Swisher rides 1 million 5 hundred thousand miles...!

cjack

K Bikes Complex by Choice

• Feb 19, 2010

• #1

I just saw on the BMW Motorrad newsletter that Dave Swisher received the 1, 500,000 mile special award from BMW. They said that's a record...You think?
Congratulations Dave, an amazing amount of miles.

 

PAULBACH

New member

• Feb 19, 2010

• #2

Amazing

 

akbeemer

SURVIVOR

• Feb 19, 2010

• #3

Zounds!!

A fortunate man to have the opportunity to ride so much, and the desire, skill and stamina to take advantage of the opportunity.

Congrats!!

 

Bud

It is what it is.

• Feb 19, 2010

• #4

Wow! Congrats on that accomplishment. Puts him in a very special category indeed.

 

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haughty

Guest

• Feb 19, 2010

• #5

WOW 1,500,000 miles

bunch of numbers there.. I am willing to bet he has probably changed the odometer cables and bikes...LOL

Hard to fathom..


COngratulations on that feat.. I am still working on my 200k mark...I am at 10% of his... lots of times around the world....

 

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Rudyjo

Dale Rudolph

• Feb 19, 2010

• #6

I put 2,300 miles on my bike last year, the first year I have owned a bike in
30 years. Let's see....1,500,000 divided by 2,300, never mind, I won't live
that long.

 

Semper_Fi

Honey Badger

• Feb 19, 2010

• #7

Saw the article too - definately an incredible achievement.

He also got a pretty cool looking trophy

 

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criminaldesign

Guest

• Feb 19, 2010

• #8

very cool. thats definitely alot of riding. how many years?

 

cjack

K Bikes Complex by Choice

• Feb 19, 2010

• #9

Since about 1973...

 

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Paul_F

RK Ryder

• Feb 19, 2010

• #10

1,500,000 miles!!!! How many sets of tires is that?

Congratulations Dave.

 

cjack

K Bikes Complex by Choice

• Feb 19, 2010

• #11

He use to buy a stack of them in the springtime...

 

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Rpbump

Rpbump USN RET CPO

• Feb 19, 2010

• #12

He must have a cast iron butt. Ride Safe

 

Ken F

IBA #44567

• Feb 19, 2010

• #13

I would tend to think more one of Titanium!

Congrats!

 

widebmw

New member

• Feb 19, 2010

• #14

And he rides a funny looking bike.

 

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OUTBACKUFO

Guest

• Feb 21, 2010

• #15

AKBeemer said:

Zounds!!

A fortunate man to have the opportunity to ride so much, and the desire, skill and stamina to take advantage of the opportunity.

Congrats!!

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you would have made old england cringe with you z-word...

 

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JAMESDUNN

Guest

• Feb 21, 2010

• #16

An amazing feat! Congrats Dave.
JD

 

pglaves

#13338

• Feb 21, 2010

• #17

For the curious, those miles were on Airheads and classic K bikes. More on K1100LT bikes than any other model I believe. I don't think any were on models newer than K1100LTs.

 

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advenbob

New member

• Feb 22, 2010

• #18

A couple of years ago, at the White Stag Rally in Beatty Nv., Heidi and I were visiting with Dave and Lyle. Dave said he would not ride more than 500 miles a day. This was at the end of January. We asked him how many miles this month, and it was somewhere around or over 4000. What a guy !!!

bob

 

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chasman

New member

• Feb 22, 2010

• #19

CONGRATULATIONS Dave!!! Here's to the future miles that will bring you smiles.

 

pglaves

#13338

• Feb 23, 2010

• #20

PGlaves said:

For the curious, those miles were on Airheads and classic K bikes. More on K1100LT bikes than any other model I believe. I don't think any were on models newer than K1100LTs.

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I now have real data. Dave's 1.5 million miles were ridden:

509,000 miles on 9 different Airheads

444,000 miles on 3 different K100RTs

547,000 miles on 7 different K1100LTs.

None newer than a 1997 K1100LT