Thread: So, you think you ride a lot?

There was a better article linked to yesterday from another news site. Basicaly, yes the rider and bike have gone a a million miles. Not much original on the bike besides the frame and fenders, but he did it. Averaged 100k between rebuilds. One point he did 31k miles in 31 days. Reguardless what the haters say...anyone that can do that on 2 wheels, any two wheels, gets a from me.

Is your math broken? at 65mph thats less than 16 hours. Figure another hour for 2-3 fuel stops and you still get 7hrs of sleep a night.

Originally Posted by CBR929RE

1000 miles a day for that long you have to be speeding a bunch for many of those miles. not so sure I believe that one.

First Million-Mile Harley-Davidson

The highlights:
The bike has original fenders, gas tank, oil tank, triple tree, handlebars, primary and tranny case (the main shaft is original but the gears have all been replaced).There is no kill switch on the bike (ok, for the newbie bikers, that’s the on/off switch)
No kickstand (he had to lean the bike on curbs, against trees, etc)
No neutral or oil lights, tachometer doesn’t work, no horn and the odometer worked but the speedometer arm was broken so he guessed at speeds.He had the motor rebuilt 10 times, with a remanufactured motor being installed last October in Yuma, Arizona at Bobby’s Territorial Harley-Davidson. The bolts holding the lower cases together had metal fatigue and have tyme serts holding them in.The bike utilizes a roach clip jumper cable system from battery to coil for hard to start cold mornings. It has as an auxiliary 6-gallon fuel cell with John Deere petcocks to increase mileage on his endurance rides. On one leg of this journey he ran 31,000 miles in 31 days for another record.The transmission was overhauled three days before his last leg ride to Florida. Due to excessive pressure buildup, the primary was drilled and vented one week before the final leg journey. Although the bike has a kick peddle, Zien uses a Phillips screw driver, which he inserts into a hole drilled in his starter, to bring the beast to life.The bike has seen 105 rear tires and 65 front tires, 17 stators, 9 seats and Zien has worn out 13 pairs of engineer boots while riding Suzanna Ala Sha-Luck A Lay Ya, the name he affectionately calls his bike.