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What's the Fewest Miles You've Put on a Bike before You Sold It?

FLrider

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15K on a 2017 R1200RT . I tried everything to get comfortable on that bike. The ergo's weren't good for me at all. The GSA I have is so much better..
 

Mumphy

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5k on a Honda 750 Spirit. Just had to have a warrior road star. Warrior was biggest piece of crap. Broke down 4 times. Last time was on top of a bridge during rush hour. Fun times
 

Shinyribs

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Don't know about miles, I put about 20-30 minutes on a CR250 once.

I think it was a '99? The year that everyone said had the most bottom end. It was set up with a woods pipe and a flywheel weight. Instantly did not like the bike but took another lap around a trail to give myself more time to get used to it.

I liked it even less on the second lap 😁
 

SandRdr

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150 miles on a KTM 640 Adventure. Couldn't feel any difference between riding dirt vs street. Paint shaker is a well earned nick.
 

Simmons1

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0, Bought a barn find 69 Kawi to restore in retirement. Changed my mind and sold it after 8 years for 4 times what I paid for it.

Only bike I have ever made money on.
 

cabanza

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0, Bought a barn find 69 Kawi to restore in retirement. Changed my mind and sold it after 8 years for 4 times what I paid for it.

Only bike I have ever made money on.
Does it mean you make money on a bike if you don't ride it? :lol3
 

Alan F.

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I had a 50cc Honda scooter in the 80s when I was 15, had a lot of fun that year gassing it up with pocket change. Sold it a few years later with about 1100 miles on it. Should have kept it.
 

motocopter

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CB1000R was traded with 1,095 miles. Strange throttle control by the ECU and couldn't make the sitting position work for me--tough on a hip.
 

2whlrcr

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0, Bought a barn find 69 Kawi to restore in retirement. Changed my mind and sold it after 8 years for 4 times what I paid for it.

Only bike I have ever made money on.

I have the same story except with a Ducati Diana and multiplied my investment 25x. Bike I actually rode was a Honda VFR 800. 700 miles, I hated that engine.
 

EuroMoto

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I have about 175 miles on an R80 RT that I'll be putting up for sale soon. Thought I'd ride it more but in 2 years, that's all I've had it out.
 

blue72beetle

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200 miles.
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