Hi, soon to be a MSport owner

[Bikeracer1098]

I did 8k on my 98 Fireblade, 11K on my 99 R1, 26k on my K6 GSXR1000, 11k on my Gen 2 RR, 2k on my 1299S that I owned less than a year, 4k on my Gen 4 RR. And 550 miles last October running in my new 24 RR. I only ride between March and October. That's around 60k miles since 2000, non of which was commuting. I could list all the 900's and 1000's I've owned since the 80's but I don't recall how many miles I did on all of those....

That’s an average of 2500 miles per annum over 24 years, so pretty average mileage for a bike that only gets used during summer months

 

[Bikeracer1098]

When I read that people do "500" miles a year, I'm so confused as to why they own a bike.

Some people get more pleasure out of polishing and looking at their bikes rather than riding them. Luckily we are all different. I’ve been looking at original 1995-1997 Fireblades recently. Amazing how many have not been used during the past 10 years abd how many have only covered around 100 miles per year during recent years.

 

[Gillies O'Bryan-Tear]

Yes and it’s different again for vintage/collectors’ bikes of which I have a few though I do ride them all. Quite a few people have more than one bike so the mileage per bike will be lower. Most of us also have cars - some but not all use bikes for commuting, others purely for pleasure and touring: everyone is different!

 

[Bimmer]

It's difficult for some of us to understand low mileage, as for about 15yrs of my early 2 wheeled life, 2 wheels were my only form of transport. I rode everywhere. Ive transported items on my bike that today, you'd think how the **** did i manage that?

Yes there is a small minority of snobs on Ducati's. There's some on GS's too, Harleys etc. Most are not though. Most 2 wheelers are pretty genuine IME. To be fair, my road mileage has decreased as I have a car and a van. I no longer commute, I walk. (I really need the exercise) Life, with a family, also has a habit of curtailing your available road miles. So, I do get it. But what I do not get, is why people think anything less than 40k is high mileage on a bike? I did 40k on my old Katana. Equally on my other older GS750's. The engines were still sweet as. So were the cycle parts. If you maintain a bike normally, it will do incredible miles.

 

[pauly]

I didn't have a car until I was 22, mainly because I was bike mad. I spent most of what I earned buying whatever was the next fastest bike. A Z1B when I was 19, then a couple of Z1R's a couple of CBX 1000's, a GPZ900, a couple of Exups. I don't remember what mileage I did on any of them. But I don't recall 20k+ miles being the kiss of death for any jap bike back then, because they weren't as highly tuned as today. Even recently I think there were less issues on GSX-R1000RR engines than BMW had on the S1000RR. The market decides how mileage affects Ducati values, not me. Not long ago there was a beautiful 1299 S for sale on the Ducati forum. One owner, full Akra, loads of extras, full Ducati history including the big service, it hung around for months at £15k because it had done 20k miles I think. It wouldn't have surprised me if dealers were offering closer to £10k for it, and then taking the Akra off to sell separately for £2k.

 

[Gillies O'Bryan-Tear]

Bet you wish you’d kept the Z1..serious £££ now

 

[Gillies O'Bryan-Tear]

It's difficult for some of us to understand low mileage, as for about 15yrs of my early 2 wheeled life, 2 wheels were my only form of transport. I rode everywhere. Ive transported items on my bike that today, you'd think how the **** did i manage that?

Yes there is a small minority of snobs on Ducati's. There's some on GS's too, Harleys etc. Most are not though. Most 2 wheelers are pretty genuine IME. To be fair, my road mileage has decreased as I have a car and a van. I no longer commute, I walk. (I really need the exercise) Life, with a family, also has a habit of curtailing your available road miles. So, I do get it. But what I do not get, is why people think anything less than 40k is high mileage on a bike? I did 40k on my old Katana. Equally on my other older GS750's. The engines were still sweet as. So were the cycle parts. If you maintain a bike normally, it will do incredible miles.

One thing I’ve always loved about biking is that it’s a level playing field - we all talk to and help each other whatever background we are from. A welcome contrast to the class and other divisions of our society.

 

[pauly]

Bet you wish you’d kept the Z1..serious £££ now

The Z1R's were much nicer bikes, I wouldn't mind another CBX though. One of mine had a 6 into 1 exhaust, I don't think I've heard a better sound since. The ones I should have kept were my 87 3dr Sierra Cosworth, and 78 X pack Escort RS2000 that I had at the same time.