How many miles do you have? - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

LayinLo · 04-15-2005, 03:06 PM

How many miles do you have and what are they from.....highway......twisties.....to and from work.......etc?

**inspiron** · 04-15-2005, 03:12 PM

About 3'000 miles (hey, I've only had this one about 9 months, and 5 of those were in the garage). The season is just beginning! My bike has been back on the road for 1 month today, and I've put over 1000 KM on it so far this year! Mostly city streets and highways, some Autobahn, and some twisties. Some commuting, mostly just fun.

dbrown · 04-15-2005, 03:39 PM

Bought the bike used. But my favorites are two lane asphalt country roads.

LayinLo · 04-15-2005, 03:40 PM

I bought mine used in January and I'm doing my second oil change next week.

**Clint** · 04-15-2005, 03:40 PM

I unfortunately can't ride to work, so most of my miles are through town and around the cornfields. I have almost 1000 miles on this year (remember, Minnesota), and hope to hit 5000.

LayinLo · 04-15-2005, 03:42 PM

I bought mine with 4,500 miles and I hope to have 15,000 miles at the end of this year.

sunny · 04-15-2005, 04:16 PM

i got mine second or third hand last april and have put a little over 6000 miles on it. it had only 1200 miles on it when i got it.

i commute, and i ride around. often.

**Louis** · 04-15-2005, 04:22 PM

less than 250, bike's a week old and it's still freezing cold in the morning (imagine at 60mph) so I'm not taking the bike to work yet.

**Trapper** · 04-15-2005, 04:37 PM

To work everyday when there's no snow. Aug 04 - now (Dec -April parked) 2600km - around 1500 miles

St0nkingByte · 04-15-2005, 05:14 PM

How many miles I have or how many miles my bike has? I bought my Marauder (first bike) last fall with 2700 miles on it. I've been riding to work daily since then and I've added about 2500 more. I've done basically zero recreational riding, my bike is a workhorse so far.

In about a week and a half I'll have put more miles on my eight year old bike than the original owner did in the first 7.5 years. I'm hoping to do some day trips during the summer with my riding buddies from work.

YellowJacket · 04-15-2005, 07:20 PM

I've put 6,000 miles on the new Beemer but I only bought it six weeks ago.

My namesake Yellowjacket, S50, has 3,850 miles on it and I 've put alittle over 3,000 miles on my wife's Marauder. Is that a pretty good start on the riding season?

Nexus242 · 04-15-2005, 07:25 PM

Picked up the bike last Aug with approx 3100 miles on it, today I'm right around 10,600.

LayinLo · 04-15-2005, 07:33 PM

Well, I started the thread for dbrown.

dbrown · 04-15-2005, 10:45 PM

Thanks LayinLo. I was curious as to how many were po' boys and how many were rich folks with new bikes.

**87gsxrnut** · 04-15-2005, 10:50 PM

Enough miles to know better.

- Nut

Dave2122 · 04-15-2005, 10:57 PM

Since my bikes are older I have to many miles on them! I recentlysold my 1997 YZF 750 and that had the least amount of miles.......14,199 yikes

The RGV's have anywhere from 16,500 miles to 25,250miles. As many miles as I have put on them, I love them more and more!

Samsonskeg · 04-15-2005, 11:22 PM

500 miles... so far.. the weather has been crappy..

KAOS · 04-15-2005, 11:34 PM

well my bike has over 36,xxx miles on it. when i say over. i mean it reads that but my speedometer cable wasn't hooked up when i bought her. so who knows how many miles are on her!! but i've only put on 180 of those miles. hey, i just got my bike back yesterday from the shop!!!

Gixxerdale · 04-16-2005, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dbrown

Thanks LayinLo. I was curious as to how many were po' boys and how many were rich folks with new bikes.

Guess I'm a po boy since my bike is now 3 years old and has a couple of miles on her.

DrBob · 04-16-2005, 10:14 AM

My 1996 Intruder 800, which I bought new, has 132,000+ miles on it, all on the original motor and trans. It has been on everything from dirt roads to the interstate, and has travelled to 30 states. I have it torn apart right now for rings, bearings, etc, and hope to get another 132,000 out of it once it is put back together.
My 1993 had 7000 miles on it when i bought it in mid October, and it now has 23,200 miles on it. It has been to 10 states in the last 5 months.

View Poll Results: How many miles are on your bike?
Less than 250	6	7.59%
250-500	2	2.53%
500-1,000	6	7.59%
1,000-2,500	14	17.72%
2,500-5,000	12	15.19%
5,000-10,000	17	21.52%
10,000-15,000	10	12.66%
15,000-25,000	5	6.33%
25,000+	6	7.59%
I don't have an odometer....	1	1.27%
Voters: 79. You may not vote on this poll

04-15-2005, 03:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	How many miles do you have? How many miles do you have and what are they from.....highway......twisties.....to and from work.......etc?

04-15-2005, 03:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
inspiron Muscle Biker Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Blue Suzuki GSX 1400 (2003) Location: Canton Basel-Land, Switzerland (47.4493, 7.76536) Posts: 12,073	About 3'000 miles (hey, I've only had this one about 9 months, and 5 of those were in the garage). The season is just beginning! My bike has been back on the road for 1 month today, and I've put over 1000 KM on it so far this year! Mostly city streets and highways, some Autobahn, and some twisties. Some commuting, mostly just fun. __________________ There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity. - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe blog: gsx1400

04-15-2005, 04:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
sunny Leaned over, knee down Joined: Nov 2004 Bike: '97 suzuki savage, '90 honda shadow, '75 kh400, and a broom Location: fort worthless Posts: 4,678	i got mine second or third hand last april and have put a little over 6000 miles on it. it had only 1200 miles on it when i got it. i commute, and i ride around. often. __________________ "blah blah blah, the world revolves around me, blah blah blah, your perception of events can't possibly be valid, blah blah blah, i wasn't there but i know everything about everything, blah blah blah." - 95% of the male population. you WISH this post was brought to you by rum.

