Updated! Snow and even worse SALT! will be here soon too Spud and I'll be done for this year. Hoping to get a few more hundred in before then though! 60's for the high most of this week, I'll take it!




I'm looking forward to the trip! Many of my relatives are Canadian but not from Newfoundland. I've been through most of Quebec and Ottawa area as well as Vancouver Island so looking forward to seeing more of Canada!

I added a few lower mileage numbers so feel free to add.

I'm about to 4,000...I think about 3,800 last I looked...
I'll continue to ride mine all winter, but won;t be riding as much...mostly just my commute back and forth to work, won't be any long fun rides while it's cold....

I'm over 3000 miles now

Huck, Detours,

Any issues with either of yours?

My friend and I have none with ours. I'm really impressed. Most fun bike I've had in a while and the lowest power of them all go figure!

If you change the engine oil regularly, and keep the valves adjusted, I'm confident these engines will last 100,000 miles, and more. ;)

Spud change at 2k intervals? I actually change all mine at at 2500 or less. Wet clutches are hard on oil!

Did you even have any issues on your Sierra in all those miles?

Yes, I change my engine oil every time the odometer records an even thousand miles. In this manner I don't forget to change the engine oil every 2,000 miles. ;)

Zongshen builds excellent engines. I have only performed routine maintenance on my Zongshen ZS200GY-2, and it now has almost 70,000 miles on the odometer. :)

No real issues, needed a new front rotor when it was new, and had the glass fall out of the left mirror a couple months ago, CSC replaced both items quickly....the motor has been great, and has had no issues.

I've went to the 13 tooth front sprocket, as I ride some rougher routes often, and the better bottom range is much more useful in slow rocky routes.

Wow! it really shows the quality of these engines

Just minor issues for me, and all easily resolved. I'm having a great time on my RX3 and hardly ever ride my Vstrom any more.

• I had the pulsating front brake issue, but CSC sent a new rotor under warranty.
• The front brake reservoir lid leaked a little, so I tightened the screws.
• The left rear turn signal plug came loose, so I plugged it back in.
• The PCV filter assembly was installed upside down at the factory, so I turned it right side up.
• I found a small drip from a radiator hose, so I tightened the hose clamp.
• The radiators weren't completely filled at the factory, so I topped them off.

Except for the brake rotor, these are all minor assembly line issues. And the brake rotor was more annoying than anything. A series of hard stops in a parking lot nearly fixed the pulsing anyway. Mechanically, the bike is sound and a high quality design.

The loose bolts were only on a few maintenance areas. If anything, the frame and engine bolts were over tightened at the factory.

The naysayers don't realize that all Chinese motorcycles are not created equal. ;) Zongshen has had superior quality control for many years, and has a serious commitment to improve it even further. :) My 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra) was manufactured to a higher standard than many other Chinese bikes of that time. In the nine years since then, Zongshen has only continued to improve quality control. :tup:

Now that we have reached the end of the year, any more people hit some milestones?

Danimal I think I remember you saying 4K on yours?

I would think Joe Berk would be approaching 10,000 if not more???? rj

yeah, just over 4300 now. Freaking more normal weather shit coming may slow that progress :grr: