The expected longevity of a new bike?

[demographic]

As above ...its the electronics that will kill cars...

My wife had a Merc A series, and it fried it's CPU and went into 'limp home' mode. Allegedly the new CPU had to be programmed by the factory to the specifics for that particular car. And of course the dealer got the VIN Number wrong when they ordered it......................

From what a few people have told me Mercs are known for having a bit of dead technology on them.
Possibly cos they have a lot of technology there in the first place?

Can't say I've been in enough to notice really.

[David]

My point rests yr onor....No modern tech means no modern tech up fux....

[demographic]

My point rests yr onor....No modern tech means no modern tech up fux....

Pretty much the reason I avoid tech I don't feel like I need on vehicles.
It's got to get me to and from work.

Oddly enough I can't wait for lecky vehicles to get a bit more mainstream cos theres less moving parts on them.
Mind Tesla does seem to be taking the piss with that idea cos you can't even use a frigging door handle til it pops out for you.

[David]

By the very nature of life, leccy cars are going to have clever boxes (and depend on them). Its a question of we can so we will.
It gives you modern diesels that will do 135mph and 35 + mpg, all sorts of options/bleepy noises/useful features and fluppin ginormous repair bills as you cannot access the tech.
Can i have a rust free triumph 2500 automatic estate on lpg please.

[demographic]

Can i have a triumph 2500 automatic estate on lpg please.

Maybe but I removed the rust free part to increase the possibility a bit.

[Mr. Dazzle]

My modern 135mph diesel would only do 35mpg if there was something severely wrong with it.

[David]

Can i have a triumph 2500 automatic estate on lpg please.

Maybe but I removed the rust free part to increase the possibility a bit.

They used to be rust free...about a week after they were built.

[David]

My modern 135mph diesel would only do 35mpg if there was something severely wrong with it.

One o them bmeer tings?

Can i get one under a grand?

[Druid]

My modern 135mph diesel would only do 35mpg if there was something severely wrong with it.

One o them bmeer tings?

Can i get one under a grand?

A mate of mine had a BMW 320D as a company car about 10 years ago which averaged 55mpg. You can probably get a 2005/6 E90 for a grand.

[David]

Again the problem is electronics....

[Wossname]

....and cam chains.

[Wossname]

Funny thing tho....cars, which are mainly used as utility vehicles to do a job, left out in the rain and generally neglected apart from an annual oil change, last for years. Bikes, mollycoddled, garaged, dry days only...how many of them do you see in use at 15yo? An example (of 1, yes I know) - my son has an 02 Golf Tdi 130 with 284k miles. It's just needed a cvj boot and anti roll bar bushes for its MOT - carry on, sir. There are thousands of old, high mile VWs, Pugs and others giving great service. Bikes? Comparatively very expensive, but a different story re longevity.

[KungFooBob]

I see quite a few 60k plus bikes on t'bay, especially if you look at BMWs or Goldwings, Pan's, etc...

I think the reason you don't see many super high mileage bikes compared to cars is that they're much more likely to be stolen or written off before they reach mega miles.