6 Hours and 70 miles is about normal for a novice rider. that would be two tanks of gas and just about done breaking in. 70 hours is not even that much time on a 2009. I am rebuilding by 2008 700 right now and freaked out when I figured I had close to 500 hours on this motor without a rebuild.(4 hours a week x 52 = 208 hours just in practice time a year) Love the 700 its a tank