Not to be argumentative, but those "regular maintenance" costs can add up. My oberservations are based solely on my friend's new R1200 RT.
He's lucky to be getting 6,000 miles on a set of tires. They are toast at that point! Plus, he carries around a quart of oil to top it off as needed. What's up with that?
He loves the bike, but the way we rack up miles I'll stick with my Visions.
