How Many Miles Does Your 1st Gen Have ???

[GaryZ]

1985 Beast:

72,903 miles on the frame

unknown miles on '87 1300 engine (guy said 41,000)

 

With that said, anyone using 5 - 6 ounces of oil every 200 miles?

[bill in mn]

!985 Venture Royal

Bought it with 25,300 and now have 25,490 but I just bought it a week ago

[cimmer]

my 89 have 42K on it. Just dont get to ride it as much as I would like.

 

Rick F.

[trioak01]

Have 33000 on my 83 purchased in Feb.

Kirk

[Venturous Randy]

My 83 had about 23,000 miles when I bought it 15 1/2 years ago. Monday it turned over 150,000 miles and it is still running great.

RandyA

[Ottawa]

My 85 has 79000km or around 49000miles. Hardly broke it yet!!!!

[Dmnordin]

My original '83 had 46K, the '83 parts bike had 63K, and the '86 engine had over 200K according to the previous owner...

 

since it is now a frankenbike with parts from all 3...Not sure how to figure that one out!

 

It sure runs GREAT with that V-boost in it!!

 

Doug

[friesman]

My 85 has about 72000 kms on it when i bought it in 08 it had just over 30000kms

 

 

Brian

Edited September 17, 2011 by friesman

[kevin-vic-b.c.]

my 86 has 34,000 Km..... = 21,100 miles

[Shorty]

I'm not an owner of a first gen. but I'm surprised not to find much highers numbers. I know when I was looking to buy a RSTD in July I saw many second gen. with 50-80k on them. With that being said I expected to see many 100-200k numbers for second gen. I live in Florida and am not an Iron butt rider, a 50-75 mile ride (one way) is a long ride for me and the wife. We do have the ability to ride year round and we ride around 7-10k a year. So if you take a 1983 bike at 5k a year which is I think a low average it should have 140k on it. (28years x 5,000 miles = 140,000 miles)

Enough said and God Bless,

Jerry

 

I bought my 88 VR with 48,500 miles on it and it had two previous owners; I've put another 78,200 in the last eight years... Total Miles 126,700:dancefool:

[hdroyer]

83 70,000

[Krazykarl]

Mine has 63,000 miles, put 5k on so far this year.

[MasterGuns]

Not enough to want a 2nd gen. 86 w/ a 89 motor

[Evan]

My 88 now has almost 165,000 kms which is over 100,000 miles. Just goet home today from a five week 13,000km ride and it didn't skip a beat along the way.

[Lil Venturous]

Not Enough, I dont have time to ride. The 86 has around 30,000 I think. Too tired to walk the flight of stairs and see.

[Pam]

83 with 61000

 

frank

[stuckonstupid]

89 with 2700 miles, bought it a few months ago with 2075 miles

86 with 36,000 miles bought it in 08

[Marcarl]

An 85 with 143,000 km or 88856 miles.

[dingy]

Mileage this afternoon, this many is on the frame and plastic anyways.

 

Gary

 

http://i1007.photobucket.com/albums/af193/gdingy101/DSC03072.jpg

[saddlebum]

110,000 km (approx 68,000mi) assuming it has not gone over the top once before I acquired it.

[fishrepair]

My 1986 V.R. has 237112 miles on it. When I get to 300000 I think I will sell it or trade it off.

[GolfVenture]

An 1986 V.R. with 237112 miles. Maybe this organization should create a Pass Around Trophy and present it to the one with the most official miles on the speedometer at the end of the year . Then Pass it on respectivelly yearly. Well in this case you'll proabaly be keeping it for a few years or more like decades.

[Stanman]

My 86 has just over 70,000 km (43,800 mi) , but I found out his summer that it is not accurate. It only records 1.2 km/mi instead of 1.6 km/mi. According to my math that could be an extra 17,500 km or almost 11,000 miles.

[86venturejay]

86 - 44000 Miles

[from my seat]

89- 32k