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Old 09-13-2007, 08:00 PM
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had a 93 zx-11 with 50,000 miles and on a long ride I liked it better than my 06 cbr. me and that bike were good buds.
 
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Old 09-14-2007, 10:04 PM
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Honda Honda Honda That's why I'm sticking w/ it. I got an 88 Hurricane 600 w/ 36k on it. It been in the snow during the winter. Still pop wheelie on my during summer riding LOL
 
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Old 09-14-2007, 10:46 PM
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Oh that's why. Nowit makes perfect sense. Yeah, I had an 87 Hurricane600 once. It was OK except for the 43 acres of plastic and the cam chain that slapped itself silly for 5 minutes every morning. The gear whine was certainly impressive.
 
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Old 09-14-2007, 11:15 PM
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I hit 35,000 tonight on my '03 954.
 
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Old 09-14-2007, 11:59 PM
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I have a 00 CBR F4 and it has 42k on it now n runs as good as a new one.
 
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i'm sure bikes will hit 100k+ miles easily with proper maintenance no matter what brand. its all in how u ride and how you take care of your baby. but some manufacturers do have a better rep when it comes to reliability (hint: HONDA).
 
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Old 09-15-2007, 08:24 AM
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Are Hondas really more reliable than Kawasakis, Yamahas, and Suzukis? No.I've been riding, repairing and reading about sportbikes for 20 years and I have no reason to believe Honda stands above the rest in the reliability department. My only bikerightnow is a Honda, so I'dbe thrilled if Honda was the reliability king, but it ain't. Somebody please prove me wrong...





 
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Old 09-15-2007, 09:23 AM
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SD2007, thats the reason why I went with Honda again, when purchasing my 1000RR. My good ol F3 had more than 50,000 miles on it and all I ever did was oil change/sparkplugs since day one 0 miles. So, it was a big deciding factor.
 
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Old 09-15-2007, 12:42 PM
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WOW, lemme start riding properly, that would be something to hit 100K.
 
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Old 09-16-2007, 07:41 AM
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I choose honda because last year i sold my 1986 honda 250sx three wheeler that my dad bought me as a kid,and it still ran great. Only thing i ever did was change oil,buy new plastics and seat,change plugs. I miss it it was a mud rootin machine
 


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