GearChic
GearChic
- Joined
- Oct 24, 2004
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Moto(s)
- '12 Triumph Street Triple R
- Name
- Joanne
- BARF perks
- AMA #: 1098641
What is the current status of this bike?
I'm pretty interested but in the same boat as a lot of people right now in this economy.
I'd also like to hear about the maintenance on it.
What kind of mpgs are being seen?, is the stock pipe actually available or not? and any other tidbits.
Can someone explain the "selling for a friend" but the "friend" seems to be posting on the thread too?
thanks.
To answer your questions:
1. I'd also like to hear about the maintenance on it.
I bought it at a little under 4k miles on it from MotoJava (used) and have been taking it there ever since for oil changes and installation of the 2Bros. The tires are Pirelli Diablo Stradas (sport touring models), installed in January (rear) and May of '07 (front). They have a good few thousand miles left on them. Bought them from Subterranean. I have MJs and Sub's records as well. It's also registered through Sep 2009.
I've never had any issues with it. It's been extremely reliable (as any kawi should be) for me. I just prefer having a twin!
2) What kind of mpgs are being seen?.
In the city I was getting ~35-40 mpg (~120-130 miles at 3.5 gallon fill ups). Whenever there's any freeway action seen, I'll get ~150 miles per tank. The best I ever got on a whole tank was ~250 miles when we did a long trip from here to Ventura, CA and back. It was awesome!
3) is the stock pipe actually available or not? and any other tidbits.
Yep, I kept the stock pipe. It's in my basement.
4) Can someone explain the "selling for a friend" but the "friend" seems to be posting on the thread too?
Stan did all the work for me, posting the ads all over the place, because he's a good friend. I don't trust my ad skills and he's sold bikes before, so he offered to write them and post them. Everyone should have a Stan readily available!
Hope that helps.