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about 1 year ago
I’m not to surprised. A lot of people by them as status symbols now and keep them in their garage.
about 1 year ago
I guess it really depends how close the rider lives to the bar. Most Harley riders only take their bikes out a couple times a month to ride to the local watering hole. 1,150 seems about right. Might be a little high though.
about 1 year ago
My inlaws have Harleys… It’s not that they do not ride them, it’s that usually they tow them where they are going, then ride them around, then tow them back home. They are a little too old to ride them as much as they really would want.
Plus it seems more people buy Harleys for cruising while those who like to use their bikes on an everyday basis will buy Suzuki’s, Buell’s, BMW’s, etc.
I would guess that the younger generations sway towards the faster crotch rockets, while the older generations sway towards the cruiser type bikes.
about 1 year ago
I would think he’s correct. For the most part, motorcycle riding is seasonal. Most people that can afford a Harley have job’s and family. A 50 mile trip on the weekend is a good ride for a working/family man so to speak.
On the other hand, a hard core biker that rides an older Harley probably spends more time working on his bike that riding it.
There’s an old saying that goes with the hard core Harley rider planning trip. He must find at least one biker with a Jap bike to travel with the other Harley’s so they have at least one reliable cycle that can chase parts for the rest.
about 1 year ago
I always figured the number was closer to 2,000, but I guess I gave all those leather wearing homogenous individuality types too much credit. I’ve also read that a good % of people that buy Harleys buy them as their first bike. And then they go about spouting how Harley is the best thing ever. All while riding 600 miles a year and having never really ridden any other brand. Just more proof that ignorance is bliss.
about 1 year ago
Maximus is correct, there are lots of REAL bikers that actually ride their Harleys, BUT as JackFlash said there seem to be more (at least in my area) that seldom ride them and when they do, it is not on long trips.
about 1 year ago
6,500 on my 06 HD since Aug of 05. Will have close to 10k by Aug of this year.
about 1 year ago
1150 miles a year sounds about right, and NEVER in the rain!!! After all, how long does it take to ride to the nearest gay bar, so they can stand around all day looking cool in their tight leather pants and polish their chrome?
I put more than 1150 miles on my new BMW in the first WEEK that I owned it!
about 1 year ago
14,515 on my 2003 Heritage Softail, didn’t ride much last year either because of engine mod work in progress ( High perf heads, cams, 95 cu. in., high volume oil pump, adjustable pushrods, throttle body and dyno tuning ). Otherwise, I ride every chance I get, even if its around town on the weekend.
I didn’t buy my bike to “preserve” it and sell it. I bought it to ride it and I don’t really give a sh*t who thinks what about my riding habits either. Want to ride ? Ride. Want to stay at home and polish the chrome and drag it in a trailer to the next bike show ? Go ahead. Not me though.
about 1 year ago
it’s the only motorcycle that comes w/ it’s own tool bag. that should tell you why they have no miles on them! so much for american made!
about 1 year ago
I’d say for the average rider that’s about right.People just don’t ride far anymore just locally in town to be seen.The true bikers though probally do put more than 10k they truely love to ride.
about 1 year ago
R.U.B.’S!! More money than sense type of thing 4 them!I rode 4 25 yrs.&my bike was my daily transpo!It was’nt a status symbol 4 me,it was a way of LIFE!!!
about 1 year ago
Sure, why not? This could very well be true for any type of bike, not just harleys.
I’ve never actually calcuated my mileage per year, but that may not be far off for me.
Some reasons why include that it’s not practical (for me) to ride to work. I’d have to deal with helmet hair and toting around work clothes to change into. I don’t always feel like riding after work because I may be pooped. Which only leaves weekends, and there I have to fit rides in between household stuff.
And of course I’m in Wisconsin so the riding season is short. Sure, I could buy all kinds of heated clothing and accessories, but what for? Brrr…..
Damn! My life sucks.
about 1 year ago
My Harley is 30 years old and has only 4000 miles on it.
Reason: I ride my other bikes daily during the summer months. (about 4000- 1000 miles a year)
about 1 year ago
Sounds believeable to me – thats about 6 trips for the bike total, being pushed into the back of a truck and trailered to a ride location, then actually ridden, and only back and forth to a local bar, then back into the truck for the ride home. So yeah, 1150 miles sounds about right.
I do 1300 a month – and thats is I ONLY commute. If I go pleasure riding, I can add about 400 more miles to that in a month.
about 1 year ago
Completely believable. Lots of middle aged, first time riders buy Harley as a status symbol .
I’m amused by the guys who ride to the “biker bar and grill”, then spend the afternoon playing the motorcycle ride arcade game.
I also know someone who rode an old RoadKing from Oralndo to South Texas in under 23 hours. He’d never heard of the Ironbutt Assoc.
about 1 year ago
Oh, I find that completely credible. Riding on I-95 near my hometown, I see plenty of trailer queens and pickup daddies – bikes that still have the little nubbies on the tires. It’s hard to put the miles on when you haul your bike everywhere.
It also explains why so many Harleys require inordinate amounts of shop-time … bikes that are not ridden have a lot of problems – metal parts that seize or corrode because they don’t get run often enough, lubricants that sludge up from age, bolts that loosen just from the daily temperature variations in the garages where they live.
