How often do you change/trade-in your motorcycle?

[cauk]

I am having a bit of a debate here with some friends (and the wife) about our apparent addiction to changing bikes too often.

We've tried finding some stats online without success. Hence I thought the next best thing is to ask the community and settle the matter

(If you have multiple motorcycles, then select the option when any of the bikes in your collection changes/trades-in)

[Shaft]

You missed an option

"Whenever I feel like it"
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[cauk]

[NJD]

I wish to respond seriously but having read the thread twice I now feel like I've helped towards a University students coursework.

Well played that man.
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[cauk]

[quote="NJD"][color=grey]I wish to respond seriously but having read the thread twice I now feel like I've helped towards a University students coursework.
Well played that man.[/color][/quote]

Ha! Not quite, although I wish. Long time since then.
Not sure BikeChatForums would be valid bibliography

[Shaft]

[cauk]

[Shaft]

[cauk]

[quote="Shaft"]
Correct me if I'm wrong, but your're from across the pond?[/quote]

Nope, I live in UK, but I am Spanish.
Sorry if my writing style is off - Im guessing I said something not quite eloquent.

[Ste]

[Polarbear]

As Shaft said, whenever you want.

I've had bikes for years and bikes for weeks.

Bikes I really thought I'd love, I hated and got rid of smartish. Bikes I bought to tide me over I fell in love with and kept for years.

Explain to a woman it's like her and shoes.
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[ThatDippyTwat]

When I get bored... When it lets me down too often... When it's beyond my ability to fix without a shed/workshop... When I get told I've got too many...

Lots of people have different reasons. Some have many reasons, some just have one. As long as you can afford it (and the associated divorce if you get silly with it) you do you.
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[doggone]

Don't think I ever kept one less than a year, longest would be about nine years.
None of them were exactly worn out.
It's odd how sooner or later something new(er) catches your eye and you start thinking about a change, but often as not end up with something completely different to what started looking at.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

I rarely have a bike for less than a year, I think I average 2-3 years. Longest I owned one was 6 years, shortest was 10 months.
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[UncleFester]

I'll keep it for as long as i enjoy riding it - with only 11k miles on the clock its going to be with me for a while yet.
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[stinkwheel]

I buy one when I convince myself I really want it and I get rid of one when it's knackered, stolen or I'm bored with it. The two things do not necessarily co-incide.

On average I aquire more bikes than I get rid of...
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[redeem ouzzer]

The last bike I bought was nearly 5 years ago. The other 3 were 7, 14 and 16 years ago. When you’ve been riding as long as I have you develop pretty strong views on what you like. I have no intention on ever moving any of the bikes I currently own, I’m pretty much done and have amassed a good supply of spares.
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[pepperami]

I have an affliction in that I really struggle to get rid of bikes.
At one time I had had eight .

Now I have ‘only’ three .
I’m trying to whittle it down to two but can’t decide which one to get rid of next.
I’ve had the Kawasaki about 19 years and the Hyosung since 2011.
I’ve had the Honley for about three years now.

I’m not rich enough to change bikes frequently, and or to stupid to understand that I can’t afford it.
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[chickenstrip]

Closely related to the wealth factor is the fact that I'd rather spend any money I get now riding the bike I have settled on, than on changing it all the time.
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[om15]

Bike preferences change as lifestyle changes, I used to have lower cc bikes for commuting because it was cheap, then bigger bikes for runs out, now retired just need a couple of bikes for enjoyment.
Longest run of bikes was 19 years of Hinkley Triumphs, my last BSA was 9 years, shortest was a Honda 250 which was a couple of weeks.
Current Tracer is 15 months old, and Himalayan is 5 months old, happy with both, but something else always comes along and tempts.
So lots of variables which are always changing mean that you change bikes to meet the need, plus some are a nicer colour than the one you have.
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[stinkwheel]

[chickenstrip]

Aaaanyway, I hope the OP's missus now realises it is a very complex thing, and she can't just dismiss it as "that's too often"
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[Teflon-Mike]

'Some' (as in that woman across the living room!) would probably say, I just DONT change bikes.. I just add to the pile of rust 'collection'.

My Montesa, a 1981 example and last of the pre-Honda models, I have had since February 1986.... is it 2020 yet? So look at the clock and do the maths!!!

In thirty odd years, I have scrapped one bike rendered beyond economical repair by a twit in a triumph; Another stolen... three frigging times! and eventually rendered beyond economical repair by the twokker that took it last... one more was twokked and never seen again; four are 'projects' I probably ought to concede I'll never get around to before I'm dead, now. In all, I have actually only passed on, oooh, let me see, TWO actual working, road-worthy motorcycles to a new owner, in about forty years....

If you have room for them, and nothing else begging the money, what's the problem..... be quiet in the corner there!!!!!
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[steve the grease]

I think you need some additional boxes to tick.
I have 5 bikes , one has been on the road a year, 2 I've had for 6 years, one for 30 and one for about 25, I have no plans to ever sell any of them, but my beneficiaries may feel different.