TriggerT Posted July 17, 2004 Share Posted July 17, 2004 I have seen several threads on here about motorcycles, and as I was enjoying my 65 mile ride into work this morning I was wondering how many miles per year some of the members on the forum put on their motorcycles. Not a shooting related question, but what WTF. As for me, I average about 3200 miles per year. Also, do you ride you bike to shooting matches? I usually don't due to the amount of gear I have to haul with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikW Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 I used to do about 10,000 mi per year on my primary bike and I don't know how much on the others. (I think I had up to a half dozen at any one time.) I only had a 5 mile city commute and I avoided freeways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted July 18, 2004 Author Share Posted July 18, 2004 Living in CA must be nice in that reguard. Here in the Midwest I am lucky to get 6 or 7 months of riding in before it gets to cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted July 18, 2004 Share Posted July 18, 2004 I used to ride about 7500 miles a year on my bicycle, but I guess that's not what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 The last bike (2001 Yamaha FZ1) was about 15k per year... don't have it anymore, though. Damn, Scooter... 3+ TDF's per year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 I used to ride about 7500 miles a year on my bicycle, but I guess that's not what you are looking for. Not what I was after, but DAMN!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Mainus Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Trigger, Just got back from the ICORE match in Michigan today, took the bike, loaded it full and took off. Left saturday at 3pm, returned today at 4pm, @ 450 miles round trip. Chicago sucks, I keep missing my exit for WI. But with the bike the illegal u-turns on the interstate are a breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I was only riding about 150-200 miles per week. It's not that hard since the average ride was 30 miles. Just for comparison, pro riders like Lance Armstrong do about 500-600 per week between training and racing. BTW, my longest ride was 206 miles in one day. It was an organized ride that was 200 miles, but I had to ride to the start line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 I have seen several threads on here about motorcycles, and as I was enjoying my 65 mile ride into work this morning I was wondering how many miles per year some of the members on the forum put on their motorcycles. Not a shooting related question, but what WTF.As for me, I average about 3200 miles per year. Also, do you ride you bike to shooting matches? I usually don't due to the amount of gear I have to haul with me. Here is a good average: my motorcycle just turned 25 (years old) and rolled the odometer to 70,000 miles. That is a shade under 3000 per year. When you are young, you ride more. As you get older, you treasure the creature comforts of your car more. I still us my MC to commute 20 miles a day in decent weather to do my part to save gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 BTW, my longest ride was 206 miles in one day. It was an organized ride that was 200 miles, but I had to ride to the start line. I've done 300 in one day and it really wears you out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriggerT Posted July 19, 2004 Author Share Posted July 19, 2004 If we are talking about single longest day the a motorcycle, I did just over 725 on a rented Gold Wing 1800. Could have done more EASILLY if we hadn't gotten to the last hotel with rooms available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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