To the moon and back

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sanoke

Discussion Starter · Nov 22, 2014 (Edited)

Thought you guys might appreciate this. I just rolled over 110,000 miles on my V-Storm which makes it the third bike I've owned that I have personally put on over 100,000 miles. Got me to wondering how many miles I've ridden on motorcycles over the years so I figured it out. I've owned 16 bikes since I started riding back in 1964 and adding up the miles I've put on them and the few rental bikes I've ridden, comes to a grand total of 523,100 miles, give or take. Since the distance to the moon is about 240,000 mile, that means I've ridden more than the equivalent distance from here to the moon and back. Guess that makes me a biker astronaut.

Happy Trails!
sanoke

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GiveItToMikey

· #2 · Nov 22, 2014

Yikes! 523,100 miles. I guess if I had the cojones to ride during the winter months perhaps I could get at least a one way trip to the moon. I've had a dozen or so cycles since '64 myself but haven't come near that mileage.

Congratulations!

Or as Ralph Kramden use to say to Alice, "Bang, zoom -- you're goin' to the moon!"

BTW: Love them Suzukis.

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vito

· #3 · Nov 22, 2014

Happy trails indeed.

That's pretty amazing to say the least.

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Hondaguy

· #4 · Nov 22, 2014

sanoke said:
Thought you guys might appreciate this. I just rolled over 110,000 miles on my V-Storm which makes it the third bike I've owned that I have personally put on over 100,000 miles. Got me to wondering how many miles I've ridden on motorcycles over the years so I figured it out. I've owned 16 bikes since I started riding back in 1964 and adding up the miles I've put on them and the few rental bikes I've ridden, comes to a grand total of 523,100 miles, give or take. Since the distance to the moon is about 240,000 mile, that means I've ridden more than the equivalent distance from here to the moon and back. Guess that makes me a biker astronaut.

Happy Trails!
sanoke

And I will bet a stack of great photography to go with you have graciously shared with us over the years

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Old Dad

· #5 · Nov 22, 2014 (Edited)

If I can get the vlx to 100,000 I'll be satisfied. That's some accomplishment John

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woodboats

· #6 · Nov 22, 2014

Nice to hear from you!
How are you liking your new Honda??

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Gnarly

· #7 · Nov 22, 2014

Congratulations!
Have ridden some every year since 1967, but my figures wouldn't hold a candle to that.

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jkustomz28

· #8 · Nov 22, 2014

thats a lot of miles thats a big inspiration to ride more. i hope that one day i can have that many miles. thats a ton of miles super cool

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Mark-B

· #9 · Nov 22, 2014

Holy Smokes! ..Where do you commute to? ... Boise? .. I might be racking up half of that in a decade or two.. Well played!

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vzshadow

· #10 · Nov 22, 2014

Well done!

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CrazyDave

· #11 · Nov 22, 2014

Bikers rarely label themselves as such
some even eschew the label
but you sir are a bikers biker
and least in this greybeards old eyes

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sanoke

Discussion Starter · #12 · Nov 22, 2014

woodboats said:
Nice to hear from you!
How are you liking your new Honda??

Love it! Just passed 24,000 miles on it and it still runs like a dream.

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