How many miles do motorcyles typically last?

Question

Obviously, theres probably a huge range, but in general, how many miles does a bike have on it when it gets to the point to dump it?

Answer 1

most bikes don't get ridden

a bike will last as long as you take care of it no matter what the brand

except for the cheap chinese imports

Answer 2

Harley and BMW would go as high as 100K miles before any major service need to be done.  Although Japanese would go around 30k to 50K miles till you need to past it on to another sucker!  I guessed they tend to get abused and inexpensive to own one compared to the brand above.

Answer 3

I'm logging 52,580 on my 1986 Fazer....

only replaced the rings @ 38k runs as fast & faster then most 600 rockets ;)

Answer 4

100,000 is a pretty common median point

if they are taken care of you can double that, if you beat on them all the time, you can get as little as 1/4 of that...

Answer 5

My family rides Harleys they get about 75k before they need to do any work ,

my honda only has 6 k- and is great

if your take care of it it will take care of you ! and don't overheat it ! ( if its air cooled)

oh and to the harley hater lets see you put 80k on any other brand bike and still sell it for half what you paid !

Answer 6

Harleys= >1mile

Japanese big four <100,000 miles

Answer 7

i'll be looking about 80 miles.

any longer than that then it will be really hard to sell.

Answer 8

Depends on a great many factors. How well the bike is maintained is the biggest factor. What conditions the bike is exposed to during use. Was the bike built at the manufacturer on a Monday, Friday, before a holiday, or after a holiday?

I think most people "dump" or sell their bikes because they are after a larger bike and not high mileage.

Ride Safe

Answer 9

take care of it, and itll go forever.

Answer 10

Look after it and it looks after you.

Answer 11

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Answer 12

i got 60.000 on my honda vt1100 shadow