01-07-2021, 09:24 PM
If rust/corrosion has any correlation with mileage: Just for fun I checked our forum stats for 2016-2020 on average annual mileage for those having posted and compared to some Swedish data; the Swedish BMW club (2015, 42 reporting members), an insurance company's customer poll and the average for all registered bikes over 1000cc in traffic:
Average number of miles (km) per year
CB1100: 8600 miles (13800 km)
SWE BMW-club: 8300 miles (13300 km)
SWE Insurance Co: 1800 miles (2900 km)
SWE registered bikes: 1240 miles (1980 km)
Granted, Sweden has a short riding season and comparing these figures is like comparing apples and oranges, but it sort of suggests that our bikes could be spending spend more time on the road than many others. If so, maybe that could be a factor - greater exposure to the elements and so on?
Average number of miles (km) per year
CB1100: 8600 miles (13800 km)
SWE BMW-club: 8300 miles (13300 km)
SWE Insurance Co: 1800 miles (2900 km)
SWE registered bikes: 1240 miles (1980 km)
Granted, Sweden has a short riding season and comparing these figures is like comparing apples and oranges, but it sort of suggests that our bikes could be spending spend more time on the road than many others. If so, maybe that could be a factor - greater exposure to the elements and so on?
