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Joe Mc wrote:

dr_bar wrote:Gee, I turned over 120,000kms awhile back...


120,000 kilometers = 74,564.5431 miles

That's pretty high for a bike!

Just hit 16,000 miles on my '78 Hawk.

Think so? Us bikers have been conditioned to accept that 50 000 miles is an acceptable life for a motorcycle. But I disagree. The bikes for the past 25-30 years have been very well designed and built(with the odd exception here and there) and are fully capable of running over 100 000 miles, and running well while doing it. But bikes tend to get abused, neglected or both. Neglete is probably the biggest bike-killer. Poor winter storage, worse spring prep before riding and then little to no maintance until winter storage. It's terrible what some people do to thier bikes and yet they still fire-up and ask for more. It seems like people tend to treat bikes as a disposable toy rather than a real vehicle.

Anyways... sorry for the little rant. I'm better now. For now.....

46,000km (28,583mi) on my '04 FLHT and counting...

I expect 80-100k miles from my small 400-750cc air cooled bikes. Traded 1st CB400 on a CB750 with 6k miles on it but put 80k on the 750. Then a CM400 with 98k miles and a 85 CB650SC went 58k miles followed by my 1st GS500 that now has 80k+ and will gain a few k more the next few winters till it's too rusty to run. Swims in salt water winters around here.

My 02 GS purchased in Sept 03 now has 27k+ miles on it. It broke off the head of an exhaust valve starting it one freezing day late last winter, came from the factory with a valve bucket fit too tight in the head, most unusual. Repaired it and have put 5500 miles on it since the repair. Expect it will go as far as the other GS without further trouble.

Mine just broke 45,000. Only 9k of that is mine, though. Aside from a slight oil leak, no problems. Oh yeah...neutral bulb burned out . My biggest struggle was in the first 1000 miles doing catchup maintenance and replacement of some expendable parts that were on their last legs. You know, tires, plugs, battery, plug wire caps, headlight bulb. And the timing was off, and carbs out of synch...typical PO fiddling, I suspect. Used bikes can be a small hassle until you undo the neglect BuzZz was talking about. Fortunately, The important stuff was not neglected on this one. Hopefully it will last like yours, Jack.

BuzZz wrote:

Joe Mc wrote:

dr_bar wrote:Gee, I turned over 120,000kms awhile back...


120,000 kilometers = 74,564.5431 miles

That's pretty high for a bike!

Just hit 16,000 miles on my '78 Hawk.

Think so? Us bikers have been conditioned to accept that 50 000 miles is an acceptable life for a motorcycle. But I disagree. The bikes for the past 25-30 years have been very well designed and built(with the odd exception here and there) and are fully capable of running over 100 000 miles, and running well while doing it. But bikes tend to get abused, neglected or both. Neglete is probably the biggest bike-killer. Poor winter storage, worse spring prep before riding and then little to no maintance until winter storage. It's terrible what some people do to thier bikes and yet they still fire-up and ask for more. It seems like people tend to treat bikes as a disposable toy rather than a real vehicle.

Anyways... sorry for the little rant. I'm better now. For now.....

I know they can go that far with proper maintenance. I just don't see too many with that amount of miles. I've been looking at alot of late 70's early 80's bikes lately and don't see too many over 50,000 Km, with most around 30,000 Km.

27000 miles on a 97 shadow 1100 :D

I'm just over 53300 Kms / 33000 miles. 35000 kms were added on by me. Although my bike sat for 10 years, I'm back into riding again.

I have just turned 38,000 on my 78 Yamaha XS750. It is running great.


Ron