Extreme Low Mileage Bikes
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Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Shelby, N.C.
My buddy is the King of Low miles. It's either too hot or too cold. My bikes clean and I don't want to get it dirty.(he pays to get it cleaned). Another buddy gives him HELL about it and jokes about him only riding once a year in the Christmas Parade. He lives in town. Total of 3 miles.
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From: SW FL-Jersey Shore Emigre
After Superstorm Sandy drowned my FXDF, I snapped up a cherry 2011 FXDWG with 540 miles on it from a local dealer. Apparently the previous owner had just traded it in for a Road King....Go Figure!
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Joined: Jun 2011
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From: Mountain Top, Alabama
Lots of folks missed the point by the OP.
It is amazing the bikes out there with EXTREME LOW MILES.
I buzz thru the dealer sometimes and look at the used bikes for sale, a few months ago I saw an '07 loaded and chromed to the max, 2100 miles, absolutely perfect.
Unbelievable.
Someone put a ton of money into an unbelievable chopper, less than 1000 miles, price falls on it each month. It's a dust collector in the corner of the store.
Oh well, these kinds of bikes can be a great value if they have what the buyer is looking for...
It is amazing the bikes out there with EXTREME LOW MILES.
I buzz thru the dealer sometimes and look at the used bikes for sale, a few months ago I saw an '07 loaded and chromed to the max, 2100 miles, absolutely perfect.
Unbelievable.
Someone put a ton of money into an unbelievable chopper, less than 1000 miles, price falls on it each month. It's a dust collector in the corner of the store.
Oh well, these kinds of bikes can be a great value if they have what the buyer is looking for...
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Joined: Mar 2013
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From: newark
I think mileage and then use is dependent on what part of the country you live. In the east and northern states riding season is short and even then limited by bad weather. I spent most my life in the upper mid west. Riding was very sporadic. lots of low mileage bikes around. Now I am in Phoenix, lots of high mileage bikes around. We can ride all year long.
People who buy bikes and sports cars and never use them are saving them for us. Let them take the hit price wise with all the depreciation, then years later we can get them cheap, and like new.
People who buy bikes and sports cars and never use them are saving them for us. Let them take the hit price wise with all the depreciation, then years later we can get them cheap, and like new.
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From: NW Arkansas
I'm gonna guess your posts will diminish in a about 37 days!
Thanks for your service
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From: Edmond Oklahoma
Harley showed a poll a few years ago that showed less than 10 percent of Harley owners put more than 1200 miles on their bikes a year. I forget the exact numbrs, but it's somewhere around there. The vast majority of Harley owners bought their bikes for nostalgia, not performance. That is the reason Harley has resisted a water-cooled engine. If they get away from the nostalgia, they will loose most of their customers.
Beary
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Joined: Jan 2013
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From: Treasure Coast, FL
Totally agree with @beary on this!