I have often been asked, "how many miles do you ride in a year?" I would make a "ball park" guess, but until this year, 2025, I never kept an accurate count. Inspired by fellow blogger Redlegs from Denver, Colorado I decided in December of 2024 I would photograph the odometer on January 1st and again on December 31st.
Visit Redleg's Rides and you will see he does an awesome job of keeping up with his mileage on various rides and vehicles and he compares the miles to the previous year's. He also does a great job with his photographs!
I know in the past I have many years of higher mileage, but compared to the commonly accepted average of 3,000 miles/year I did OK. Considering my last ride of the year was October 20, 2025 (not by choice and not when my last ride for a year is normally taken) I rode a little less than 5/6th of the year.
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| January 1, 2025 odometer on the Indian Pursuit digital screen |
On October 22nd I had "mini aortic valve replacement" surgery to fix a birth defect that was only discovered during my annual checkup. I was surprised since symptoms were not evident. This also leads to a later start on riding in 2026. Weather permitting I can start riding again February.
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| December 31, 2025 on Indian Pursuit odometer/tachometer |
One motorcycle - 2022 Indian Pursuit
Miles ridden in 2025 - 7,477
Nine States - Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, Arkansas, Colorado and Wyoming
It was a good year, rode with a lot of great people, ate at a lot of great local spots, saw a lot of great countryside, had a lot of great laughs and thanks to some great doctors I will ride again, soon. I am a blessed man.
I hope you all have a great 2026 with many miles and smiles. Ride carefully and prayerfully.
