I was talking to my cousin recently who mentioned that many people only average around 3000 miles on their bike a year. That seemed really low to me because in less than 3 months I've already put over 3000 miles on my bike and it's my first one.

So how many miles do you ride a year?



Modified by 96 SOHC VTEC at 5:24 PM 8/19/2008

 

About 9500 a year on the GS500.

 

Aprox 8000 miles so far on 7 months. I'll guess I'll easily reach 15k on the rest of the year.

<---- All weather rider, 7 days of a week, only use the cage at weekend nights

 

between 12-15k a year.

 

great topic

 

the first year I had mine I put about 4500 on it, this year I've only put on about 3000, seems like most people don't put that many miles on. School, work, local twisties, and the like.

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I can only take so much rain and wind. You fell good about being tough, but it kind of gets old. Long as you have good gear you stay dry. One of those textile one-pice suits would be great.

 

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I can only take so much rain and wind. You fell good about being tough, but it kind of gets old. Long as you have good gear you stay dry. One of those textile one-pice suits would be great.</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's not about being though lol, it's just that I HATE traffic. Really, I can't stand being trapped in it for too long, I get desperate. So, I'd rather get wet and arrive at my house 1 hour earlier (and have a nice hot bath with a nice hot meal) than go in the cage and be dry, but stuck in traffic.

 

i put myself in the 7-9000 category, but i don't actually know for sure. since march i've done around 5000 between the hawk and the vfr. winter riding is going to cut that down a lot, since i refuse to ride when there is even a hint of ice on the road

 

about 4500 on a SM so thats really like 100,000 on a real bike

 

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It's not about being though lol, it's just that I HATE traffic. Really, I can't stand being trapped in it for too long, I get desperate. So, I'd rather get wet and arrive at my house 1 hour earlier (and have a nice hot bath with a nice hot meal) than go in the cage and be dry, but stuck in traffic.

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Yeah I'd be more willing to if lane splitting (or sharing) was legal, but its not so I couldn't really save any time.

 

when i was riding street, i think i was on pace to do about 10k a year.

now that i'm track only i think 2000 mi, tops

i'm sitting here thinking about my next streetbike though...wondering if i should get a hoolie bike or a sport tourer...

 

seems like every year i ride less and less.. probably putting 1-2k a year lately. as opposed to before i rode every chance i could putting 8-9k, now i just ride at my leisure.

 

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Yeah I'd be more willing to if lane splitting (or sharing) was legal, but its not so I couldn't really save any time.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That really sucks man. It's one of the things I don't know how I would react to if I were ever to live in the US.

Lane sharing is illegal in here, but even the cops on bikes do it, so it's like the Wild Wild West...everyman for himself and no law at all.

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i'm sitting here thinking about my next streetbike though...wondering if i should get a hoolie bike or a sport tourer...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Dualsport or Adventure bike

 

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a dualsport would be fun. not sure about an adventure bike though. i'm not done being teh kewl guy on the fancy british bike cruising around LA, and to do so i need a S3 w/ lots of carbon fiber

 

Sidewalk ridin' on downtown LA = straight gangsta



I've been wanting to get a dualsport once again, and go terrorize the streets and backroads of Caracas. Sidewalks and stairs beware!!!

 

3400 on my cbr this year, 1k on my 650r, 360 on my ruckus, 245 on my cb200.

a little over 5k all together.

 

First bike, only had it a few months and I just hit 4,100 earlier today.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by RotiEatter &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">First bike, only had it a few months and I just hit 4,100 earlier today. </TD></TR></TABLE>congrats sexy! I usually ride on sat+sun but my carbs are messed up and my bikes been sitting for about 8 months I put about 2k miles on it within the first 3 months though

 

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i'm sitting here thinking about my next streetbike though...wondering if i should get a hoolie bike or a sport tourer...</TD></TR></TABLE>

http://forum.svrider.com/showthread.php?t=80288

 

I wish I could ride to work everyday, as opposed to Casual Friday's only (full suit Monday - Thursday).

I ride my bike as much as possible every weekend and sometimes in the morning before work if I feel like it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ...rohit &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">congrats sexy! I usually ride on sat+sun but my carbs are messed up and my bikes been sitting for about 8 months I put about 2k miles on it within the first 3 months though </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks cutie. I ride 7 days a week in all weather. I still deliver, I'm like a mail man.

 

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same with me, although mostly to work and back!

 

I've had my bike for just over a year now and put a little over 3000 on it. Of course here you can't really ride too much from the middle of November untill the end of March. Stupid winter!

 

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Move to california, 365 riding.

 

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Move to california, 365 riding.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I lived in SD about 10 years ago. Didn't care for it too much