03-11-2020, 02:57 PM
Sitting hear trying to take my mind off the Corona virus thing--my wife just returned from Costa Rica, has sore throat, chills, slight fever; online doc says no need to test...yet.
I was looking at some 3-4 year old threads and saw lots of usernames that I don't see any more. I wonder if they've moved on from the CB1100. Which made me wonder how long riders own their motorcylces in general.
Question: What's the average number of years you have owned your motorcycles? If you have owned too many to recall, maybe just report on the last 5-7 bikes you've owned. Maybe discard bikes that you bought and then sold immediately after for whatever reason. Indicate bike and whether bought used or new.
My example:
2004 HD Sportster 1200 (new): 8 years
2007 Kawa KLR650 (used): 12 years and counting
2013 Honda CGL125 (new): 4 years
2014 Honda CB1100 (new): 2 years
2017 Honda CB1100 (new): 2 years and counting
Average # of years I own a bike so far: 28 years / 5 bikes = 5.6 years
Outliers: I owned a couple of Yamaha XS650s, but only for a few months, and I owned a Triumph Street Twin for a whole month. Not including these.
I was looking at some 3-4 year old threads and saw lots of usernames that I don't see any more. I wonder if they've moved on from the CB1100. Which made me wonder how long riders own their motorcylces in general.
Question: What's the average number of years you have owned your motorcycles? If you have owned too many to recall, maybe just report on the last 5-7 bikes you've owned. Maybe discard bikes that you bought and then sold immediately after for whatever reason. Indicate bike and whether bought used or new.
My example:
2004 HD Sportster 1200 (new): 8 years
2007 Kawa KLR650 (used): 12 years and counting
2013 Honda CGL125 (new): 4 years
2014 Honda CB1100 (new): 2 years
2017 Honda CB1100 (new): 2 years and counting
Average # of years I own a bike so far: 28 years / 5 bikes = 5.6 years
Outliers: I owned a couple of Yamaha XS650s, but only for a few months, and I owned a Triumph Street Twin for a whole month. Not including these.