Motorcycle Life Expectancy ... guess which brand wins over 25 yr trend?

Read the source article.

Study based on bikes produced before 1981 with a starting point of 1992.

How reliable something produced in 1981 was, might not be particularly relevant to how reliable something produced in 2019 is ...

I have a 30 year old Yamaha, and a 31 year old Yamaha that has been a race bike for most of its life, and a 16 year old Kawasaki.

Quote from article: "It is hard to write off a motorcycle when it spends most of its life on its side stand being covered in chrome polish." LOL
 
My Neighbour has a Harley. I see it parked on the road in front of his house every day when leave, actually riding my Honda.
I see it again, [in exactly the same spot] every time I return???????


Maybe that's why?

Yeah, that Harley is on the road.

Parked.
 
When you talk about durability and actually running and remaining on the road vs. just being registered and sitting in a garage somewhere I think Honda has the nod on this.
 
Low rider said:
My Neighbour has a Harley. I see it parked on the road in front of his house every day when leave, actually riding my Honda.
I see it again, [in exactly the same spot] every time I return???????


Maybe that's why?

Yeah, that Harley is on the road.

Parked.
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Lightcycle said:
I've heard that 90% of all Harley Davidsons ever made are still on the road.

The other 10% made it home.
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You guys are really funny . Plus really original .
 
Statistics are pretty funny things, you can pretty much make a graph to prove anything you like.

I wonder what a graph would look like if it charted mileage and TCO over the last 25 years?
 
So sfter 13 years 100% of the motorcycles in the study still exist :unsure: that beats the heck out of the automobile industry.
 
Click on the "source" link and read the entire article :LOL: it's just another make believe motorcycle article written by a car dude that has no clue.
 
so where does it account for number of units sold, little hard to claim life span if one brand sells 10,000 and the other 1000.
 
Trials said:
So sfter 13 years 100% of the motorcycles in the study still exist :unsure: that beats the heck out of the automobile industry.
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As per the article, 43% survive 12 years. The graph charts the survival rate of those 43% starting with year 13.

I wonder at what point I'll have the sole suriving '85 FJ600.
 
Roadghost said:
Highest mileage motorcycle:

recordsetter.com

Most Miles Ridden On A Motorcycle

Dave Zien set this world record with RecordSetter, a video network featuring the best in human achievement.
recordsetter.com recordsetter.com
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Let me give you a heads up: Just because it comes up as the first hit for "highest mileage motorcycle" on Google doesn't make it true.

Because it's not.

There's a Honda that matches it (with 6 less engines along the trip, 9 for the HD and 3 IIRC for the Goldwing) and a BMW with 1.7m on it.
 
You guys are making me want my '84 Magna back.
Once I get extra room in the garage, I might take the trip and pick it up.
 
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PrivatePilot said:
Let me give you a heads up: Just because it comes up as the first hit for "highest mileage motorcycle" on Google doesn't make it true.

Because it's not.

There's a Honda that matches it (with 6 less engines along the trip, 9 for the HD and 3 IIRC for the Goldwing) and a BMW with 1.7m on it.
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Oh, pardon me. It's not the "highest mileage" on a motorcycle. It's most miles driven. Yes, there are motorcycles with more mileage. Feel free to post the links to the ones you found.
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