How Long ...............?

The 11 year Bandit Owner thread and 2WA's "You're probably pushing the record of original ownership too or close to it. " comment got me thinking

A/ What is the longest you've owned a bike for?

B/ What is the longest you've owned a 1 owner bike for (you purchased it new) ?



For me, A/ & B/ are the same answer, 21 years, 2 months, I purchased my VX800 new in Dec 1990 and sold it in Jan 2012 to make way for my Bandit.

Your topic title had me worried for a minute    although it  looks like I come up " short " in any case ...................no where near your 21 years .( around 7 years )

By B1250 was my record at 7yrs.
Most of mine would be 5yrs though and "second bikes" about 3yrs.

Current bandit. October 31st 2007 to present. What's sad is the odometer reads 38000 and the paint looks like it has seen 138000. Other than the paint and fairly low kms it still makes me smile and has been very reliable.  I've been tempted to buy a race bike, but with a family know I'll have no license or hurt myself trying to be the next GP rider. I still wouldn't mind trying racing at some point before I exit this earth, just have to find a historical bike that comes at the right price.

Sorry I lied, will be 11 years of owning the B12 in about 6 months.

I owned a Z1000J Kwaka for 32 years after buying new in 1982.

About 3 yrs it was my previous bike a vz 800 put only around 12 xxx ks on it in that time 
Now got the bandit stickin with the suzuki's

Current 2003 Gen 2.  Will be 12yrs on the 3rd of August this year - 190 000km`s
Bought it on 03/08/2004 with 6600km on the clock, and 11 months old.

A. 10 years for a Yamaha AT1, 125cc.

B. 6 years for current B1250S.

The GSX will be retired sometime after the WA trip. That'll be over 6 years of ownership