23,000 miles is something..... How many problems did you encounter on the way?
I spent the 1st year just learning, tightening, re-jetting, and finding the right timing and plug combo... I crapped out a lot of plugs learning that I didn't really need to use the choke!! 4,400 miles.
2nd year of 3,300 miles broke throtle cable broke.. spent rest of year riding and puttering with things like drilling out bazooka for more air and coil change and relocation...
3rd year saw more fid'lin but no brakedowns..6,100 miles, must have been a good year!
4rth year, changed oirg clutch cable at 14,000 miles...didn't brake just very spongey.
1st real brakdown- shifter ratchet spring at 17,000 miles.Didn't get stranded; got home using the aux.shifter AKA neutral finder...... durring all this I had the primary off and found a wobling stator on the alternator... hhhmmmm, I've never siezed or anything, how did the output shaft get bent?? My only thoughts was that it had been that way all along but made me nervous... hard time getting centered.. put back together but decided to remove motor winter of 2006 for a new output shaft by the world renowned "SLAM" Dunkus at Interstate motorcycles.18,211 miles.
http://www.interstatemotorcycles.com/index.htmthis year has been pretty uneventful as well. My car sits all summer so long as it is dry; warmer than 40 degrees, and winds below 15MPH. Regular maint and constant
fettleing is the key I spose. I don't mind wrenching but I only wash it about 3 or 4 times a year... it is NOT a show bike, it is my daily Driver.
- Mike