Bikes, that seen to run forever....all have one thing in common.....
1988 Harley FLHS, 173,000 miles, I don't work on it (except for pitifully simple crap)
2000 BMW K1200LT, 75,000 miles, I don't work on it (not even the simple crap, it's German! Nothing is simple...)
2003 Harley FLHTI 7,000 miles, I ain't gonna work on it because of the two above! (except of pitiful simple crap - after the warranty runs out)
Cars? I do have more kids than will fit in the sidecar (it goes on the '88 Harley)...
1996 Dodge Intrepid, 95,000 miles, I don't work on it,
1997 Dodge mini-van, 96,000 miles, wife won't let me work on it....smart lady....
Why don't I work on them? Well, because of the 1969 Dodge Dart Swinger 340 I worked on, the 1982 Harley FXR that I worked on, the 1961 Studebaker Lark that I worked on, the 1964 VW Bus (the only vehicle that I wished I never sold, no I don't really know why) that I worked on to death.....that all cost me a collective small fortune paying someone to fix my screwups! Lots cheaper if they just wouldn't have had to repair the damage that I did (like the easy outs needed to extract messed up bolts.....)
But at least I have never been stupid enough to buy an +10 year old high mileage Mercedes, not to even mention working on one..... ;-)
Like we say in the BMW Riders Association, one must KNOW YOUR LIMITS.....
Burnsie, just get a hold of some of your favorite intoxicant, get away from the kids and just get f***ed up, before Maurice calls you, and ruins the buzz.
James Allmond
Macon, Ga