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Offline andy750

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Re: Impressive miles from a 500 Honda (twin)
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2013, 03:29:56 PM »
Now that is impressive!

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Re: Impressive miles from a 500 Honda (twin)
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2013, 03:40:45 PM »
Wow, I guess my 750K2 is just getting warmed up!
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Re: Impressive miles from a 500 Honda (twin)
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2013, 07:27:19 PM »
Why the surprise? It's a Honda!  8)

I say that only partially in jest, it is impressive but you'll see more than a few hit those numbers. Cool that this one did it while so young.  :)
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Re: Impressive miles from a 500 Honda (twin)
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2013, 08:28:03 PM »
Wonder why a UK bike has odo in miles instead of km's?
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Re: Impressive miles from a 500 Honda (twin)
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2013, 10:14:12 PM »
Wonder why a UK bike has odo in miles instead of km's?

The UK still uses MPH for measuring speed Steve.... ;)
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Re: Impressive miles from a 500 Honda (twin)
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2013, 04:22:09 AM »
Obviously didn't know that, thanks Mick. Didn't drive last time I was there, took the tube to the pub and was packed in like a sardine!
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Re: Impressive miles from a 500 Honda (twin)
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2013, 04:48:24 AM »
Impressive to be sure, but I wonder what impressive service history means. Is it that the bike was well maintained, which must be so, or that it needed an extraordinary amount of work to get this much mileage on it? Still impressive no matter what!