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Started by PhilB, July 14, 2012, 06:54:26 PM

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dark_duc

#15
July 15, 2012, 09:31:25 AM
Awesome!   [thumbsup]

Speedbag

#16
July 15, 2012, 09:48:02 AM
Way cool.  [Dolph]
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JohnEE

#17
July 16, 2012, 09:52:51 AM
Congrats!  [beer] [drink]

Autostrada Pilot

#18
July 16, 2012, 12:10:10 PM
Well done, sir.   [thumbsup]
2003 Monster 620 Dark - Sold

1999 Monster 900 City - Sold

After 7 years of Monsters, I'm sadly bikeless right now.

glbrto

#19
July 16, 2012, 04:37:22 PM
Congrats! What a milestone  [clap]

bdub

#20
July 16, 2012, 05:09:03 PM
Very amazing. Thats alot of miles for anything
2005 900ie
now with mivv s'

Y2K  M900 ie  totaled  10/09/08

PhilB

#21
July 16, 2012, 08:54:54 PM
Thanks, everyone.

Another interesting thought -- this milestone also puts the bike somewhere in the vicinity of having done 1,000,000,000 engine revolutions.  That's kind of neato.

PhilB
1993 Ducati M900 Monster "Patina" (203,000 miles, so far) -- 1995 Ducati M900 (wife's bike) -- 1972 Honda CB450 (daughter's bike) -- 1979 Vespa P200 (daughter's scoot) -- 1967 Alfa Romeo GT Jr. (1300cc) -- 1964 Vespa GS160 (160cc 2-stroke) -- 1962 Maicoletta scooter (275cc 2-stroke) -- 1960 Heinkel Tourist 103A1 scooter "Elroy" (175cc 4-stroke)

duccarlos

#22
July 17, 2012, 05:10:59 AM
Great job keeping her running Phil!
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Nero-92

#23
July 17, 2012, 02:44:10 PM
I hope I can keep mine going for even half of that well done and loads of respect.
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DucatiBastard

#24
July 17, 2012, 08:14:56 PM
Well done Phil!

Weren't you featured in Motorcyclist awhile back? In their "Me and My Bike" column?
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2006 Ducati S2R 800, 2004 Honda Dream 50R, 2001 Kawasaki W650, 1940 BSA M20

PhilB

#25
July 17, 2012, 08:27:55 PM
Quote from: DucatiBastard on July 17, 2012, 08:14:56 PMWell done Phil!

Weren't you featured in Motorcyclist awhile back? In their "Me and My Bike" column?
Thanks.  Yes, the Dec09 issue.  Only had 165K at that time.

PhilB
1993 Ducati M900 Monster "Patina" (203,000 miles, so far) -- 1995 Ducati M900 (wife's bike) -- 1972 Honda CB450 (daughter's bike) -- 1979 Vespa P200 (daughter's scoot) -- 1967 Alfa Romeo GT Jr. (1300cc) -- 1964 Vespa GS160 (160cc 2-stroke) -- 1962 Maicoletta scooter (275cc 2-stroke) -- 1960 Heinkel Tourist 103A1 scooter "Elroy" (175cc 4-stroke)

lethe

#26
July 18, 2012, 08:35:14 AM
Quote from: PhilB on July 17, 2012, 08:27:55 PM
Thanks.  Yes, the Dec09 issue.  Only had 165K at that time.

PhilB
"only"  [laugh]
'05 Monster 620
'86 FZ600
'05 KTM SMC 625

GK

#27
July 19, 2012, 12:57:42 AM
That's amazing.

Makes my Monster with 47,000 kilometres on it look positively youthful! :)

GK
2001 Ducati  Monster 900S ie
JE high comp pistons, bit of porting, open airbox with DP filter, PC3 with custom map, CCW matched injectors, Termignoni cf slip ons, 14:39 gearing.

Gone but not forgotten!
Honda VFR800i, Honda CBR600F3, Honda CBX750, Norton Commando 750S, Suzuki GS750, Yamaha XT250, Kawasaki Z250, Kawasaki KX80, Honda XL250, Suzuki TC100.

bigiain

#28
July 19, 2012, 03:29:02 AM
Congrats man!

But I'm catching you up, ever so slowly…

;-)

big

duclvr

#29
July 19, 2012, 06:36:16 AM
Wow! Congrats!
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