Too many bikes?

[andyscooter]

would prefer one that I could use rather then 6 that I cant
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[P.]

Do us a deal on the varadero and that's one gone

I currently have 3, 2 not usable but pennies if I went to sell them. Yours will net decent funds.

[Islander]

We currently have 6 running bikes between us. A 1200 Bandit, a BMW R850R, a Ducati M900, a Ducati M750, a Zephyr 750 and a Hornet 600.

We also have a BMW R100RT and an R65 that need restoring and may possibly be a retirement project

n + 1 I tell you

[stevo as b4]

Maybe for some it's a good idea to think logistically.

I live close to one of the biggest sources of new Kawasaki spares in the UK. It almost makes too much sense for me to buy Kawasaki's instead of anything else.

Also you'll never own or even try all the bikes you wanted to ride, and it's far better to me to have one or two bikes that you can dedicate your time and long term expense on, than just buying used bikes to run them for a year or so and then sell because you fancy a change.

The sort of little bikes I'm into could easily be catered for by any of the big four brands, there's not that much between them. But say I want Suzuki's, if I've got no history of them, no spares or workshop manuals and the nearest dealer is 30miles away then why would I make life hard?

[ZRX61]

I somehow managed to get up to 36 bikes at one point, wasn't really an issue of too many.
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[craigs23]

I might be of the opinion that you can never have too many bikes

However, those would need to be in running order - I see it as a shame to have a lot of bikes only to have them deteriorate due to lack of use and / or neglect; I was a bit concerned that I’d killed my NC30 a few years back as it remained hidden away at the back of my parents’ garage. It took about 2 months’ worth of weekends to get up and running again, despite having taken precautions for long term storage :/

I’ve had dozens of bikes over the years but have only finally discovered the types of machines that I like the most. I probably still have too many, as it takes a lot of my time to keep them all in reasonable condition (especially in the middle of winter, when tinkering away in freezing conditions isn’t always top of my agenda).

However, the current fleet has been refined over some quite difficult decisions in the past; whether or not I truly like some of the bikes I’ve had; if I can afford to keep certain models running, lack of space, etc. Time plays a big part too - I find it takes a bit of time and dedication to single handedly keep them running, not to mention a bit of debating for which to take for a ride. I almost have a rota so that they all get used on a day by day basis (weather permitting of course). It’s all fun and games when playing the MOT-due date too

If it were me, I’d think a little about those more difficult decisions - try and work out which bikes are truly beyond your skill / time / etc to get to working condition, and part with those first. Ebay is surprisingly good for shifting unwanted things like that, or as ’spares or repair’ for someone else’s collection. That’ll at least give you some funds / space / time to get the other bikes sorted, or you may also realise how much of a relief it is to unburden yourself, even if parting with a couple of them.

[ADSrox0r]

I'm on three and it's one more than I honestly have time for. Having a 'fixer upper' when I really don't have the time for it anymore (five year old running around and a 6 month old puppy) just makes me sad seeing it lying at the back of the workshop knowing my enthusiasm for it died a long time ago.
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Current bikes: '08 VFR 800 VTEC(yo) , '07 ZZR1400 Winter hack: '95 Aprilia 650 Pegaso Currently lusting after: RC30

[stevo as b4]

What would be the correct term to call someone that's had a fixer upper for 10years, and started several times doing little bits of cleaning up and parts refurbishment, but never going balls deep into a full resto?

And would they be more of a ****** if they had during this time spent money on new and used parts that they've still not fitted or used?

If said person had no kids and on average worked a 4day week every other week could they be called a different or more exaggerated word?