How many miles till the engines dies

[jonathan180iq]

Originally Posted by minieggroll

lol middle aged..... I'm 22..... does that count heh

There are exceptions, of course.

I'm 29 now and got the GZ when I was 24-25..... something like that. I've never owned anything larger than a 250cc and that's an anomaly too. But, as it is, stats don't lie. Most GZ owners are either older, first-time riders, or ladies.

[dentheman]

Does living my second childhood count as a youngster?

[jonathan180iq]

Totally does.

[Water Warrior 2]

:2tup: :2tup:

[mrlmd1]

Where'd you get that? I need one!

[Water Warrior 2]

I have no idea. A gift from Lynda. I'll ask her soonest.

.................................................. .....................time lapse............................................. at the bike show.

[Skunkhome]

Originally Posted by jonathan180iq

There are exceptions, of course.

I'm 29 now and got the GZ when I was 24-25..... something like that. I've never owned anything larger than a 250cc and that's an anomaly too. But, as it is, stats don't lie. Most GZ owners are either older, first-time riders, or ladies.

Funny , my wife asked me a few weeks back in regards to my motorcycle. "Are you going through a midlife crisis?"
I laughed and answered " you're about twenty years late asking that question but thanks for the complement."

[5th_bike]

I once read a "rule of thumb" for motorcycles that said that the number of miles to be expected is about 100 times its displacement in cc. That would make 25,000 miles (all right.... 24,900) miles the reasonable life expectancy for our little GZs.

[Thorag]

I read that rule too, but it seemed too vague for me. On the other hand, I've always been told that 6 cylinder cars last longer then 4 cylinder cars. If there is at least a grain of truth in both, and if the latter rule transfers to motorbikes, I'm really going for a low milage bike.

[Water Warrior 2]

Originally Posted by Thorag

I read that rule too, but it seemed too vague for me. On the other hand, I've always been told that 6 cylinder cars last longer then 4 cylinder cars. If there is at least a grain of truth in both, and if the latter rule transfers to motorbikes, I'm really going for a low milage bike.

That is a vague rule from years gone by. Think of almost any Honda Civic built in the last 20 years and it can easily have 250,000 miles on the odo and still run factory fresh. My 1st Ford Ranger(1996) was a 4 cylinder with over 100,000 miles on it and ran like new with proper maintenance only. I replaced it because I got tired of looking at it.
The GZ could in all likelyhood easily go for 40/50 K with some care and attention and not asking it to do more than it's intended job of hauling your butt around at legal speeds.