Sure, there are the Harley guys out there who do 15-20K a year. But for every one of them, there’s some doctor/lawyer/injun chief who bought a bike on a whim, and keeps it in his garage to smile at every month or so.
So year, I believe it implicitly. It gibes nicely with my own observations.
Cheers.
about 1 year ago
humm thaats weird.
i put a thousand on mine last weekend, a few thousand on it last september on a new 05.still not above 6,000 yet though.
i ride it to work some when im awake and not still half asleep,so it amounts to days im groogy and just wont step on it yet,but add some more miles to it when i get home usually
about 1 year ago
Well, I think different people ride for different reasons…your hard-core motorcyclist buys SNOW tires for their bike…and an oversuit to match…that’s kind of the leather helmet-and-goggles crowd, there, not too many of them on the roads these days, the longer you spend in the saddle, the higher your odds are of being an unintentional hood ornament on a Peterbilt…hold that pose! LOL
about 1 year ago
That seems about right to me – Ride a Honda – “Wear” a Harley. The vast majority of Harley owners don’t know much about motorcycles (or they wouldn’t have bought one to begin with) They are lawyers and doctors that like to play dress up – I call them “halloweiners” They put on full leathers and drive 10 miles to “bike night” at the local bar. Occasionally they will ride in a poker run. They are also restricted to how far from home they can go because they are always breaking down. We ride pretty much year round out here in California – my GL1200 Goldwing just passed 117,000 miles. Mean time to overhaul for my engine is rated at 250,000 miles – so I still have lots of miles left on it to enjoy. I’ve owned it for 5 years and it had 80,000 on it when I bought it – so I’ve been averaging 7K a year plus. My main expense is tires. All I have had to do to is this year is new brake pads and a oil change. I wouldn’t think twice about planning a 2,000 mile round trrip.
about 1 year ago
Makes sense…it’s not really the kind of bike you’d want to go long distances on unless you are physically pretty rugged and also have a good towing service.
about 1 year ago
Yes
about 1 year ago
Grendle is right, Most all bikes are made to be ridden. The less miles you put on them the more trouble you have. I have an obsession with being on the road the more I ride the more I wanna ride. Come live in Minnnesota. Our 5 months of nasty winter will drive you nuts!
about 1 year ago
My four year old Beamer has over 100,000 miles on it. But I needed a bike I could ride into the ground and not worry to much about what it looked like. I ride not polish
about 1 year ago
What ticks me off is the H-D stickers on cars and trucks. Owners want everyone to know they have an H-D in the garage. Every time I see an H-D sticker on a car or truck I always think “If your bike is so damn cool, why ain’t you riding it?”
about 1 year ago
I wish I could say I disagree and afew years ago I would have said the guy was wrong but no adays I think people(not all) buy them ride them around the block a couple of times and put them in the garage. More of a symbol thing.
about 1 year ago
It’s probably true….I usually put between 2 and 3 thousand miles a year. That’s not any more or less than when I rode a Honda. I live in Ohio so I am pressed to get 6 good months of riding weather. Between work, family, maintaining a home, it is very time consuming…..cuts into my funtime.
about 1 year ago
I think its sad…but true. I personally put about 4-5K per year depending on weather. This year riding has been lousy.
about 1 year ago
NOT TRUE i have had my 883 Custom for 3 months & have put 2500 miles on mine & would be a lot more if the wheather would just cooperate a little more
about 1 year ago
yes that is true for almost all makes of bikes, it is a fad. alot of people buy them, then never ride them. look at your locla papers or ebay there will be dozens of 2004 2003 2002 bikes with only 1000 miles 2000 miles, i seen one that had only 68 miles and was a 2003.
about 1 year ago
Most riders RIDE. They enjoy just being on the open road regardless of what type of bike they ride. I know guys and gals who have Jap cruisers that let them sit or trailer them and do the POSER rides as well as H-D owners. The survey should have been average H-D owners not riders because the Riders do put the miles on its in our BLOOD!! Unfortunately as the story says for every 10K plus rider there are 8 that are just owners who dont ride except to the bar as others have said here. So my point is if ya are gonna ride then get out and RIDE and dont worry about the posers who dont. They dont have any idea what they are missing.
about 1 year ago
We have shows like American Chopper & West Coast choppers to thank. All show & no Go! These yuppies think the status is in owning it. The hell with status… I wanna ride!
about 1 year ago
It is true. Many people buy their Harley as a status. Naturally to feel as if they are bikers they put on loud pipes spend a mint on their fake tattoos and biker costumes. Isn’t the reason to ride to be free and independent, but dress, look and act like everyone else?
I’ve gone to rallies just to see people trailer their bikes in, cruse main street, park just to be seen and not put on 10 miles the whole weekend. Many don’t want to get their gem dirty, scuff their leather or sweat off the fake tat’s.
$ 20,000, leathers and 20 miles don’t make you a biker.
But then again, a Harley and Loud Pipes…it’s all about ego.
about 1 year ago
I think NON-HarleyDavidson owners have more of a boner for Harley Davidson riders than anyone that owns a Harley Davidson.
Have fun and ride. Who cares about what others do.