Why are bikes unable to reach high mileage?

[Bubbs]

I'm not talking about all bikes, but most bikes that I see advertised go to around 50k max and that's it. Are all other bikes rotting away on a scrap yard?

Most cars you buy will get to about 150k miles before eventually giving up the ghost.

What do you consider to be high mileage for a bike ?

and why don't they reach mileage of a car?
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Mince.

The NTV's, CB's and GPZ's will go round the clock a few times I'm sure and lots of others will, they just either don't get used as often or are mistreated Granted, a lot of bikes out there seem to have design flaws which ends their life quite early. Early R6/R1's with their vulnerable gearboxes, zxr400's that munch their top ends eventually, CBR125's tend to eat their gearbox within 30k it seems. Don't forget, bikes are tuned to a higher degree than cars and rev a lot higher. You don't see many Ferrari's or Lambo's out there with high mileage, do you?

My GSXR-1000 is sitting at 45k miles at the moment, still pulls like a train.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Most bikes are good for 100k plus quite easily.

I think more get written off than cars and that could be why.
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[panrider_uk]

Far more cars are produced than bikes.

Cars don't generally get garaged when the weather's isn't nice and sunny.

Cars are more practical for travelling long distances (can't get wife, kids, luggage on a bike).

Mark
(Pan Europeans are just about run-in at 100,000)
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[temeluchus]

Im convinced the motor on my olf FJ1200 would run for all eternity.
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[c_dug]

My extremly badly treated NTV is still on 92,000 miles, still runs fine, just the rest of the bike isnt so good!
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[MaybeGuy]

my VFR400 NC30 (for the brief time i owned it) was on about 76000 miles (uk clocks). had just had the clearances done, but ran better than my srad when it had 20k.
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[Gazz]

Found this a wee while back:

https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/forwood/

560,000 km on a Harley.

[Gazz]

Found this a wee while back:

https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/forwood/

560,000 km on a Harley.

[kitty kat]

I have a Fazer 600, 2001 plate (y) now has over 82000 miles on it, still sounds sweet. I have not done anything to engine apart from giving it new oil when I can afford it.
I am hoping it will run forever as there is nothing out there that I like as much as the MK1 fazer.
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[Robby]

There's nothing stopping a bike from reaching a high mileage, the limiting factor is generally the biker. Also bear in mind the relatively cheapness of bikes, and relative expense of their parts against car parts.

How many people do you know that get issued a company bike to do 30,000 miles a year in?

Still, let the myth perpetuate. Lots of cheap high mileage bikes for me.

[neil.]

My YBR now has 25k on it, mostly put on by me (except the first 600). A couple of people went around the world on YBR's, one of which clocked up 86'900km (about 54k miles). Check out https://www.re-moto.com/statistics.php?lang=eng and scroll down to the 'Motorcycles' section.
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[27cows]

I had a CX500 that'd done 285,000 miles when I got it, full service history to back up the mileage. I took it to just under 300K and it was still going, though it had started to consume oil at a worrying rate.

But in general the higher state of tune and the fact that bikes are designed to rev high and be caned means they generally don't last anywhere near as long as cars.

If you look after an engine, even small ones can last and last (like my current RXS motor, which is still rolling at around the 90,000 mile mark, though I fear the end is probably nigh as it's started making assorted peculiar noises lately ).
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[cyberglass]

i gots an R1 with 60000 on the clock and still going strong.

i think the reason behined bikes not outlasting cars is cars rev to around 7000rpm max bikes rev to over 20000rpm so alot more wear will occur.
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[SlimRick]

My ZZR 600 has just rolled over to 62k miles, still sweet as a nut!!!

https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3225833572_736eecd2f7_b.jpg

[evoboy]

ZX6r is currently on 52k, still runs spot on.
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[Flip]

There are blokes in the XJR club who have done over 100,000 miles and the bikes are still going strong Although I haven't hit 10,000 yet.

[Wilson1234]

Hopefully my YBR will go round the clock :l shame I won't have it that long
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[crazyjoyce]

theres a bloke with an old black blade on one of these forums thats done 120k and it still looks immaculate

[WishayKillie]

My Ducati is on 6500 miles and still going strong
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