How many miles can you get out of the average bike?

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zenman · #1 Unread post by **zenman** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:01 pm

Assuming you buy it new, and you take impeccable care of it. I realize every bike is different, but is there an average. I have a 1987 Toyota pickup (no motorcycle yet) and it's got about 300 k miles on it, and still runs great. Can the comparable be said about a Japanese motorcycle?

#2 Unread post by **Sev** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:13 pm

More often then not they get crashed first.

Shorts · #3 Unread post by **Shorts** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:18 pm

Can the comparable be said about a Japanese motorcycle?

If its kept up and ridden well, sure.

As Sev said, a lot are not. But the potential for longevity is there.

#4 Unread post by **Sev** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:20 pm

Shorts wrote:
Can the comparable be said about a Japanese motorcycle?

If its kept up and ridden well, sure.

As Sev said, a lot are not. But the potential for longevity is there.

Yeah, but this question has been asked four times in the last 2 days...

TR7 · #5 Unread post by **TR7** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:55 pm

Sev wrote:More often then not they get crashed first.

Sad.

MotoF150 · #6 Unread post by **MotoF150** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:24 pm

10,000 miles, thats 2000 miles a year keeping the bike for 5 years, the only people that can afford a bike work for living and have a full time job, so their free time riding a bike is limited so they have no time to add up high mileage. Any bike over 10K miles will have some engine problem issue and can't be trusted, and you have to understand a motorcycle engine revs up to 5 times faster than a car engine and that shortens the life of the engine, think of you driving ur car around at 8000rpm and at 120 mph all day, you know that engine in ur car isn't going to last long. Bikes are not designed to last forever, they are designed as a throw-away bike, they are never cost effective to repair, ur better off to replace it and buy a new one.

Fast Eddy B · Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:12 am

15,371 miles.

Please see www.motorcyclemath.com/averagebikecalc.htm for the numbers I used and the calculation method

DivideOverflow · Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:14 am

MotoF150 wrote:10,000 miles, thats 2000 miles a year keeping the bike for 5 years, the only people that can afford a bike work for living and have a full time job, so their free time riding a bike is limited so they have no time to add up high mileage. Any bike over 10K miles will have some engine problem issue and can't be trusted, and you have to understand a motorcycle engine revs up to 5 times faster than a car engine and that shortens the life of the engine, think of you driving ur car around at 8000rpm and at 120 mph all day, you know that engine in ur car isn't going to last long. Bikes are not designed to last forever, they are designed as a throw-away bike, they are never cost effective to repair, ur better off to replace it and buy a new one.

Stop your lies. Seriously. Tell that to my 79 KZ650 with 30k+ miles, or the VFR that I just sold with 25k+ miles. Tell that to the VFR guys with well over 100k miles, the BMW guys with well over 100k+ miles.

If well maintained, the bike will last a very, very long time.

big_ry_ry · Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:44 am

82 yamaha 650 maxim just sold with 31,889 miles. Engine ran great and I rode 2up a lot, no problems only general maintenance

IBJanky · #10 Unread post by **IBJanky** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:05 am

MotoF150 wrote:10,000 miles, thats 2000 miles a year keeping the bike for 5 years, the only people that can afford a bike work for living and have a full time job, so their free time riding a bike is limited so they have no time to add up high mileage. Any bike over 10K miles will have some engine problem issue and can't be trusted, and you have to understand a motorcycle engine revs up to 5 times faster than a car engine and that shortens the life of the engine, think of you driving ur car around at 8000rpm and at 120 mph all day, you know that engine in ur car isn't going to last long. Bikes are not designed to last forever, they are designed as a throw-away bike, they are never cost effective to repair, ur better off to replace it and buy a new one.

You're a moron if you think a motorcycle is only meant to last 10K miles

At work I ride a Kawasaki KZ1000 police motorcycle which has 75K miles and it runs like a champ