Sled-driver
Registered User
Before buying my first Bird 15 months ago I researched the bike and was told they were good for at least 200,000 miles without major work, and some had done far more than this.
I also found out that the carb bird has 165bhp.
So how come the new article in Bike magazine by Jaws now says that "[he's] seen mileages of more than 100,000", and that the carb bird has 138bhp?
Interesting that it says the Injected bikes have 142bhp v 138 bhp for carb, and then goes on to say the less powerful bike is faster. WTF?
These numbers seem way off the mark from what I've heard previously.
With my bike being on 68,000 miles already, the idea of 100,000 mile life rather than 200,000 is a hell of a difference!
What have owners actually achieved with good maintenance, but without major work such as rebores and rebuilds?
I also found out that the carb bird has 165bhp.
So how come the new article in Bike magazine by Jaws now says that "[he's] seen mileages of more than 100,000", and that the carb bird has 138bhp?
Interesting that it says the Injected bikes have 142bhp v 138 bhp for carb, and then goes on to say the less powerful bike is faster. WTF?
These numbers seem way off the mark from what I've heard previously.
With my bike being on 68,000 miles already, the idea of 100,000 mile life rather than 200,000 is a hell of a difference!
What have owners actually achieved with good maintenance, but without major work such as rebores and rebuilds?
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