I know a few guys with atleast 100,000 in a couple years on an old triumph,myself included. When I was younger I used to almost live on the bike. I carried a sleeping bag and a couple changes of clothes and rode all over the country. I worked here and there to eat and buy gas. I did this on the 1966 TR6C chopper in my photo gallery. I have several friends who have done the same type of thing. So to say there are no guys like me out there who put a couple hundred thousand on in a few years is a load.I admit these days I do 6,000 to 7,000 miles a year but I am also much older and own a house and business now. I had no responsibilities and few posesions back then.

As for breaking down. ALL bike , cars , planes , bicycles ,and any other machine breaks eventually. I persoanlly have had no problems with my new Triumph. I used to have a small problem every now and then on my 66 and a few big ones too. Lucky the big issues were close to home. I owned a pan. Was one of my first bikes. It was the worst piece of junk I ever rode and turned me off to Harleys. On the flip side my best friend rides nothing but Pans and rode all over with me and rarely had any problem. He had a little 61 inch EL that never broke and a 57 hot rod pan that was pretty good but did have minor issues from time to time. So I only knock Harley in jest and actually like them just don't want one. Couldn't pay me to ride rice.My Pan was someone elses worn out nightmare, I didn't know any better back then and it looked good.

Actual mileage when I was a kid I couldn't tell you I had a mini speedo on my chopper that fell apart in a few months and never put one back on. I do know I rode to New Mexico , Wyoming , The Dakotas . LA (State) , Fl , Canada , Maine , Utah and a few others in less than 2 years and my starting point for each was here in the Poconos. I rode other places too but thats a short list.

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