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The most high mile resistant motorcycle?
is the one with a loving owner who tops up the oil, cleans the filters and checks the valve clearances..

The one with an owner who doesnt rag her from cold or let her overheat. Who greases her bearings and oils her cables. Who polishes her paint and wipes off the flys....

That counts out my bikes then
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My 93' ST1100 ABS has 183,000 miles on it with no engine repairs. It's my 2nd ST1100.
The rear drive pumpkin is showing signs of wear and the steering head bearings needed replacing along with the wheel bearings a while back.

I just got back from a 15,000 mile round trip to Alaska and back to NYC without a hick up. Even with this mileage I am tempted to ride it to Ushuia next year.

Throw this model in the list of LD low maintenance platforms.
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I like the link ,great to compare bike per bike, I had my first BMW years ago in France and bought it used from the police, after 100000 miles done by me I sold it ( and regret it) I had many bikes and agree with the K ( I had one too) but the BMW bikes are far from these (unfortunetly because I own a R1200GS 2005 with 25000 miles problem free), my old bikes KLR650,XR,Tenere.... were more reliable because less complex. I love my GS but I am preparing for a 2up RTW trip starting from the usa>SA>EU>africa>Asia...and will certainly buy a DL1000. I love my gS but there are so many components that they are prone to failure. I was tempted to buy a old bemmer but spending so much time and $ to drive a 20 years old technology didn't make sens to me.
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I like the link ,great to compare bike per bike, I had my first BMW years ago in France and bought it used from the police, after 100000 miles done by me I sold it ( and regret it) I had many bikes and agree with the K ( I had one too) but the BMW bikes are far from these (unfortunetly because I own a R1200GS 2005 with 25000 miles problem free), my old bikes KLR650,XR,Tenere.... were more reliable because less complex. I love my GS but I am preparing for a 2up RTW trip starting from the usa>SA>EU>africa>Asia...and will certainly buy a DL1000. I love my gS but there are so many components that they are prone to failure. I was tempted to buy a old bemmer but spending so much time and $ to drive a 20 years old technology didn't make sens to me.
If you are ever stuck by the roadside and need some impact maintenance, you might be tempted to use a rock. This five million year old technology still works and is affordable.
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The most high mile resistant motorcycle?
Agree with you oldbmw , I went all arround India 2 up this year with a Royal Enfield ,fun ride and old tech, easy to fix ( with a rock ) but I will not enjoy a RTW 2 up with it.
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is the one with a loving owner who tops up the oil, cleans the filters and checks the valve clearances..

The one with an owner who doesnt rag her from cold or let her overheat. Who greases her bearings and oils her cables. Who polishes her paint and wipes off the flys....

That counts out my bikes then
I know bikes from every marque and from every size and every style that have tops 500k (or miles) and it always comes down to what Ted has pointed out.
except for maybe the "polish" part...

259k on my 2000 AT and going awesome... but polished... ahh not so much... unless you consider a regular dirt bath polishing...
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