How many miles you ride depends on you, your life situation and what it allows. My first year I picked up my bike in April with my permit, rode until Sept on that. I picked up 6,000 miles. The following year I managed to get in 9,000 miles with quite a bit of crap going on. Last year I picked up a cruiser that had 25,000 miles on it. It now has 43,000 and going. I have missed a lot of riding this year due to my life being very hectic but hell I ride when I can and enjoy it.