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Started by Geordie Guy , Nov 04 2007 10:23 pm

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Posted 06 November 2007 - 12:33 pm

[quote name='Geordie Guy' post='60201' date='Sun 4th Nov 2007, 10:08 PM']Just interested in seeing what everyone's mileage is ?

When I got the bike in March it had 5,325 miles on it,

Hi Ivan,

'99 model reg'd '00, owned by me since June '04, 28,000 miles showing, 19,000 mine, not used daily or to commute as both are impractical sad.gif but I do ride all year round biggrin.gif

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Posted 06 November 2007 - 01:44 pm

2006 model, bought new in August 2006, now 21.000 km on it. No problems at all... I think I'll have this bike longer than my average two years, it's great.
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Posted 06 November 2007 - 09:48 pm

QUOTE(Geordie Guy @ Tue 6th Nov 2007, 11:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Big Bird , see you bought it from Newcastle, I bet some of that 67,000km was riding it from the North-east of England to Austrialia !!!!
Looks in good condition, any major problems?

Newcastle? That's only a couple of hundred km up the expressway. Is there a Newcastle in England too? biggrin.gif

Even though she's looking a tad dirty at the mo, she's in good nick. None of that fuzzy corrosion problem, so typical on UK bikes, in this dry ol part of the world. No problems, major or minor. Just the regular services. Consumes a little less oil than the average TDM, none of the carbie problems that have plauged others. She just eats chains. But that's due to the way I wind the power on and my inept chain maintenance more than anything else.

I've now pretty much reached the TDMs limits as far as it being a "dual purpose" bike. The rocky fire trail I did on Sunday arvo highlighted the old girls shortcomings (the TDMs NOT mine!). The suspension and frame and road tyres (!) just aren't up to that kind of punishment.

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Posted 06 November 2007 - 10:24 pm

QUOTE(Big Bird @ Tue 6th Nov 2007, 09:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Newcastle? That's only a couple of hundred km up the expressway. Is there a Newcastle in England too? biggrin.gif

Even though she's looking a tad dirty at the mo, she's in good nick. None of that fuzzy corrosion problem, so typical on UK bikes, in this dry ol part of the world. No problems, major or minor. Just the regular services. Consumes a little less oil than the average TDM, none of the carbie problems that have plauged others. She just eats chains. But that's due to the way I wind the power on and my inept chain maintenance more than anything else.

I've now pretty much reached the TDMs limits as far as it being a "dual purpose" bike. The rocky fire trail I did on Sunday arvo highlighted the old girls shortcomings (the TDMs NOT mine!). The suspension and frame and road tyres (!) just aren't up to that kind of punishment.



oil bet your frame is up to some outback punishment eh' BB.... wub.gif

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Posted 06 November 2007 - 10:47 pm

rotflmmfao.gif Ahhh Wicky, don't ever change! If I ever make it over to your part of the world again you'll be in for such a good punishment.gif

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Posted 07 November 2007 - 08:51 am

QUOTE(Big Bird @ Wed 7th Nov 2007, 12:32 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
rotflmmfao.gif Ahhh Wicky, don't ever change! If I ever make it over to your part of the world again you'll be in for such a good punishment.gif


Won't he just love that! ..can I be second? ..I've been a bad, bad boy!

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Posted 07 November 2007 - 08:44 pm

1999 model, had high 46000's when I got it 6 months ago, now on high 50's.

Never misses a beat (in the dry anyway; in the wet it does the TDM cut-out stuff which I have got to sort), and hasn't lost any oil as far as I can tell.

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Posted 08 November 2007 - 02:58 am

Sold the old girl (91 850)with 99,???klms and had a call the other day......with 103,000klms it has dropped a big end bearing. Lucky me, no such probs with the 02 900 at 34,000klms.
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Posted 08 November 2007 - 08:41 am

'05 model with 21000km
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Posted 12 November 2007 - 07:02 pm

My dear ol'-98 TDM now got 130824 km = 81295 miles on the clock.
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Posted 12 November 2007 - 11:10 pm

98 model on a V plate....6,300 miles on it when I got it in 2002. Now on 24,000 plus a few scrapes & dents sad.gif sad.gif

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Posted 12 November 2007 - 11:16 pm

'91 H plate, 12,600 miles. Oil change imminent. rolleyes.gif




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Posted 13 November 2007 - 12:09 am

Bloody Hell,

David H........ is that its first oil change..... blink.gif

Bet your on the origonal air filter.

