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I bought my 06 in January of 06. It has been completly reliable with no problems (other than installation of the factory buzz kit). Over the miles I have replaced:
seven rear tires
five front tires
spark plugs once
chain and sprockets once
brake fluid twice
front brake pads
oil change and filter every 5,000 miles
air filter once (cleaned every 10,000 miles)
several valve shims (checked every 15K at first, now 20K)
I have upgraded the suspension with Race Tech Gold Valves and springs to suit my weight, new fork oil, and Penske rear shock.
I have replaced the steering head bearings with tapered roller type to increase life span, and have added fender extender and rear "hugger" to keep water and grundge off engine, radiator, and exhaust parts.
For comfort I have replaced the stock bars with Bikemaster Superbike bars, the windscreen with a Zero Gravity Sport Touring screen, and the seat with a custom seat with bigger passenger portion for my wife and gel pads in both sections. I also installed a Vista Cruise throttle lock.
For touring I have installed Givi V35 hard bags.
Looks like I'm keeping this one for over 100,000 miles.
seven rear tires
five front tires
spark plugs once
chain and sprockets once
brake fluid twice
front brake pads
oil change and filter every 5,000 miles
air filter once (cleaned every 10,000 miles)
several valve shims (checked every 15K at first, now 20K)
I have upgraded the suspension with Race Tech Gold Valves and springs to suit my weight, new fork oil, and Penske rear shock.
I have replaced the steering head bearings with tapered roller type to increase life span, and have added fender extender and rear "hugger" to keep water and grundge off engine, radiator, and exhaust parts.
For comfort I have replaced the stock bars with Bikemaster Superbike bars, the windscreen with a Zero Gravity Sport Touring screen, and the seat with a custom seat with bigger passenger portion for my wife and gel pads in both sections. I also installed a Vista Cruise throttle lock.
For touring I have installed Givi V35 hard bags.
Looks like I'm keeping this one for over 100,000 miles.