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Steveford
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 07:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Sometime back someone speculated that it would be one of the tube frame Buells.
Strange as it may seem, my S1 is viewed as Old Reliable (fugly bubbling paint and all) and my XB is The Big Question Mark.
What's the highest mileage anyone has obtained on one of the old tubers?
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Davefl
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 07:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I know Buellistic's S3 has well over 100,000 miles with no major engine work. He says the heads have never been off. Tramps S2 has mucho miles as well.
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Hellraged
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 07:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

hopefully mine will get high milage :P i bought it with 3,200 miles on it 98 s1 it now has 4,500 miles and counting i ride alot! but it seems to have sat for along time so i keep having to repair minor things ohwell :P
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01x1buell
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 07:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

yes i have put 3k on my x1 in the past 3 months just little bs hopefully hundred k more.
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 07:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I think Tramp retired his after a quarter million miles.
I haven't read him here in a while. Perhaps he is on some other bike?
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 08:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Dunno, but my XB (Uly) has been at least as dead-nuts reliable as my tubers.

Which, incidentally, are giving me fits right now. Intermittent crank/no-start on the M2L, 5k misfire on the S2, and bleeding rockerboxes on the S1W.

Uly? Just keeps pluggin' along : )

But I still love 'em all!
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Steveford
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 08:57 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ratbuell,
How many miles on the Uly? I had zero problems until it hit around 20-25,000 and then it decided to make up for lost time.
Knock on wood, the S1 will continue to happily rattle my brains out at lights when the suspension takes a break from trying to finish off my kidneys!
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Dave_02_1200
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 09:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Tube frame Buells can use commonly available Sportster parts to keep running indefinitely.

As I see it, the only way to kill a tube frame Buell is to crash or allow it to be stolen.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Wednesday, July 13, 2011 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Just under 30k. So far I've gone through a slew of tires; one belt; one 77 connector; one front rotor (warped); and fixed one clutch cable leak. Oh, and at 5k I put black seal rear wheel bearings in as preventative maintenance.

Four non-maintenance items.

Wait. Sorry. Five. My low beam bulb burned out while I was riding to Daytona in March.

I can live with that.

And it still has the OEM battery : )
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Madav8tr
Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 12:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"As I see it, the only way to kill a tube frame Buell is to crash or allow it to be stolen."

Or chop it......
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Natexlh1000
Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 09:04 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Mine was opposite from Steveford's.
First year/20,000 miles was monthly dealer visits and failures.
Then nothing broke til about 40,000.
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Buellistic
Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2011 - 09:30 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My mileage as of the last ride is 110,772.1 miles ...

Got QUESTIONS, just PM me ...
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Sspilotmi
Posted on Friday, July 15, 2011 - 10:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

61,000 on the 98S3T, headed out on a trip out West at the end of the month.
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Froggy
Posted on Friday, July 15, 2011 - 11:37 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Still too early to tell, but I got a good feeling about my 1125R : )
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1eyert
Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 08:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

40K ON MY 2000 S3
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Rex
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 - 04:14 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

45,000 on my M2. Gordon Buele had over 100,000 on his S2 before he passed.
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Yo_barry
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 - 10:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

70K on my 2001 S3T.

Saddle bag repair, temp sensor, front rotor and a belt is about all I've had. Well plus the original paper rocker box gaskets.

Also gone through a slew of tires and brake pads.

No reason not to get over 100K!
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Xlcrguy
Posted on Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 11:08 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Approx 104k miles on my essentially stock 1995 S2. I'm the original owner.
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Bluesboy
Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 03:28 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So Scot,if you are in Wi. and still have a S2 why did you not attend the S2 rally in Northern Mi.? You missed a great time and so great ridding.
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Xlcrguy
Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 - 12:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I know, I sorely wanted to go! The wife just had knee replacement surgery a few days prior to the event, so I had to stay close to home to tend to her. Next year...
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