Who has the highest mileage R2 or X?

just hit 19,000 miles and my WRR is still running strong,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Jason

Mine reached 24,000 miles before I sold it last year. I even filled it up with river water on one occasion and after I changed the oil a couple of times she took me another couple of thousand miles to Magadan without a hiccup! Awesome.

drater checking in, i have 50,316 miles on my 08 WRR. i changed the piston and rings and thats it, for the engine. but i have changed out everything else twice over. i ride more dirt then pavement.

drater wrote:

drater checking in, i have 50,316 miles on my 08 WRR. i changed the piston and rings and thats it, for the engine. but i have changed out everything else twice over. i ride more dirt then pavement.

That's a lot of dirt miles!

25k mi in the two years since bought new. All original except for farkles. One valve adjustment.

drater wrote:

drater checking in, i have 50,316 miles on my 08 WRR. i changed the piston and rings and thats it, for the engine. but i have changed out everything else twice over. i ride more dirt then pavement.

Nice to hear that I can look forward to at least a couple more years out of my 2012.
I have 12000km in one year, and have only done regular scheduled maintenance.

25k mi in the two years since bought new. All original except for farkles. One valve adjustment.


wow! thats alot, right on!

drater wrote:

25k mi in the two years since bought new. All original except for farkles. One valve adjustment.


wow! thats alot, right on!

Thanks! Daily rider to/from work and for weekend riding for about 1.5 of those years. Finally broke down and bought a truck when i needed to dress fancy for a new job.

hi everyone, wanted to check in with some updates on mileage, im at 66,530 miles on my 08 wrr. two cam chains, one piston n rings, one swing arm, new rims, others cracked, seat, alot of handle bars, battery, rectifier. runs like a champ!

drater wrote:

hi everyone, wanted to check in with some updates on mileage, im at 66,530 miles on my 08 wrr.  two cam chains, one piston n rings, one swing arm, new rims, others cracked, seat, alot of handle bars, battery, rectifier.  runs like a champ!

Hello Drater,

That is incredible!!!

Where do you ride that you racked up that kind of mileage???

I am out of Thousand Oaks and have ridden in the hills above Santa Barbara once...do you know if the trail is open that goes to Solvang???

Thanks

right on bro! yes the west camino is open,, i ride divide peak mostly and ortega in ojai. the loop from my house, out and back is about 72 miles, i like to do two laps out there then home is just over a hundred miles, i do it in about three and half hours. there is also a lot of back country that you can ride like, pendola, upper osso, and fig mountain. divide has the best terrain, alot of rocks and some good tec spots.

drater wrote:

right on bro!  yes the west camino is open,,  i ride divide  peak mostly and ortega in ojai.  the loop from my house, out and back is about 72 miles, i like to do two laps out there then home is just over a hundred miles, i do it in about three and half hours. there is also a lot of back country that you can ride like, pendola, upper osso, and fig mountain.  divide has the best terrain, alot of rocks and some good tec spots.

Hello,

The maps I am looking at are sketchy on these trails...could I tag along on one of your rides to learn the trails???

for sure slowrider, i ride during the middle of the week, tuesday and wednesday are my full days off and the rest i work in the afternoons. the best time to go is in the morning around nine oclock. give me a txt when you are able to make it up, im going to ride this week. 805-570-0907

drater wrote:

for sure slowrider, i ride during the middle of the week, tuesday and wednesday  are my full days off and the rest i work in the afternoons. the best time to go is in the morning around nine oclock.  give me a txt when you are able to make it up, im going to ride this week. 805-570-0907

Hello Drater,

Unfortunately I cannot get off during the week.

Do you have the day after thanksgiving off?

Thanks,
Ken

drater wrote:

hi everyone, wanted to check in with some updates on mileage, im at 66,530 miles on my 08 wrr.  two cam chains, one piston n rings, one swing arm, new rims, others cracked, seat, alot of handle bars, battery, rectifier.  runs like a champ!

Good work! Excellent. They must be as tough as they say they are

Certainly I didn't think it was much but mine sits at 15k, with no real farkles and a few good beatings. Only cosmetic things broke/plus a few cracks in the instrument panel that are now sealed up with silicone.

WRX with 29,000 klm of every type of riding, no work done, just oil, oil filters, tyres, chain and sprockets and air filter.

Was at the local dealer yesterday getting some filters and asked about the 40,000klm valve clearance check and a shim kit. He said it's very unlikely I'll need to shim it, but should check as recommended, then buy shims if needed. Does this sound right to those that have already been there?

Heard "Big Dog" was a little over 49K last month. Never heard of one being as high as drater's though...

t205 wrote:

WRX with 29,000 klm.... (dealer) said it's very unlikely I'll need to shim it, but should check as recommended, then buy shims if needed. Does this sound right to those that have already been there?

Mark at "Big Dog Adventures" checked his at 18,200 miles, (roughly same kilometers as yours), and his did need a little tweak. Google his site, and scroll down through his "WR" build/maintenance blog. He has pictures of his experience with re-shimming the valves on his WR250R.

schultzy here from new Zealand, 63,000 km on a 08 wr250r, camchain replaced at 38,000 km

schultzy wrote:

schultzy here from new Zealand, 63,000 km on a 08 wr250r, camchain replaced at 38,000 km

Did it fail, or was it preventative maintenance?
Thank you for the knowledge

you guys are making me laugh, here is some milage to talk about, 08 wr250r bought brand new and i have mostly dirt miles on it, im at 76,000 mi. ha! ha! it makes me laugh that this bike is still running after i have just rode it in the ground. it takes a licking and keeps on ticking.

three swing arms, piston, two camchains, seat, eight pairs of bars, shocks redone many times, new rims others cracked, plastics, three pairs of foot pegs, four shift levers, five chains, i don't know how many sprockets.

im about ready to do another cam chain and may be the piston. maybe i will shoot for 100.000 miles.

thanks, drater.

drater wrote:

you guys are making me laugh...two camchains...im about ready to do another cam chain... maybe i will shoot for 100.000 miles.

thanks, drater.

Still curious, same question; Did your chain(s) fail, or merely replaced as preventative maintenance? If it failed, was there any collateral damage?
Very curious to hear your reply. Heard a lot about your marathon bike

Ziabeam wrote:

schultzy wrote:

schultzy here from new Zealand, 63,000 km on a 08 wr250r, camchain replaced at 38,000 km

Did it fail, or was it preventative maintenance?
Thank you for the knowledge

hey there, it started making a noise in the camchain area, and found the chain worn

I am at 26,000 miles. My build day is 12/07. Just had the first valve adjustment. Wondering when I will need to refresh the piston and rings.....