little question about 1st bikes

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little question about 1st bikes

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how long did you guys/gals keep your first motorcycle for?

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i m m y wrote:how long did you guys/gals keep your first motorcycle for?


1.5 (4600 miles) years and counting.
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#3 Unread post by Thumper »

Year and a half (well, I still have it, but that's when I bought bike #2...) More important than time, I think, is miles accumulated; I only racked up 4,000 on the first bike.

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#4 Unread post by zed »

2 1/2 yrs. so far and no plans for upgrading this year.
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#5 Unread post by Grey Thumper »

A year and two months so far, still don't feel the need to upgrade.
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#6 Unread post by WolfeRules »

Like 6 months but I only jumped up to a 400cc bike after my 250. I put 2000 miles on it and felt comfy riding so I upgraded.
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#7 Unread post by Gadjet »

one year and 28000km on my GS650GL (I4) before I moved up to my KLR650 (650cc single). Went from 67hp to 40hp, but I'm much happier with the KLR
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#8 Unread post by Fast Eddy B »

6 months on a CBR600.

not sure what's next. Versys? It won't be nearly as smooth.

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#9 Unread post by camthepyro »

I had my first bike for about a year. I would have kept it longer, but had to get rid of it for financial reasons.
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#10 Unread post by flynrider »

I kept my first bike for about 5 years, although it was only two years until I bought my second bike. I kept the first one around for riding around town and used the bigger bike for road trips and weekend trips.
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