How high-milage is YOUR bike?

[sadrik]

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I had 187000km on my VFR800 when it finally blew off another R&R in Germany. I sold it for parts in Eastern Europe and moved on.

Of course, 3 bikes later, I bought another VFR800. Yeah, I probably should have kept that other one. Love the gen5's.

 

[Macs]

Around 74,000 on an '02 VFR800

 

[V-Tom]

V-Tom has a v-strom with around 220k on it.

My 2006 DL650 V-Strom had over 202,000 km when I last rode it and parked it in my hanger in March of 2012. It ran fine at that time. It sits forlornly in my hanger now.
The bike that replaced it, a 2012 DL650 V-Strom had over 139,500 km on it when I sold I end of July this summer.

Neither bike needed any engine work or anything more than minor fiddling as the mileage built. (ie wear and tear items.)

I replace the 2012 DL650 with a 2015 DL1000 V-Strom at the end of July of 2015. It is too early to say anything about durablilty as it only has about 17,500 km on it so far. (Love riding it!)

There is a 2005 V-Strom 650 in Manitoba that has about 300,000 km and a 2003 V-Strom 1000 in the USA that has over 550,000 km on it.

..Tom

 

[yeltoM]

I've got 79,000+ km on an '05 Triumph Thruxton. Haven't even needed to adjust the valves yet.

 

[Matt Rain]

My 2006 DL650 V-Strom had over 202,000 km when I last rode it and parked it in my hanger in March of 2012. It ran fine at that time. It sits forlornly in my hanger now.

Give you 500 bucks for it.

 

[beverage]

I replace the 2012 DL650 with a 2015 DL1000 V-Strom at the end of July of 2015. It is too early to say anything about durablilty as it only has about 17,500 km on it so far. (Love riding it!)

I've been bouncing between getting a new DL650 or a new DL1000. The price difference isn't that much of a leap to put the 1000 out of my reach, but I'm a cheap bastard. With so much seat time, what's your opinion? Is the 1000 worth the extra bones?

 

[black_CG2]

How do you guys rack up so many kms? I did only 128xx kms this season!

 

[Hawk]

Just did an oil/filter change on the Hawk, 126,000 km. The engine has never been touched and runs like a top.

 

[sadrik]

How do you guys rack up so many kms? I did only 128xx kms this season!

Learn to hate your car (assuming you have one), and find every excuse and reason to use your motorcycle for work, for home, for hitting the movie, for getting groceries. You'll hit 30000km/year easy.

In the past 16 months, I've managed to keep my car's usage down to about 900km, while I've enjoyed about 43500km on the motorcycles in the same time period.

 

[fearlessbob]

102,000 km on my 2002 Blackbird. Runs like new!

 

[V-Tom]

Give you 500 bucks for it.

I have a bit of a sentimental attachment to it and I have about $800,000 in it; at least that's roughly the cost of the divorce that was triggered by that bike. (Best money I ever spent in my life!).

..Tom

 

[V-Tom]

How do you guys rack up so many kms? I did only 128xx kms this season!

From sometime in March until sometime in November/December my bike is my main vehicle. I have not driven my car to work since March and expect that I should able to ride another month or two. I have a decent commute (160km round trip if I don't do any side trips) plus my wife has her own bike and we go on bike trips plus weekend rides most weekends.

..Tom

 

[Joe Bass]

Give you 500 bucks for it.

If this works, I'm taking you with me when i buy my next bike.?

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[V-Tom]

I've been bouncing between getting a new DL650 or a new DL1000. The price difference isn't that much of a leap to put the 1000 out of my reach, but I'm a cheap bastard. With so much seat time, what's your opinion? Is the 1000 worth the extra bones?

I loved riding my V-Strom 650's and if it wasn't for my wife telling me to get a new bike I would still be happily running the snot out of my 2012 650. It really is a great bike that does just about every thing well and literally fades away underneath you so that it is just you riding. (Does that make sense?). When riding the V-Strom 650 I just rode wherever and whenever I felt like it and didn't really need to give the bike any consideration. In some ways the 650 is more fun as you will likely fed yourself redlining it routinely just for fun and it isn't so fast doing that so you don't get in legal trouble quite as easily.


The new 1000 (from 2014 model year on) is worth it to me. It has much better brakes, suspension, electronics, traction control and just better in every way apart from using more (super) gas. It can dissapear underneath me as well but often a twist of the throttle or hard braking makes you aware of the bike you are riding beneath you.

The 1000 really is a wonderful bike and I think either is a great bargain.. Which is better for you really depends on what you are looking for in riding.

..Tom

 

[Hardwrkr13]

42,000 on my current 1000. Never had an issue and never burned a drop of oil. Still runs like new and hasn't required any adjustments. Sold my 06 1000 that was similarly mint with over 50,000 on it.

 

[nearace]

20,000 on the klr.

 

[STARSHIP]

55 000 on my 2011 F800r.


Most of the mileage is from trips down to PA, VA, NC etc and all- day rides up north.
Very fussy with maintenance and only use OEM parts, filters and yes even Bmw oil.


Enjoyable and reliable bike.

 

[Macs]

i have a bit of a sentimental attachment to it and i have about $800,000 in it; at least that's roughly the cost of the divorce that was triggered by that bike. (best money i ever spent in my life!).

..tom

#winning

 

[Macs]

How do you guys rack up so many kms? I did only 128xx kms this season!

Get a comfier bike, take longer trips. Also not working full time helps immensely. A few trips down to PA or the dragon will rack up the mileage a lot

 

[cycling]

2012 Diavel. 53000 kms. Loved every minute.

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