How long for?

RS50 - 1 year.
SV650S K3 - 8 months
SV650S K5 - 9 months (current bike)

[STRAMASHER]

Current:

SV650Sk3 Used (3200+miles). 5years in July. 22,500+miles

GSX1400K2 New. 8years in April. 54,000+miles and mint.


Previous:

R reg VTR1000 Used (9000+miles). 3yrs. 36,000+miles

G reg BROS650mkII Used. Ran for 4yrs, kept for a few more dead. 50,000+miles

92 Diversion New. 3yrs, 50,000+miles

H reg KDX125SR. Used (Demo miles).1year+ 12,000+miles


Chop and change every other hour what I'll get "next." But ultimately I share a similar view to you of your Sprint, DT.

Was saving to throw a grand at shocks for the GSX and that would mean I would constrain myself to another in a year or so and put 1k into the engine (hot cams)..........but got itchy feat and blew the savings on a ferry and trip to Spain. Ah weel.

[ophic]

Bought my SV new in Jan 2004, so it's now 6 years old. Not owned or ridden much else since, apart from the odd cruise on my gf's er... cruiser.

About 28000 miles on it now. The last few services have been done by me, and it hasn't fallen apart or anything!

RS125 1 year
SV650 2 years
CBR600RR 5 years
R1 probably keep that for 3 years

Derbi GPR50R - 9 months spent alot of time pushing it as it didnt like rain :@
250 Bandit 16 months basically because i cant afford to replace it and the insurance on its cheap as dirt

Had 2 bikes in my first year of riding (on the road that is), that I only kept for a few months. Had the SV for just over a year, and I've had my ZZR for just over 2 years - so about 20K on that. my ZX7 I've had for just over a year but only put about 2K on it as most of that time I was rebuilding it. The Dullville I've had for 7-8 months but I only started riding it in November so another 3k on that. I think I tend to change my "fun" bike more often than "work horse" bikes, and the ZZR I'm intending to keep as a tourer as I've spent a lot of time gettin it how I want it.

[tigersaw]

Buy them new, ride them a few times then sell them at half price.

Nearly contacted you for the "For sale notice" then i saw what it was.i thought it said
2006 immaculate ERF with 4000miles

about 3 bikes per year'..i do alot of miles..im on 50+ bikes now in 25 yrs

[mattSV]

SV650 4 years
SV1000 5 years
Sprint ST1050 1 year so far

Reckon I'll keep the Sprint at least another 3/4 years until I get bored with it and fancy something else.