04-15-2005, 04:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Louis Administrator Joined: Sep 2003 Bike: SV650S '05 (Blue) Location: Gatineau, QC, Canada Posts: 10,657	less than 250, bike's a week old and it's still freezing cold in the morning (imagine at 60mph) so I'm not taking the bike to work yet. __________________ Louis

04-15-2005, 03:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
dbrown Where Am I ? Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 800 Intruder, BMW R65 Location: NE Texas Posts: 45	Bought the bike used. But my favorites are two lane asphalt country roads.

04-15-2005, 03:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	I bought mine used in January and I'm doing my second oil change next week.

04-15-2005, 03:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	I bought mine with 4,500 miles and I hope to have 15,000 miles at the end of this year.

04-15-2005, 04:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Trapper Dogs Best Friend(admin) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: SOLD Location: Moncton NB Canada Posts: 9,192	To work everyday when there's no snow. Aug 04 - now (Dec -April parked) 2600km - around 1500 miles __________________ PointFlushRetrieve.com - Bird Dog Blog Motorcycle-Journal.com Blog

04-15-2005, 05:14 PM	#10 (permalink)
St0nkingByte Sprocket Pilot Joined: Nov 2004 Bike: 2005 BMW R1200RT Location: Bellevue, WA Posts: 893	How many miles I have or how many miles my bike has? I bought my Marauder (first bike) last fall with 2700 miles on it. I've been riding to work daily since then and I've added about 2500 more. I've done basically zero recreational riding, my bike is a workhorse so far. In about a week and a half I'll have put more miles on my eight year old bike than the original owner did in the first 7.5 years. I'm hoping to do some day trips during the summer with my riding buddies from work.

04-15-2005, 07:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
YellowJacket Ditch Magnet Joined: Nov 2004 Bike: 2005 Boulevard S50 Location: Lower Alabama USA Posts: 187	Pretty Good Start on the Riding Season I've put 6,000 miles on the new Beemer but I only bought it six weeks ago. My namesake Yellowjacket, S50, has 3,850 miles on it and I 've put alittle over 3,000 miles on my wife's Marauder. Is that a pretty good start on the riding season? __________________ 2005 Boulevard S50 - 1998 BMW R1100RT-P Criminals prefer unarmed victims

04-15-2005, 07:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
Nexus242 Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Aug 2004 Bike: yellow and black Location: Wide awake in dreamland... Posts: 1,935	Picked up the bike last Aug with approx 3100 miles on it, today I'm right around 10,600. __________________ The killer in me is the killer in you My love I send this smile over to you...Smashing Pumpkins

04-15-2005, 07:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
LayinLo Flipper ( Don't Ask ) Joined: Jul 2004 Bike: Crunchy 02 GSX-R 750 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,936	Well, I started the thread for dbrown.

04-15-2005, 10:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
dbrown Where Am I ? Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 800 Intruder, BMW R65 Location: NE Texas Posts: 45	Thanks LayinLo. I was curious as to how many were po' boys and how many were rich folks with new bikes.

04-15-2005, 10:50 PM	#15 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,224	Enough miles to know better. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

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04-15-2005, 10:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
Dave2122 Sprocket Pilot Joined: Sep 2004 Bike: Which one of the 9? Location: USA Posts: 887	Since my bikes are older I have to many miles on them! I recentlysold my 1997 YZF 750 and that had the least amount of miles.......14,199 yikes The RGV's have anywhere from 16,500 miles to 25,250miles. As many miles as I have put on them, I love them more and more!

04-15-2005, 11:22 PM	#17 (permalink)
Samsonskeg Clunked into first gear Joined: Oct 2004 Bike: 01 katana Location: New York Posts: 205	500 miles... so far.. the weather has been crappy..

04-15-2005, 11:34 PM	#18 (permalink)
KAOS Third gear and cruising Joined: Dec 2004 Bike: 1994 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R Location: Maine Posts: 451	well my bike has over 36,xxx miles on it. when i say over. i mean it reads that but my speedometer cable wasn't hooked up when i bought her. so who knows how many miles are on her!! but i've only put on 180 of those miles. hey, i just got my bike back yesterday from the shop!!! __________________ "The WORLD is yours..." 1994 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-7R "Play ya cards, go against all odds, Shoot for the moon if you miss, still amongst those stars"

04-16-2005, 10:14 AM	#20 (permalink)
DrBob In The Zone Joined: May 2004 Bike: several Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 2,765	My 1996 Intruder 800, which I bought new, has 132,000+ miles on it, all on the original motor and trans. It has been on everything from dirt roads to the interstate, and has travelled to 30 states. I have it torn apart right now for rings, bearings, etc, and hope to get another 132,000 out of it once it is put back together. My 1993 had 7000 miles on it when i bought it in mid October, and it now has 23,200 miles on it. It has been to 10 states in the last 5 months. __________________ Dream like you'll live forever, live like you'll die tomorrow. You MUST obey the pug dog!

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