That's correct for whatever you own.
Even those small scooters. it's common here to have one when you are 14 or so (so when you can actually drive one, now a stupid and useless license is required, didn't make any difference), and so all the kids have one. I got it a bit later than others, and so when I was on my second year (and I already had small accidents mainly due to the fact I was keeping riding it as if it wasa bike) ready for the big troubles, other started to ride less, other things happened, and I basically didn't ride it for a full year, but every week I was starting it and use it around the area just to keep it in order. I also cleaned the air filter and the spark plug during summer.
Then I started using it again, a lot, and all at once the odometer was around the 20.000 km mark.
I never got a single problem with it, while other friends which where still using it as a kids' bike were having issues since 10.000 km, changing parts (not only for "tuning") and servicing those small bitches.
I just loved my scooter, it was my first one and I was so protective over it I was feeling bad for it rather than for myself after the big accident, or evn for the carbonfiber helmet I got just since a few months and which has been cracked on my head-landing after an "high-side".
It's really up to each of us. There are people able to crack a car putting brakes cleaner in the engine after having put brake fluid instead of oil, and then perhaps your grandfather is still using his old NSU Printz as if it was brand new.
well, that's like driving a car. The difference is that when you don't know what driving means you tend to kill other people, on a bike, only yourself (just yesterday a biker killed a pedestrian riding shotgun in downtown of a near town).Both very true. Especially with the dirt biking thing. A full day on a dirt bike is equivalent to weeks of street riding as far as experience gained is concerned.