Highest Mileage

[Oro]

Who got the highest mileage africa twin and what type of mileage are we taking about before total engine rebuild.

[jabba]

Mine has just clocked 30.000 which means in part ex values its dead. Still see em about running sweet with 60.000 plus on em my guess 80.000 or so help out in a breakers and to be honest never had one in for repair there solid.

[Roy]

I managed to stick 120,000 on one engine without any problems (apart from a clutch and a couple of oil seals) and it still runs fine, just the bits connected to it seem to fail ! (me most of the time!!!! )


Roy

[Chad]

roys only comes a very very close second to yen powells RD07 that was around 135,000 miles either way both bikes are legends

[Roy]

That was my second engine, first one went pop at 45,000 as the oil cooler pipe came adrift.
as long as you keep the oil fresh and dont let it run out i dont think you could do much to ruin an africa lump.......
i rode mine 180 miles home once running as a single as one of the coils had died, and even that did not seem to worry it.


Roy

[Chad]

That was my second engine, first one went pop at 45,000 as the oil cooler pipe came adrift.
as long as you keep the oil fresh and dont let it run out i dont think you could do much to ruin an africa lump.......
i rode mine 180 miles home once running as a single as one of the coils had died, and even that did not seem to worry it.


Roy

so really your bike did 165.000 miles you my freind are one mechanically sympathetic dude

[Roy]

I also managed to put 55,000 miles on a CBR600 in 9 months with no problems (apart from bloody tyres going bald!) i think if you keep Honda's serviced they will run on and on....... only ever had one bad Honda (CB125T what a pile of poo......).


Roy

[Chad]

I also managed to put 55,000 miles on a CBR600 in 9 months with no problems (apart from bloody tyres going bald!) i think if you keep Honda's serviced they will run on and on....... only ever had one bad Honda (CB125T what a pile of poo......).


Roy

i had a cb125 wet dream as my first bike that thing just refused to die

[Roy]

The CB125T was just before that, was a 125 twin short stroke (red line was 12,000 RPM!!) went like stink but just kept ripping piston rings off, i used to carry a spare set with me and change them in the side of the road !

Roy

[Chad]

The CB125T was just before that, was a 125 twin short stroke (red line was 12,000 RPM!!) went like stink but just kept ripping piston rings off, i used to carry a spare set with me and change them in the side of the road !

Roy

now thats determination to keep going