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12758
My name is kevin and after much thought and research I have decided to purchase a Thunderbird Sport. I have located a low mileage '04 in Tangerine and Black....
Kevin Becker
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Jul 1, 2008
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12759
Please let me know how many miles you have on your TBS. I'm buying one and I want to know what the average rider rides....
Kevin Becker
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Jul 1, 2008
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12760
THANKS DENNY! I ended up ordering everything from that vendor! Looking forward to getting some new rubber on the bike and breathing some new life into it's...
tbsbiker2
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Jul 1, 2008
3:04 pm
12761
Aloha Kevin and welcome to the group. Gary 98 Thunderbird Sport 00 Tiger 07 Mini Cooper S 85 Ron Cooper (push bike) Oahu, Hawaii [Non-text portions of this...
Gary L. Gavin
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Jul 1, 2008
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12762
I don't think I'm an average rider. I have 96k miles on my 98 TBS that I purchased in May of 98. On top of that my 2k Tiger has 86k miles on it. Gary 98...
Gary L. Gavin
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Jul 1, 2008
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12763
I have the Morgan Carbtune http://tinyurl.com/6n3tw5 and it's very easy to use. Works with both carb and fi engines. Gary 98 Thunderbird Sport 00 Tiger 07...
Gary L. Gavin
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Jul 1, 2008
3:20 pm
12764
About 60k miles - although I know plenty on the list have much more. They are built incredibly well. I overhauled my '98 bike this year as the suspension and...
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Jul 1, 2008
3:22 pm
12765
FYI tangerine and black is an '03'. '04' are black with yellow. ... to purchase a ... Black. I am planning ... thought I'd say hello. ... CB750, '98 Honda...
tntremaine
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Jul 1, 2008
4:52 pm
12766
Gary, Thanks for the Aloha and THANKS for the mileage news! That's great! As you can tell from my past bike list, I've almost always been a Honda guy. I...
kevinbecker@...
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Jul 1, 2008
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12767
THANKS for the mileage news! That's great! As you can tell from my past bike list, I've almost always been a Honda guy. I haven't read anything terrible...
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Jul 1, 2008
5:01 pm
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Thanks and you are correct! I mis-typed the year. It is a '03 TBS. I had gone a lunch today and test rode a '05 Sprint. Very nice bike, but not really my...
Kevin Becker
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Jul 1, 2008
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12769
Hi Kevin, The same engine in a Trident went 400,000 MILES without lifting the head, ridden by a London, England, motorcycle courier. They are not the most ...
Richard Fenner
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Jul 1, 2008
5:16 pm
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45k Todd '98 tbs ... "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are ...
Todd Luchette
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Jul 1, 2008
5:54 pm
12771
Welcome to the group, Kevin....
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Jul 1, 2008
11:36 pm
12772
... '00 has 23K miles '99 has 21K miles...
petermholmes
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Jul 1, 2008
11:36 pm
12773
Hi all, I am selling my 98 TBS with no modifications and right at 5,000 miles. It has new Avon tires with under 100 miles on them. Please email me for...
jasonj_j
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Jul 1, 2008
11:40 pm
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Hi all, I am selling my 98 TBS with no modifications and right at 5,000 miles. It has new Avon tires with under 100 miles on them. Please email me for...
jasonj_j
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Jul 1, 2008
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Welcom Kevin. '99 19K ... -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/noisecollusion http://www.whitehorseinn.org/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Matthew Robinson
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Jul 1, 2008
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12776
38K Keith 98TBS ... From: Todd Luchette <luchette@...> ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jul 4, 2008
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12777
the backwheel becomes very heavy when youre trying to hold it in place without the spacers falling out whilst atempting to insert the spindle! i put a couple...
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Jul 7, 2008
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12778
I use a variation on wood blocks, adding a long one to form a ramp. It can be used as a lever to line up all the holes. Gary 98 Thunderbird Sport 00 Tiger 07...
Gary L. Gavin
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Jul 7, 2008
6:46 pm
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"how many miles you have on your TBS. " I'm at 46,000mi. Still going strong. Motor doesn't idle as prettily as the wife's Legend (with 14k) but runs nicely....
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Jul 8, 2008
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12780
200,000 miles is about 1666 trips around the island. I basically ride all year round instead of using a 4 wheel vehicle. I refueled my Jeep 03/15/2008. I...
Gary L. Gavin
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Jul 8, 2008
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12781
when the bike was new, I had the dealer install the 18 tooth drive sprocket and I get about 55+mpg at 60-65 mph hiway cruise--maybe 45 if I play under 100mph. ...
Guy
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Jul 8, 2008
11:16 pm
12782
I have monitored mine on a long run & a short run... 58 MPG... 1998 TBS with 22,000 miles on the clock     In the UK.     http://www.mildhogs.8m.com     ...
Cub Bitz
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Jul 9, 2008
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12783
Your miles are the same as ours but your gallons are a bit bigger. My guess you are getting about 46 miles per one of our gallons of liquid gold. My '95...
jim Bousman
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Jul 9, 2008
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12784
Hello to all: I have owned a 1998 Thunderbird Sport since summer of 2002. Just rolled over 100,000 km last week. Pretty much stock setup with little tweaks....
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Jul 10, 2008
4:08 pm
12785
Aloha Skeeter and welcome to the group. I'm at 97ish thousand miles on my 98. The T-3 engines have had a little burp in them at around the rpm you mention....
Gary L. Gavin
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Jul 10, 2008
4:37 pm
12786
Rich running can be the by product of the needle moving side to side in the jet causing the jet to be larger. Sid ... Aloha Skeeter and welcome to the group. ...
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Jul 10, 2008
4:59 pm
12787
Hi There Skeeter, welcome. I think that 3500 RPM is right where the transition from pilot to main jet occurs. Maybe your float height setting is a little low? ...
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Jul 10, 2008
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