02-13-2014, 11:13 AM
Everyone assumes that our bikes will go 100,000+ miles, but how many of us every actually own and ride a bike that long?
If none of us are riding them that much or long, what's the point building them to last?
Chris I can tell you over on the ST 1300 forum they give out a 100,000 mile award for putting that mileage on a single bike. There have been a lot of them handed out. There are also riders who have gone 200,00 and 300,000.
I imagine it's much the same over on the GL forums.
There is a girl called FZ-1girl who has put 200,000 + miles on her 2001 Yamaha FZ-1 with only normal maintenance
http://fz1grl.net/2012/02/200000-mile-fz1/
True most of us never rack up this kind of mileage on a motorcycle because truthfully we don't keep the same bike and ride it long enough. I have a saying " most motorcycles aren't worn out, they're neglected to death"
If none of us are riding them that much or long, what's the point building them to last?
Chris I can tell you over on the ST 1300 forum they give out a 100,000 mile award for putting that mileage on a single bike. There have been a lot of them handed out. There are also riders who have gone 200,00 and 300,000.
I imagine it's much the same over on the GL forums.
There is a girl called FZ-1girl who has put 200,000 + miles on her 2001 Yamaha FZ-1 with only normal maintenance
http://fz1grl.net/2012/02/200000-mile-fz1/
True most of us never rack up this kind of mileage on a motorcycle because truthfully we don't keep the same bike and ride it long enough. I have a saying " most motorcycles aren't worn out, they're neglected to death"