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Milestone reached!

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And a literal one! I could not have planned it better. I turned 10k miles as I was pulling into the garage this morning. Felicia and I have been through a lot: 3 minor accidents, a broken spark plug, the oil filter cover incident, and a whole lot of long distance riding.

Here's to 10,000+ more!

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Nice!
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Congratulations! Nice to see that 4Ts can go the distance.

Not to sound like a wet blanket, but RondoTheMidget had an not-fully-specified engine failure around this mileage. I did note on the LMLOCGB forum that there was mention of the engines needing a timing chain replacement at 18,000 kilometers, which is a little over 11,000 miles. Perhaps this was his issue? Anyway, just keep that in mind so you have many more happy miles with Felicia!
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az_slynch wrote:Congratulations! Nice to see that 4Ts can go the distance.

Not to sound like a wet blanket, but RondoTheMidget had an not-fully-specified engine failure around this mileage. I did note on the LMLOCGB forum that there was mention of the engines needing a timing chain replacement at 18,000 kilometers, which is a little over 11,000 miles. Perhaps this was his issue? Anyway, Just keep that in mind so you have many more happy miles with Felicia!
There was some start-up issues today but I think that has to do with a bit of a fouled plug, which I will replace when I get home. I've experimenting with some jetting over the past few weeks and was running a bit rich. I should be getting a new RAM air filter later this week or early next (it's in the mail!) so I'll get to have some carb tuning fun in the coming days.

As for the timing chain, I was able to take a gander at that last month when I had to pop the head off to dig that broken plug out and the chain looked perfect, but looks can, of course, be deceiving. I'll keep an eye on it.
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Awesome, you give me hope sir. Hope that maybe one day my scooter will reach the same. I had my doubts at first, but it has been solid for the past few months.
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Congratulations, friend! Seeing Felicia, I can say she's got character, and now has the miles to go with the character.
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Congratulations on the milestone. Have your miles primarily been from runs to the store, joy rides and weekend trips, or commuting?
I also put over 10,000 miles on a 125 Buddy, commuting with both. In my experience, I think the PGO engine is more suited for use as a daily commuter and the 4T LML is best for pleasure riding. It's a matter of getting the right tool for the job.
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rondothemidget wrote:Congratulations on the milestone. Have your miles primarily been from runs to the store, joy rides and weekend trips, or commuting?
I also put over 10,000 miles on a 125 Buddy, commuting with both. In my experience, I think the PGO engine is more suited for use as a daily commuter and the 4T LML is best for pleasure riding. It's a matter of getting the right tool for the job.
In the eighteen months I've owned her (getting her with 337 mi on the odo), the 10k miles included a daily 5 mile (one way) commute through the city year round, lots of trips to to store, 50+ mile weekend rides most every Saturday when I'm free, and monthly 120+ mile treks to various rallies in the mid-Atlantic.
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Congratulations to both you and Felicia! :clap:
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And I thought I was riding mine a lot- 7200 miles in almost exactly two years of mostly commuting, some longer rides to North Bay and now East Bay. Congrats! It's good to know the 4t's have it in them for that kind of use.
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