This question comes up frequently on different forums, and I'm always impressed by the number of miles Vulcans owners have put on their bikes: very often 80k, 90k, 100k--most of the time without any major repairs. I've seen no indication whatsoever that there's a pattern of diminishing reliability after 50k miles.Food for thought.... The first 50,000 miles you can expect decent reliability. The next 50K? Unknown. I had no problems the first 32K, several up to 40K, few more to 52K. At that point the writing was on the wall. Since we spend a lot of time on the road, it made no sense to press our luck. We get new bikes every 12-18 months, generally around 50K miles to avoid the unknown. Works for us.
