I purchased a 18 last August, but starting out with the mileage was slow. It took me 6 months for the first 1000, mainly impacted by the price. I it the most expensive vehicle I've ever owned. After the 1k it took me about 6 months to put another 4 k on it. In July after the 5k service I have taken longer day trips, which now after the sticker shock has wore off and a new seat (Danny Gray IST solo air) and new bars (Yaffe 12 Monkey bars) the bike is very comfortable for me to ride. I now have almost have 8K on it, that's about 1k a month now. I think the big topic is motivation, I had a 11 Victory Vision and put over 75k on it in 6 years, but an accident and learning the differences (bought a 17 RGS an hour after the accident) between the bikes I have owned has really caused me to get motivated to ride. At some point a decision needs to be made if you are going to look at it or ride it. The bike is going to depreciate no matter what I do, so why not have fun with it.