Average number years you own a bike

[michael1954]

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.

Hi, at 65 and still riding like crazy 3 different bikes, I will probably die with my two Hondas. The Z900RS is so fast, especially now with the Akrapovic Headers and exhaust & K&N air filter, I may sell it out of survival instinct. If I do, I will put it on this forum first to give my fellow CB riders a chance at it. It does draw a lot of attention nowadays. I am putting a "Booster Plug" on it this week or next to smooth out the acceleration curve and gas usage. It is a looker. Will post pixs of all 3 soon.

1969 Suzuki Wolf (new): 3 years
1972 Honda CB175 (used): 10 years
1998 Suzuki VS1400 Intruder (new): 5 years~Totaled it
2003 Kawasaki 1500 Nomad (new): 2 years
2003 Triumph Speedmaster (new): 8 years~~~First Year~Wish I had kept it!
2018 Kawasaki Z900RS (new): riding
2013 Honda CB1100 (used) 2nd year now-riding
2017 Honda CB1100EX (used) 4 months now-riding