How many km in a year?

**westie** · 9th July 2007, 18:52

Managed to do a thousand ks this week. Would be nice to do that each week for the rest of the year, but I think my knees would hurt too badly

**bull** · 9th July 2007, 22:11

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

I'm single, stupid and obsessed with the things I do! In truth, I'm making up for lost time ... my younger brother and I both started out with motorcycles, but the effect it had on our mum meant I backed off and let my bro go full bore. He's married, settled and got a kid and hasn't been riding for years now (his last 'blade got written off by a careless cager running a red).

Tadaa... my turn now. With a vengeance! There's roads to be ridden, places to see, people to meet, ice cream to slurp, meals to scoff down and views I want to see again, but on two wheels!

I guess only bikers can understand that feeling of wanting to be in the saddle all the time...

Yep its a strong bug and once its bitten you want to ride all the time, i must say im very lucky to get alot of riding time considering my 3 kids and partner being home without me sort of suffer with me gone.

But im always happy to remind my partner that it was her whom said "get a motorbike, itll be cheaper to take to work each day". God bless her LOL

**sunhuntin** · 9th July 2007, 22:11

im about 3000k shy of the big 10. bought the bike last november. [38,000k when bought, now sitting somewhere around 45/46 thou k.]

the virago, theres again been regular runs to palm nth, and almost daily runs to work and back. one run to taupo, and one run to invercargill. not counting 2 or so weeks no speedo [the desert road hates me!]

i put 10,000 on the gn in the year we put up with each other. [not counting the 5 weeks with no speedo!] that was mainly to work and back [bout 20k give or take] and almost weekly trips to palm nth, and regular runs to wellington. one run to paeroa and back.

dunno how many k i put on my first bike before i wrote it off, but im guessing bout 6,000k. maybe more? dunno.

**swbarnett** · 9th July 2007, 23:03

Back in '85 I did 15,000km in 10weeks. Had colleagues averaging near 100,000km/year.

Got to admit I did cheat a bit. Did a short stint as a courier after flunking out of varsity. Good money back then. Just after I stopped faxes became common and the bulk of the bike cargo disappeared.

**zeocen** · 9th July 2007, 23:25

I have an understanding partner who guilt trips me with understanding haha, but truth be told if I had a newer bike that I trusted would not break down (not that mine has, but it has it's 'moments') I'd be on the bike with a pup tent and a wallet full of cash clocking up way too many k's !

**few** · 11th July 2007, 17:31

I've done approx 30,000+ km a year on my poor cbr250 for the last 5yrs -up to 173,000km now. Never had to do anything to it, other than oil and filter every 5000kms, plugs when needed, chain etc oh and lots of tyres

**Tickler** · 13th July 2007, 20:32

I only managed just over 5000 in 3 years on my old bike, mind you i only used it to go back and forth for uni. got the new bike and i always take a very long way home. a friend of mine has nealy done 15000 on his bike in 6months but works on the shore.

**Tickler** · 13th July 2007, 20:34

Originally Posted by few

I've done approx 30,000+ km a year on my poor cbr250 for the last 5yrs -up to 173,000km now. Never had to do anything to it, other than oil and filter every 5000kms, plugs when needed, chain etc oh and lots of tyres

thats a fair amount of riding! just go round the clock to 20 odd km's then sell it for the high price 250's go for.

Goes to show: treat it right, go forever!

**Pancakes** · 14th July 2007, 21:41

20,000k's in 12 months

One look at you.... I've got.... hungry eyes

**jafar** · 14th July 2007, 22:05

27,000k in 11 months & I don't use the bikes for commuting either. I have taken the CB1300 round the south island & been up one side of northland to north cape & back down the other side 2 up as well. Weekend riding & summer evenings is most of it.

**Bullitt** · 14th July 2007, 22:46

I bought my then 11 yo SR250 with 19,000ks on it and sold it 5 years later with 35,000 ks. Was riding most days over that time too, just it was 5ks to work or 7ks to Uni so it took along time to clock up decent ks.

**gw555** · 31st July 2007, 17:18

Well i have managed to clock up a few more ks in the last five days (1700 actually) so speedo now reads 37500 (55 weeks of owning bike) - just realised that means I have done 3300km in three weeks

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