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Posted 13 November 2007 - 12:20 am

No, it had 8900 miles when I got it 18 mth ago. I changed all the fluids and filters before using it as it had no history and had only done 100miles in the 4 years previous. blink.gif




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Posted 13 November 2007 - 11:04 am

see sig wink.gif
done very few miles this year on it, been using the TRX & XTZ mostly rolleyes.gif

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Posted 13 November 2007 - 09:54 pm

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Tue 13th Nov 2007, 12:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
see sig wink.gif
done very few miles this year on it, been using the TRX & XTZ mostly rolleyes.gif

tone whats the trx like been thinking of buying a second hand one does it handle well in the twisties better than 900 or what, ive seen a few going for a good price,what do you think of this one one ebay looks like fun to me cool.gif





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Posted 13 November 2007 - 10:08 pm

97 850 in UK bought in 06 with 8000m on the clock. Upto 19'000m now, only been home 6 months in 2 years. Just bought 98 850 here in NZ with 30'000 k. 34'500k after 1 month. Prefer sitting on the bike to sitting on the sofa. smile.gif

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Posted 13 November 2007 - 10:26 pm

QUOTE(ynot tony @ Tue 13th Nov 2007, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
tWhat do you think of this one one ebay looks like fun to me cool.gif

One of the better ones, right enough. good.gif

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Posted 14 November 2007 - 12:05 am

QUOTE(ynot tony @ Tue 13th Nov 2007, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
tone whats the trx like been thinking of buying a second hand one does it handle well in the twisties better than 900 or what, ive seen a few going for a good price,what do you think of this one one ebay looks like fun to me cool.gif
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ah that be Phatty's Rex of the TRX site, looks a peach huh !

spyball alarm/immob, bluespot brake calipers and Stainless hoses, Fournales air adjustable shock with Remote Resevoir, forks raised 10mm thru yokes, racetech linear fork springs in 15 wt oil, Kappa wingrack/luggage, heated grips, Kedo handguards, dual heat controller to power heated jacket liner and or pants!!, Stebel 136DB horn, K&N air filter, colour matched Baglux tank cover (magnetic tank bag modified to fit cover), osram +50% headloight bulbs, headlight protector,"NitramSpecial" parking loight, tail light indicators all running on LED's & incorporate "Lite Buddies", MK7 Scottoiler fitted, taller screen, 2-2 stainless steel CCC's, Devil stainless down pipes. MKI Renntec engine crash bars & sump guard.
engine changed july 2007 on a dyno run it made 79.1BHP / Torque 59.9Had a brief flirtation with a 1999 MKIIa but it blew an exaust valve on the M5 so was sold on to be repaired.

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Posted 14 November 2007 - 12:14 am

the TRX is great fun cool.gif it handles like its on rails
but......they often burn a lot of oil. mine uses 1litre per 800miles which is considered acceptable
steers very quickly, especially with the R1 front end conversion that phatty has
i can recommend the one above, the work has been done by a real professional, with more care taken than i could ever do
its a new engine as he unfortunately stuffed the last one by using the wrong oil by accident

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My TDM :
Black 1991 850 MK1, 160k+ miles(ish, best guess really, gave up trying to keep count after 3rd set of clocks and 3rd engine), PilotRoad2 tyres, custom stubby exhaust system, bluespot calipers & goodridge braided hoses with dunlopads, maxton forks, Ohlins shock, kedo handguards, stainless TDM grill, Scottoiler with lubetube & dual nozzle thingy, Givi Wingrack2 with E45 & 2xE36s, renntec crash bars, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider2, Optimate IIIsp, Bagster tank cover, anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led spotlights, heated grips, new braided lines and rear caliper that actually has bleed nipples
Silver-ish 2003 900, 70k miles, PilotRoad3 front tyre (new@65k) & PR2 rear(new at 69k), Renthal 755 bars with KTM handguards, oxford unheated grips, power commander 3usb, scorpion titanium exhausts, standard screen with vario winglet thingy, stainless grill, oem centre stand, bagster tank cover, givi monokey topplate mounted on grabrail with V46 topbox, Givi PL pannier rails with E21s, crash bungs, mirror extender thingys, Halfords Advanced Laser Blue brillance bulbs, 21w led spotlights, touring scottoiler with leehenty dual nozzle, Autocom with blueteeth & PMR radio, TomTom Rider3 Urban, winter style anti-dazzle coating
to fit : led brake light strip, replacement heated grips
current rides : TDM850 3vd/mk1=tourer&scratcher, TRX850=weekend twisty toy, 2003 TDM900=commuter, 2005 TDM900=unmolested.  Gone but not forgotton : XTZ750=overland touring toy, GS500e, GS125
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