how many Miles Per Year are you riding?

[klaviator]

I don't mind doing 000's of highway miles to get to twisty miles that I haven't been on before, 25 miles of the same twisty roads gets boring after a while

I do occasionally ride on highways but I can get to thousands of miles of twisty roads without having to spend much time on highways. 

[rdhood]

I put in about 6000-7000 per year. I was on track for 9000+ this year but ran into some surgery that's taking a while to heal.

[klaviator]

I bought my Like exactly three years ago today.

[TBR125]

I'm was riding my Agility 125 14'000 miles per year but sold it to a new rider and now ride a 2013 Suzuki s40 to work. Afraid I have to say good bye to Kymco for a while, until I up and buy a DT300 that is.

[Iahawk]

I'm was riding my Agility 125 14'000 miles per year but sold it to a new rider and now ride a 2013 Suzuki s40 to work. Afraid I have to say good bye to Kymco for a while, until I up and buy a DT300 that is.

With the miles you ride that is probably a smart move. How do you like the Suzuki so far?

[Like50]

I bought my used Like50 in june, did 4900 km with it till now, and now I bought a car recently to help my work. So I guess that next season will be few thousand km max, and that is a pity.

[TBR125]

With the miles you ride that is probably a smart move. How do you like the Suzuki so far?

Well, the 650 single has lets say some personality. The manual requires the head bolts to be torqued every 1,500 or every oil change due to vibration:) I love the simplicity in the old design and am converting it to a scrambler layout as I grew up on dual sports and can't stand not being able to get off the seat when crossing rail tracks or rough spots on the local lumber roads.

[Iahawk]

Well, the 650 single has lets say some personality. The manual requires the head bolts to be torqued every 1,500 or every oil change due to vibration:) I love the simplicity in the old design and am converting it to a scrambler layout as I grew up on dual sports and can't stand not being able to get off the seat when crossing rail tracks or rough spots on the local lumber roads.

I've heard stories of some of those big Suzuki thumpers shaking the bike apart! I totally hear ya on the cruiser riding position and not being able to stand up on the pegs..that can be very hard on the back to absorb all the impacts.

[klaviator]

I added up my mileage for 2021.  First the mileage for each bike I own:

Like 150i - 4836
KLX 250 - 3961
Versys - 3408
Majesty - 3044

Total - 15249

I put slightly more miles on my scooters than my motorcycles but not by that much.  I thought the KLX would come out on top this year but I put over 1000 miles on the Like in Nov and Dec.  So 2021 was better than 2020 but nowhere near my highest mileage year ever.  I can't complain, I had did a lot of really great riding last year and the total mileage doesn't tell the whole story. 

[rjs987]

Ended up the year (2021) with 7212 miles traveled by bike.
I rode the Burgman 650 for 6071 miles.
I rode my Kymco AK 550 for 1141 miles.

[jermwars]

Im riding about 25,000 a year going by the last few months with the new AK.
6500 miles since i got it at about the end of September.
Its crazy how fast they add up.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Im riding about 25,000 a year going by the last few months with the new AK.
6500 miles since i got it at about the end of September.
Its crazy how fast they add up.

Curious here....
68.5 miles every day of the year?
Delivering for Amazon, or?

Stig

[jermwars]

Curious here....
68.5 miles every day of the year?
Delivering for Amazon, or?

Stig

DoorDash

As long as its not raining real hard im out pretty much every day...Aside from the freak ice/hail/snow storm we got last year here in Austin. Never seen hail like that and rarely seen ice like that. Even having grown up in Iowa.

[Stig / Major Tom]

DoorDash

As long as its not raining real hard im out pretty much every day...Aside from the freak ice/hail/snow storm we got last year here in Austin. Never seen hail like that and rarely seen ice like that. Even having grown up in Iowa.

I imagine a 550cc bike is fun - but wouldn't something like a Honda Super Cub C125 be more economical to operate for delivering around town?

Stig

[jermwars]

I imagine a 550cc bike is fun - but wouldn't something like a Honda Super Cub C125 be more economical to operate for delivering around town?

Stig

For sure if i worked the downtown Austin zone more than i do...but i try and cater to the disgustingly wealthy areas a bit up north. Round Rock and Cedar Park. So i end up doing a lot of freeway and tollway miles and you know how liberal texas is when it comes to speed limits!

When i started, i had gotten a 2007 chinese 250 Benzhao Honda Reflex clone and while it did work, it had to work REALLY hard to get the job done and it was actually extremely terrifying. Just wasnt made for those speeds even though it would do them.

Then i switched to the 2007 Yamaha Majesty 400. Made all the difference in the world. Delivered over 50,000 miles on that one.

But yer absolutely right...a smaller bike like that would be ideal for urban delivery. Surprisingly, I've only encountered one other person using a bike for delivery though. Couple nights ago. An enormous old lady on this little tiny scooter! She had my respect instantly.