Putting on the miles

[marcusorelius]

"If it flies, floats or f**ks, you're better off renting it"
lol

If it does all three you should buy it and sell it on e-bay!

 

[canucklehead-biker]

Once again I'm reminded of aviation... funny how often that happens in relation to the FJR...

A former boss of mine, who is filthy stinking rich and who has many many toys, once gave me a piece of financial advice that comes to mind when I see canucklehards aviation remark.

"If it flies, floats or f**ks, you're better off renting it"

he is a smart man, lol

... he's absolutely right, of course. But who cares? I don't mind being irrational... its kinda fun :yahoo:

 

[playgtar]

All those miles will detract from your FJR's resale value. Selling a high-mileage motorcycle in the U.S. is almost impossible (unless it's a BMW...?) -- there are just too many comparables with very low mileage in the market.
Once, a riding buddy he told me about a guy he met while on tour who professed to be a motorcyclist -- he invited him to ride along to his nearby destination. The guy said: "Nope, sorry, I can't go -- I got my miles in for this year."

I'm going to have to say "Not necessairly true." I just sold a 98 Honda Shadow with 32,500.00 miles on it for 3500.00. But on the other side of the coin, you have to take care of them and say no to a lot of low ball offers.

 

[Road Runner III]

I have never bought a bike with resale in mind, heck I have never sold any of my bikes. I have a 2008 with 17K on her and I agree te bike beckons you to ride. I now ride year round and love it, the more miles the better. I just did a 2,900 mile run to Colorado covering 7 states great ride, must say I like those curves out the in CO. I have been asked by some HD guys to ke them around Lake Michigan, should be interesting on how many miles they can cover in a day (lol)

Born to RIDE!!

 

[ctfjr]

For some reason this motorcycle seems to taunt me to ride more. It just seems to want me to add mileage to that odometer! I'm trying to make it happy but I'm a bit of a wimp so far. I need to plan some longer rides. The 50 mile jaunts to the corner store are just not enough!
I know someone with another brand bike in his garage, and mileage seems to be a bit of an issue. He seems concerned about conserving those miles for special occasions. I also had a friend that bought an older 'vette and it never left his garage.

Personally, I've never given much thought to odometer readings (toys are for playing with), but this bike is challenging me to rack 'em up! :yahoo:

I have long given up trying to meet some else's expectations of what, how, where or how long I ride. I enjoy a spirited ride yet I'm no canyon carver. I really like LD riding though I'll never ride an iron butt. I currently ride an FJR but have given up criticising others' choices. On a nice Sunday I do like to go for a ride - sometimes for an hour, sometimes for 12. I really never thought about how someone else defines my riding.

My last 2 bikes had a combined mileage of over 250K - certainly far less than some, more than others. So what?

If its in ya, "Ride it till the wheels fall off".

 

[YAM TOM]

Just traded in my 07 suzuki bandit on an 09 fjr-1300 . In two summers i put 18,000 miles on it and we have a short riding season snows in michigan in the winter. I buy a bike to ride and dont even think about re-sale value. DONT CARE Riding season comes im gone

 

[YAM TOM]

Just traded in my 07 suzuki bandit on an 09 fjr-1300 . In two summers i put 18,000 miles on it and we have a short riding season snows in michigan in the winter. I buy a bike to ride and dont even think about re-sale value. DONT CARE Riding season comes im gone

 

[blueman]

Talking resale value got me thinking. CASH FOR CLUNKERS for bikes. Socialism in the Auto industry is working "riiiight" why not for motorcycles. I have some friends that own motorcycle shops and they are hurting. Buy a new motorcycle because they get better mileage than most cars and trade in your Crunker car for it. All the green eco freaks should love it. Less carbon foot print.

 

[krashdragon]

Talking resale value got me thinking. CASH FOR CLUNKERS for bikes. Socialism in the Auto industry is working "riiiight" why not for motorcycles. I have some friends that own motorcycle shops and they are hurting. Buy a new motorcycle because they get better mileage than most cars and trade in your Crunker car for it. All the green eco freaks should love it. Less carbon foot print.

won't ever fly...too logical!

Mary