]   BTW, Greyhound is an American bus company.

[Justin B.]

I have had several MGBGTs over the years so have had some experience with the "magic smoke"...  

[Ed Miller]

Ed,

How long have you owned the bike, and how many of those miles were ridden by you  ?

The odometer read about 26,000 miles when I bought it in 1987.  But I've never had a working one for long so I work with hash marks in my shop manual, the same as I do for my R65.  My commute is almost a hundred miles a day, so I figure a slash per hundred miles.  I figure I've personally put over 60,000 miles on it.  

Justin, the only Lucas problems happened a year or two ago when my zener diode finally quit.  My puny 120 watt alternator was pushing over 15 volts to the battery, oops.  I have a Chinese solid state replacement which works for now.  But I have to point out that the regulator on my R65 (at 60,000 miles now) quit before that, so I knew what to look for.  I get a kick out of people wanting to upgrade their 280 watt Bosh alternator.  :-)

Sigh.  A warm (hundred degree) weekend is predicted, so I hope to get the the R65 out for a short ride to warm it up, then change the fluids, then remove the heads and haul them on my Triumph to Steve Prokoff for new valves, guides, and seats.  And a big hole in my checking account.  

Ed

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Ed sed: "And a big hole in my checking account."


A hole that will be filled with smiles many times over!  (I [heart] my refurbed heads!)

[Ed Miller]

Not just that Rob, but I have good reason to hope this will be the last of the big expenses on it.  Rebuilt tranny and new clutch assembly last year, then the valves/seats this year.  That covers the issues I'm aware of for this year R65.  Steve suggested new rings as well, though it doesn't burn oil.  It leaks about a half quart in 5,000 miles.

Heck, I'll even put in new push rod tube seals so it will stop leaking oil!