Posted by Polar Pilot on December 23, 2002 at 01:32:34:
In Reply to: Indicated Mileage posted by Bill Dodson on December 22, 2002 at 22:07:56:
Bill - if you disconnect the speedometer cable you are loosing both the speedometer and the odometer.
As the Savage is not equipped with a tach - that means a rider would be riding with on traffic around them for a visual check on their speed.
I am pretty doubtful that disconneting the speedometer cable to prevent the odometer from accumulating mileage is happenning -
Reality is as Scorpion suggests - bikes get ridden a lot a first but with time less and less - and for the majority of bikes I find for sale - the seller bought the bike for a lark and now is tired - and we stand to capitalize hugely on thier initial indulgence.
The used bikes you are seeing likely are showing true mileage.
My 1989 has just shy of 20,000 kms now - or only 12,000 miles in 13 year!
Keep the speedometer connected and the eyes down occassionally
Polar Pilot