muffinman Posted March 22, 2008 #1 Posted March 22, 2008 Well roughly 18 months ago I put the Blonde on the road.She had 44K on her at the time yesterday morning she turned 137K so I decided to take her off the road till all the little things like fork seals,exhuast leaks,oil leaks.ect fixed. I know some of you are gonna say its about time and to this I want to say.She still runs strong and is VERY reliable and there is nothing wrong with her that concerns me.That being said I would not hesitate to jump on her and ride accross country.Its just that I want to get her back in prime condition.She deserves it for all the milages we have racked up together. Go ahead and make your comments but NO I am not going to get a 2nd gen I am going to wait till I get her finished and ready for the road. Jeff
MikeM8560 Posted March 22, 2008 #3 Posted March 22, 2008 WOW 93k in a year and a half:thumbsup2: you have got to be retired http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:PJw8zryI8PFNKM:http://www.somethingcreative.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/envy.jpg
muffinman Posted March 22, 2008 Author #4 Posted March 22, 2008 Nope not retired just alot of trips to and from work and home
Beau-Kat Posted March 22, 2008 #5 Posted March 22, 2008 And I thought I ride alot. My hat's off to ya! In 2002, a day after I bought my Millenium (used), I went to the Honda Hoot in Knoxville. I met a retired man at the Yamaha tent who really rode a lot. I think the story went like this: He had bought a new 1999 and rode it 200,000 miles. Contacted Yamaha and they took it back, and for advertisement I guess, gave him another new one. Now, this was like June 12th, 2002, and he already had 140,000 on that one. CRAZY STUFF! I did notice that he walked pretty bowl-legged, like he retired from bull riding. And he was't married. Well, I guess he was married to the bike.
nkbjones Posted March 22, 2008 #6 Posted March 22, 2008 Time to paint her pink!!!! RandyA What a great idea:thumbsup2: :thumbsup2:While you at it Jeff, have Beer 30 make you a fuzzy pink seat cover:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Dano Posted March 22, 2008 #7 Posted March 22, 2008 Glad you're finally following my lead, Jeff!!!!!! LOL You put alot more miles on Blondie than I got to put on the future "Red Rocket", but I decided that I would rather take the time now to go thru her than to put up with a 2nd genners ribbing if I should happen to break down sometime. I know that won't happen, because she already brought me back 125 miles while she was crippled with no stator, overheating and a battery running down. I doubt if one of those boys with the "newer" bikes could lay claim to that! Good luck, I know you won't have to ask questions like the rest of us!!!!!! BTW, paint her pink!!!!!!!! Dan
GigaWhiskey Posted March 22, 2008 #8 Posted March 22, 2008 That is a serious amount of miles! I am jealous! I have had mine since '94. I have only put just over 30k, what a shame!
BEER30 Posted March 22, 2008 #9 Posted March 22, 2008 all the little things like fork seals,exhuast leaks,oil leaks.ect etc., etc., etc., etc. , etc., etc.! Let me tell ya the truth ! He has more etc.'s on the Blonde than miles !!!!!!:rotf: Face it Jeff , your butt does not sit right on the Mini-bike ! I bet ya 2-1 odds (Banana-split @ the DQ) there Jeff ,you can't live without the Blonde for 2 weeks ....fixed or not fixed ! BEER30
Mariner Fan Posted March 22, 2008 #10 Posted March 22, 2008 WOW 93k in a year and a half:thumbsup2: you have got to be retired http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:PJw8zryI8PFNKM:http://www.somethingcreative.ca/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/envy.jpg My thoughts exactly!!! Well done Jeff!
buddy Posted March 22, 2008 #11 Posted March 22, 2008 Dont worry to much Jeff you know the Second gen. time is running out since the Third Gen. is coming very soon.... Take your time on fixing her , you know once your done you can go another 200,000 miles
Redneck Posted March 22, 2008 #12 Posted March 22, 2008 An other one bites the dust! Jack the radiator cap up and ride a second gen under it then replace the radiator cap.
DragonRider Posted March 22, 2008 #14 Posted March 22, 2008 Its about time you paid the old girl some respect..............:stirthepot:
86er Posted March 22, 2008 #15 Posted March 22, 2008 I know that once you finish the Blonde, She'll be good for another 100K! Rock on Jeff!
FROG MAN Posted March 22, 2008 #16 Posted March 22, 2008 Sounds like she needs a little maintenance. New fluids,seals, fresh duct tape. Nothing major good as new and just getting broke in.:cool10:
Squeeze Posted March 22, 2008 #17 Posted March 22, 2008 Jeff, i gotta say you just frightened me in first Place. The Term you used ... retired ... is in Fact a wrong Term. You should have said "I temporarily grounded the Blonde because of Maintenance Issues"
Guest HdHtr Posted March 22, 2008 #18 Posted March 22, 2008 Sometimes we just gotta put 'em down for a while to catch up on needed maintenance and such. When yous done though ... you'll be soooooooooooo pleased yous did!!
cecdoo Posted March 22, 2008 #19 Posted March 22, 2008 My hats off to you, thats some serious mileage, I am sure she will be good as new when you're finished, wish I lived closer, like to hang around the garage and learn some things:cool10: Craig
Yama Mama Posted March 22, 2008 #20 Posted March 22, 2008 Jeff that must be the reason you smell so good, you smell like fresh North Carolina air. Hope you get it taken care of very soon. (Referring to the Blonde) Peggy
rosebud Posted March 22, 2008 #21 Posted March 22, 2008 I decided to take her off the road till all the little things like fork seals,exhuast leaks,oil leaks.ect fixed. She still runs strong and is VERY reliable and there is nothing wrong with her that concerns me.That being said I would not hesitate to jump on her and ride accross country.Its just that I want to get her back in prime condition.She deserves it for all the milages we have racked up together. Jeff Now this doesn't sound like retirement, this sounds like she's headed to the spa for some relaxation, a makeover, some body masages with exotic oils, and just to recover from some hard work before she's back at it again..... What woman wouldn't want to spend some time doing just that..... What a lucky Blond Mini - don't you want to get the same treatmentment too!
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