Tired of hearing, "I've got 20+ years experience"!?

Question

Here's the deal folks.....Many have posted that they have X amount of years riding experience when they answer some motorcycle questions.
Years of riding does count to some degree, but how many miles do you have under your belt to go along with that experience?

Thanks for the answers so far...still waiting for more! BTW...Some folks are taking this the wrong way as usual....it's just a simple question.

Answer 1

OK, I'll bite...

I started riding motorcycles when I was 13 years old, and I'm 58 now, which makes 45 years as a licensed motorcycle rider. Some years I rode many thousands of miles, while other years I hardly rode at all... A couple of years when I didn't own a car, and even a few years when I didn't own a bike, because my 2nd wife didn't like them. Hmmmmm... Maybe that's one of the reasons we're not together any more... Some commuting time, lots of dirt bike time in my younger days, a bit of motorcross racing, even some ice racing on frozen lakes in Michigan and North Dakota, but now mostly long-distance touring with wife #3 on the back, or along-side riding her own motor... I frequently own more than one motorcycle at a time, and ride them all as often as I can. I take pride in the fact that I ride at least once every calendar month, year-around, even when living in Northern Idaho. (I never "winterize" my bikes or put them in storage... just plug in the battery charger when there's snow and ice on the roads) I've wrecked a few bikes, but have only one major surgery so far due to injuries received from a motorcycle accident!

I've never tried to keep track of my miles, but if I had to guess, I'd say that I've probably got more than 250K miles on two wheels over a lifetime of riding.

Answer 2

Well then, I've got 40+ years experience, 8000 miles a year on the roads Unknown how many in the dirt, 12 years of Dirt and Trials biking, Started riding before I could touch the ground on a Honda 65.
Sporty

Answer 3

If you are`tired of reading how many years of experience some body has, then contact Yahoo and have them eliminate the source section of the Yahoo answer. I myself would like to know if the person does know what they are talking about or are they just giving their stupid answers just to get the points. Case in point somebody asked a legitimate question about financial problems meeting their payments and the answer was burn it and collect the insurance. Not only it this illegal and could send the person to jail for insurance fraud, fraud causes all of our insurance to increase also. By the way, I ride everyday I can. I have a electric vest that allows me to ride in the winter when the temperatures are in the 20's. I love to ride and have put many miles of every bike I ever owned.

Answer 4

Yeah, but one could say the same thing about miles, what if one uses a bike for a long commute back and forth to work?
Lots of miles but limited experience, what about types of riding? street only? how about , dirt, ? racing ? or just riding ?
How many bikes? what kind?
These are all items that might contribute to ones 'Being qualified' to take a guess at your question, right?
But you cant expect someone to list all this stuff every time they answer a question.
20+ is just a way of saying ' not a newbee'

Answer 5

I've been riding for nearly 30 years off and on. On average, I put on 6,000-7,000 miles a year. So, with the years that I didn't have a motorcycle, I'd say, overall, I have 150,000. How's that?
I picked up my latest bike 4 weeks ago, and the snow in PA has reduced my riding to about two weeks. I currently have 645 miles on the bike. This year, I plan on going to October Bike week in Daytona, Sturgis in August and Wisconsin for Harley week in September, as well as rides to Thunder in the Valley, the Windber Dog Run and whatever other poker runs I can fit in.

Answer 6

That's a good point Ellwood.I'm not sure how many miles I've put in,Never really thought about it.I know I've put on as many miles as I possibly can.It's kinda like asking me how many miles I've walked in my life time.Thousands and thousands and more thousands....And hope I get to ride lots more.
I do ride mine down to the store to buy a bag of chips once in awhile.But I ride it everywhere else too.I never pass up an oppurtunity to ride.
Have a good day.

Answer 7

Miles? Only 8100 on the 9 month old one.

I never try to say I'm a great rider with lots of experience.
I have to agree with Ride on wholeheartedly. A lot does not necessarily make good.

Answer 8

Let's see...experience eh? Biker since 1969...8 to 10K a year riding. Truck driver averaging 100,000 miles a year for 34 years. Average car mileage...12K a year since 1965. Do the math. Lots of experience here.

Answer 9

I agree with you,many only ride down to the local store for a bag of chips,I for one have 22 years riding and average 65,000 miles a year,never had an accident,been cross country several times and through out canada.Never has my bike been trailerd or towed,always ridden

Answer 10

u could have had a mc license for 20 yrs, but that doesnt mean u've had 20 solid years of saddle time like in a car...specially in the northern states. i was on quite a few group rides and a few runs last season, and i saw quite a few who couldnt keep their feet on the pegs at parking lot speeds...and could barely even turn the scoot at slow speeds.