Why did you ditch the last bike?

[Whosthedaddy]

What reasons did you have for getting rid of the last bike?

Mines always been due to mechanical failure or a combination of catastrophic events that mean the final straw. I would like to say that they were traded in for a newer, faster, racier model but no.

[ms51ves3]

Because I needed (wanted) the money, now I wish I still had it

[Charlie]

Because I wanted to upgrade to 33bhp, not sure I will sell this one when my restriction ends, might just de-restrict it and buy an off-roader, not sure..
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Past: Honda x8rs, Honda City fly, Honda Hornet 250, Honda VFR750, Yamaha xt600e.
Current: Honda CBR929RR & Yamaha XT660Z Tenere

[craigs23]

Fancied a new one, catered for my uses better too.

[Barry_M2]

The 916 went last week after 11 months of ownership as I want to try another bike on the track next year


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ZXR750R (M2) - For the road.
CBR1000 RR4 - For the track.
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[Moonie]

IT died for about the 20th time and I no longer had the will power or need to bring it back to life again.
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[Villers]

My 636 was fantastic, very fast, very agile, very confident, very planted and made me feel like a riding god. For the first ten minutes at lleast, then it turned into some kind of medieval torture device that shoved a razor blade up my arse, broke my wrists, contorted my back and made my ears bleed.

Hence the busa, nice and quick, nice and comfy and can be ridden sanely without feeling like your doing the bike an injustice

Bike previous to the 636 was a Sv650, guess why I got rid of that
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RS125 > CBR6 > SV650S > ZX636R > GSX1300RZ Hayabusa > 06 RSVR Mille > SV1000S > Street Triple 765 RS

[Blau Zedong]

I sold my RD350B (the one bike I said I'd never sell) because the YR5 project was gathering momentum (and the two bikes share probably 80% of parts- but the course of the YR5's conception had lead to me building something that was a bit indervidjewel to fiddle with), I had just bought my GSXR so space was at a premium, I still have my X5 to restore.....oh and a mate waved 1200 quid under my nose. Can't cry too much though, it shat a piston for no reason the other week
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[Reppyboyo]

Previous bike was a Speed Four, moved up to Speed Triple.

I simply didnt ride the bike to do it justice, it came into its own at 80+ speeds but I rarely went above that.
Plus I wanted something with torque.

[Mudskipper]

The CB died of illness

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=156393
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[NSR Mick]

Because it was a 4 stroke.
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[Ant]

because i felt like a change! Alough saying that i do miss my 954blade, would have another one
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[Bendy]

Needed the space for the new one. I'd have kept it if that hadn't been the case.

[Kickstart]

Hi

Last bike I sold was the XJ600 Divvy. Sold it because I found it totally boring to ride for the journies I used it for, and the journies it was good at (long motorway runs) I did very few of.

All the best

Keith
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[gmanxiii]

because i broke'd it
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VFR400NC30 > ZZR600 > CBR600FX > CBR1000rr

[SlimRick]

Divorce

[The Shaggy D.A.]

Because I needed something that would handle a daily motorway commute. Now that I don't have that commute any more, I'd like to swap back...
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Previously : CB100N > CB250RS > XJ900F > GT550 > GPZ750R/1000RX > AJS M16 > R100RT > Bullet 500 > CB500 > LS650P > Bullet Electra X & YBR125 > Bullet 350 "Superstar" & YBR125 Custom > Royal Enfield Classic 500 Despatch Limited Edition (28 of 200) & CB Two-Fifty Nighthawk > ER5

[Finglonga]

Because it was stupid fast in a straight line but handled like a narrow boat! (ZRX1100 BTW)
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[kitty kat]

GPZ 500, broken, extremely rusted, in process of being stripped down, then someone fortunately nicked it without cylinder head, tank, seat and a few other important bits
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[_Will_]

Sportier, more power.
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[The Tot]

I sold it cos it ran out of spares - note to self, you should have NEVER bought a ZXR250! Mind you, it reved to 18k and handled like it was on rails so no wonder i took it.
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[hellkat]

Mine's got a hole in the frame and wont pass another MOT
So we're usin' it for parts for Andy's new(er) XJ instead
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[MarJay]

I sold my blade cos it was too much for me. I want a bike I can have fun on, not spend my time worrying if too much throttle, brake or steering will make me crash.

Sold my VFR 400 because it was uncomfortable and I could afford a Fireblade

Sold my Buell because I couldn't afford to keep it with the missus going to University. Should have just kept it, and not bothered with the next three bikes I bought.
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Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[Madmanx]

Last one was the KMX 125 for any staff but was never used except by me
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[SoND]

I've kept all my bikes. The only one I've got rid of was a motoroma scooter that died one day so it was taken apart and thrown in the scrap. The other ones have just been ran into the ground.
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