How many bikes is to many?

[chickenstrip]

It will always be about riding them for me. I don't want museum pieces collecting dust. Even if they're rare, I'd choose them on the basis that I think i'd enjoy riding them. But only if I could comfortably afford to keep them in good running order (and I more or less gave up tinkering years ago, so that'd mean paying someone else to service/maintain them....now, where did I put that lottery ticket...).
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[pepperami]

people have said some interesting stuff on this matter and it has made me think .
Maybe I`m pushing it a bit trying to keep three bikes on the road.
Maybe I am deluding myself that I can justify three bikes and I`m never going to give them the riding time/attention they deserve.

See the stupid thing is that someone somewhere will offer me a bike really cheap and I will think of an excuse why I really need to buy it
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[stevo as b4]

Don't get me wrong, I don't want any more KMX's, but if I was offered a very cheap complete MTX or a TS for example, it'd be nice to buy and rebuild, just to see what the rivals were like and have a set of 80's trail bikes. A 200cc variant of any could really get me twitching too.

Its big bikes I struggle with the concept of owning lots of though. To me all a big bike should be about is being more comfy, relaxing and grunty and make reliable long distance travel possible. So if I had a Hornet 900 or a Z1300 or an FJ1200 I don't see why I'd need another big bike?

I'll never ride fast enough again to need a Fireblade or R1, but I like the nostalgia of buying something like a GPZ900R or a big Honda CB1100R as they are still fast enough but you wouldn't push them around on the road or try to go all Marc Marquez on any of them.

[chickenstrip]

[kgm]

I ride every day, my bikes are my main transport and I share the car with the mrs who uses it for work.

I have three. Currently have

ER6F - Commuter/tourer/fun bike. It's shit two up, pillion makes it wallowy and unstable. .
CG125 - Also commuting (depends on my mood and which office I'm going to), the odd run when I feel like a change. I've become a bit attached to it as it was my first bike and I did a full rebuild.
CX500 - Project nearing completion, refurb to standard as it was my grandad's which has been off the road since '86. Planning this as the lazy run/two up bike.

First two are used regularly, the CX probably will be also. I'll probably add a fourth which will be something with more performance to fill the pride and joy spot but I haven't quite decided what it will be yet. Currently thinking Tracer 900 as I'd like two up ability plus fun. Maybe a Tuono twin if the CX works out well for two-up. Trouble is I'd also like a supermoto. Might sell the CG to fill that spot but as I said I've become attached. I'd also like sports bike for track use. And to maybe try a cruiser at some point.

This is the problem.

Realistically I don't want more than four as it does become hard to ride them all and I really can't be arsed with the maintenance and cost. Already I'm finding my motivation waning for routine maintenance work, but that's maybe because I have the CX project getting in the way.

I think eventually I'll have three - a commuting hack, one for touring/longer runs/two up and a hooligan/track machine. Ideally I want another microlight and aa cheap mx5 too. I don't need the latest and greatest though, it's the bargains that always catch my attention.

I just need to get over my attachment issues :\

[Polarbear]

My bikes are toys. The Trophy gets taken out for a ride on a sunny day with like minded friends on nice biking roads to somewhere where there is a nice pub, a bike shop or a chippy. I doubt if I will ever tour any distance anymore which makes the actual type of bike pretty pointless. I use the car to go anywhere else.

However I am now retired and will not ever work full time again so if I sell the Trophy and don't replace it immediately that money will fritter away and I'll never afford or justify another good bike. Wifie has said as I am not giving up riding I might as well keep it until it is too heavy for me and is my life insurance still valid.

I'd sell the Fazer, it's never used now but I wouldn't get anything for it, a cat b or c with a rattle can finish and Penelope Pitstop transfers doesn't command much on ebay:lol:

I can't ever have no bike. Maybe an Enfield would keep me happy and I'll still have the fazer if I want something fastish.

So I want two bikes and I hardly ride. Stupid.
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[Freddyfruitba...]

Christ, am I the only bugger on this forum who owns just <cough> one bike ?
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[Groove]

Most people seem to have multiple similar bikes, which seems a little pointless.

I had 3 last year:

Gsxr 1000 k6 - had this on its own. Did a track day and decided I wanted to do more track days.

Gsxr 600 k1 - bought and converted it to track bitch.

Speed triple - after track riding found the gsxr 1000 unrewarding on the road. Wanted something with closer gear ratios and a bit more comfy.

I then sold the track bike due to time and money commitments and then the 1000 as the speed triple suits me more right now.

If money was no object id probably collect pristine examples.
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[Dalemac]

I've got 2 at the moment the falco, and the GPZ500, whihc hasn't seen action in years.

THe falco suits me all round, but it's getting close to 40k on the clocks now.

I'm considering bringing the GPZ back on the road for the shittiest of the weather, and for the more mundane commutes.
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[Dr. DaveJPS]

I've 3;

Triumph daytona 675: Modern Bike, used for commuting, jollies and the occasional (slow) trackday

Honda z50m: Bit of a museum piece, needs finishing

Norton Dominator 99: Classic, I just haven't had the time to ride it since becoming a father, mainly because of the amount of maintaince she needs!
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[pompousporcup...]

having owned 4 at one point in time, it was too many. Depends on how deep your pockets are.

I came to the conclusion that if you cannot afford to maintain all the bikes then you probably have too many.

I now have 3 (thundercat, decent gpz900 and gpz900 that's in 1000 pieces). One has to wait for 12+ months whilst i spend all my spare cash supporting the other two (as well as a wife to be, 2 children + mortgage etc etc) so i think to myself, whats the point of it being there.

Its personal i spose, for me 2 is enough*





*for now

[Moxey]

I say I'm working my way down to 2 then I go and put a deposit on a bros Peppers I'm blaming you
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[The Shaggy D.A.]

I had 5 bikes at once at my peak (6 if you include the girlfriend's GS500); GPZ750R, AJS 350, CB250RS, CB400/4 in the kitchen and a CM200 rat in boxes. At the time I sold them, only the GPZ, CB and AJS were running, and only the GPZ and AJS were legal.

I think it doesn't matter how many I have, I can only mentally look after 3 at a time
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[Alpineandy]

[chickenstrip]

It's not a hooligan in the way that my old RG500 was, for instance, which grumbled and complained when below the power band, then tried to rip your arms out of their sockets when you wound it on. I think what I mean is, it brought out the hooligan in me.

I didn't do anything to sort out the suspension, which was harsh (mine was the R version), but I felt it kind of suited it, although it did get thrown about a bit on bumpy roads.

Mine had a PCV fitted (which I thought wasn't necessary on the earlier versions, as I was under the impression there were various map settings available for free from Triumph) and ran smoothly throughout the rev range. But it certainly did respond well to a good neck-wringing!

To keep vaguely on topic ( ), it was also like the Fazer in that it would make a good candidate if you could only have one bike, as long as you're not into lots of long distance tours or need to do a lot of motorway trips.
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