Highest Mile Duki around? per year?

[red baron]

You jeep posting that picture. I have no idea what the backstory is.

jealous

[lemond]

what is the secret being able to keep these duc running as long as they have had?

[Rameses]

what is the secret being able to keep these duc running as long as they have had?

Change the oil and adjust the valves.

[bigiain]

Change the oil and adjust the valves.

+1

I'm pretty confident that fresh oil every 5000km (~3k miles) has helped greatly in keeping my bike alive.

I also thing using it regularly helps a lot too - I hear more reports of a certain class of problems from people who have to "winter" their bikes - pretty much the longest mine ever goes without being ridden is the 3 weeks I spend away each year - apart from that it rarely goes even 3 or 4 days without getting a run.

big

[Popeye the Sailor]

Weird-my buddies '05 620 managed about 43k before we had to rebuild the top end (valve guides), and he did all the maintenance as it should've been done.

[bigiain]

Weird-my buddies '05 620 managed about 43k before we had to rebuild the top end (valve guides), and he did all the maintenance as it should've been done.

I wonder if that's cause the 620s have a much revvier motor than my old 750?

big

[Popeye the Sailor]

I wonder if that's cause the 620s have a much revvier motor than my old 750?

big

Most likely. That and a large amount of the mileage was highway, so it was routinely held at high revs.

[ellingly]

Or, we're looking at the statistical distribution of engine longevity. Some motors last forever, some crap out nice and early.

[ducatsSF]

42 k on a 01 750, w a full termi, and 14/41 set up... I do a lot of commuter miles, how can I make the engine work easier?   

[Popeye the Sailor]

42 k on a 01 750, w a full termi, and 14/41 set up... I do a lot of commuter miles, how can I make the engine work easier?   

Swap the sprockets.

[Spicoli]

Bought a 2009 696 on July 22nd.  October 1st I had 6450 miles.