New Bike :)

Engineer said:
2005 bike 5 years and 45,000 miles
2010 bike 3 years and 29,000 miles
2013 bike 2 years and 22,600 miles

I could probably have kept them for 100,000miles each with normal servicing and a bit of maintenance, but fancied a change and I don't have a car so why not have a new bike?

2015 bike, we shall see, but guess 2 years and 22,000 miles - if I am still gainfully employed in 2 years and still fit enough at 60 to ride then I will have another :)
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Yep I can see the pattern, the newer the bike the less time you keep or use it.
 
cusi said:
Yep I can see the pattern, the newer the bike the less time you keep or use it.
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Your maffs is poor the yearly mileage is increasing with the newer bikes :)
 
Engineer said:
2005 bike 5 years and 45,000 miles
2010 bike 3 years and 29,000 miles
2013 bike 2 years and 22,600 miles

I could probably have kept them for 100,000miles each with normal servicing and a bit of maintenance, but fancied a change and I don't have a car so why not have a new bike?

2015 bike, we shall see, but guess 2 years and 22,000 miles - if I am still gainfully employed in 2 years and still fit enough at 60 to ride then I will have another :)
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Fairy enough if you don't have a car...
 
Engineer said:
Your maffs is poor the yearly mileage is increasing with the newer bikes :)
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Good point, well presented. Math never my strong point. Should have read the newer the bike the less time you keep it, think I'm safe with that.
 
cusi said:
Good point, well presented. Math never my strong point. Should have read the newer the bike the less time you keep it, think I'm safe with that.
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You are safe with that :) who knows what the future will bring, might never have another bike after this one??? We go on a European trip most years with a friend from Glasgow, he is 73 this year, I think? he is still more than a bit tasty on his Honda Blackbird so hopefully, with a bit of luck I still have a few years to go before I am forced to give up motorcycling :)
 
Engineer said:
You are safe with that :) who knows what the future will bring, might never have another bike after this one??? We go on a European trip most years with a friend from Glasgow, he is 73 this year, I think? he is still more than a bit tasty on his Honda Blackbird so hopefully, with a bit of luck I still have a few years to go before I am forced to give up motorcycling :)
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I think cusi may be a troll :augie
 
The Nutty GSER said:
Nice bike.:thumb

You knew you'd get some flack though!:comfort:D
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You got to give him some brownie points, he replies in a professional manner and deffo not abusive as per some of the replies to his posts !

The world would be a boring place without the engineers of such forums.
 
DING-DONG said:
You got to give him some brownie points, he replies in a professional manner and deffo not abusive as per some of the replies to his posts !

The world would be a boring place without the engineers of such forums.
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I doth my cap to the engineer!
 
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