In the US, motorcycles are mostly a recreational activity, so most of them are purchased with disposable income. While I question the premise of this thread (not sure that there's more turnover of this bike than of others), if it's valid, the reasons are probably a little bit of everything that has been mentioned. Mainly, I think, the bike is affordable and rideable and, therefore, accessible to people who are new to the sport. Some of them don't like the sport and sell and some may like the sport, but want to experience different rides. Not better. Just different. I suspect that many, if not most, of you self-righteous, "they have more dollars than sense" posters have owned or rode several different bikes before deciding on the CBR. Why would someone who started on the CBR be stupid for doing the same thing?
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I look at it like this. I have had my 250 for 3 weeks and have 500 miles on it, I love the bike i have even got the bike up to 90 mph I don't plan to sell this bike but I plan to move up to a 600cc after 3 to 4 years of riding this one. The only reason I plan to upgrade is so I can ride my girl on the back and not feel like I'm bigger than the bike BC I can stand at the light and wiggle the bike between my legs like a mountain bike. But as far as speed I'm fine 90 mph was good!
In the US, motorcycles are mostly a recreational activity, so most of them are purchased with disposable income. While I question the premise of this thread (not sure that there's more turnover of this bike than of others), if it's valid, the reasons are probably a little bit of everything that has been mentioned. Mainly, I think, the bike is affordable and rideable and, therefore, accessible to people who are new to the sport. Some of them don't like the sport and sell and some may like the sport, but want to experience different rides. Not better. Just different. I suspect that many, if not most, of you self-righteous, "they have more dollars than sense" posters have owned or rode several different bikes before deciding on the CBR. Why would someone who started on the CBR be stupid for doing the same thing?
I added a secondhand unlicenced damaged stat write-off 250 to the stable yesterday.
Bought it for recreational use and paid cash for it.
We should do a poll on this forum and see how many ppl bought a brand new motorcycle and put it on finance for their first bike eh?
we've seen thousands of them come and go on here.
they used words like 'upgrade' 'moving up' and I want to understand what it means.
^ I agree with the apparent misuse of "upgrade" or "moving up". As a new rider, I do have an interest in seeing how other bikes ride or if some other bike is better suited to my riding needs. I'm planning to take an 1100 mile trip this summer on my CBR and it should be a great way to see if I'm comfortable on the bike for extended trips, in changing (hopefully not too much) weather, and on a wide variety of roads. From what I read here, I will have no issues, but maybe my back will hurt or I'd prefer an easier way to carry luggage or maybe I'd like more wind protection. I don't know. I'll find out as I ride around Lake Michigan. The point is that, if I decided to move to another bike, it could be because I perceive the other bike will be better suited to my needs or that I just want to experience the ride characteristics of a different bike. It has nothing to do with "upgrading" really.
I disagree with the constant degradation of anyone who financed this bike. I have explained MANY times here that financing a purchase of a motorcycle is not automatically a bad thing. It used to be, but with 0.9% interest rates, it made sense to leave my money in my mutual funds earning closer to 10%.
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but I don't understand how someone can have a 3-4 year old bike with 2,000-3,000km on it, as it would mean they only put 1,000km a year or less on it. I have 2 friends like this -- one bought a CBR250RA like I did and put just over 1,000km on it between April - November, and the other bought a Ninja 250R, and maybe put 500km on it in a year...
You must be young. In time you will understand more. Life is about more than just riding motorcycles. Maybe some of us have other cars, multiple other cars, children, maybe even wives or girlfriends, soccer, baseball, football games, to distract us from riding the CBR250.
I am one of those people you can't understand... I've had the CBR250 6 months and still don't have enough miles for the 600 mile service, (I guess that's about 1,000km)
Motorcycling for many people is a weekend hobby like playing golf or tennis. It's fun when you do it, but you don't do it every day.
You must be young. In time you will understand more. Life is about more than just riding motorcycles. Maybe some of us have other cars, multiple other cars, children, maybe even wives or girlfriends, soccer, baseball, football games, to distract us from riding the CBR250.
Agreed, we all have different priorities in life which change over time. 10 years ago I was riding almost every day. My riding group had plans pretty much every night and weekend rides both days. If my group was not doing something, I would strike out on my own.
Then I got married, had a kid, got a house... and sold my bike since I rarely rode. Years passed and now I am in the market for a bike again, a CBR250R obviously, and will likely just commute in to the office on it which only occurs on Mondays, and then just for trips to the grocery store, Target, etc. I missed riding a lot more than I thought I would, and will likely only put about 300 miles per month on her. But versus 0 miles per month without a bike, I will treasure every one of them!
Agreed, we all have different priorities in life which change over time. 10 years ago I was riding almost every day. My riding group had plans pretty much every night and weekend rides both days. If my group was not doing something, I would strike out on my own.
Then I got married, had a kid, got a house... and sold my bike since I rarely rode. Years passed and now I am in the market for a bike again, a CBR250R obviously, and will likely just commute in to the office on it which only occurs on Mondays, and then just for trips to the grocery store, Target, etc. I missed riding a lot more than I thought I would, and will likely only put about 300 miles per month on her. But versus 0 miles per month without a bike, I will treasure every one of them!
Her CBR
My CBR
