What is the life expectancy in km/miles of the average crusi

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MOOCH · #1 Unread post by **MOOCH** » Fri May 09, 2008 5:49 pm

I'm curious as to how long a cruiser bike will last if it is well maintained and seasonally riden. Does size matter ? I'v been told a couple different answers now, can anyone advise ? Thanks.

#2 Unread post by **Wrider** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:30 pm

Depends on the cruiser and the riding, style of riding, etc etc etc. If it's regular riding and regular maintenance no reason any of em should last under 80 or 100K miles.
Wrider

Captain Pete · Sat May 10, 2008 1:55 am

Like he said, depends on the rider and his/her riding style and conscientous maintenance. Also depends on the bike. I've seen plenty of BMW's and Goldwings with over 75,000 miles on them that don't leak a drop of oil, and run as good as the day they were bought.

#4 Unread post by **Wrider** » Sat May 10, 2008 6:36 am

Forgot to say, there's a H-D at school, an 80s FL-T Tour Glide. He takes really good care of it, looks showroom perfect, the thing has over 80K miles on it...
Also seen a few Beemers with over 150K on them, a few metric cruisers with over 100K, etc... So if you take good care of them no reason they shouldn't last as long as a car...
Wrider

#5 Unread post by **dr_bar** » Sat May 10, 2008 7:29 am

My Virago 1100 had 138,000 kilometres (that's almost 86,000 miles) on it when I sold it. That bike is still running around town...

My Valk should have a life expectancy of close to 1,000,000 kilometres (621,371 miles) if it's treated well by whomever buys it off of me...

Hmmm... Maybe you could fine tune your question to a specific model of bike...

MOOCH · #6 Unread post by **MOOCH** » Sat May 10, 2008 3:33 pm

Thanks all