How often do you replace your bike?

[Ant]

How often do you replace your bike(s) on average? I've had mine about a year and I'm already thinking about my "next" bike Its not going to happen for at least another year unless I win the lottery but it still gets me thinking.

[rottenbiker]

your forgot (never) as an option, Just keep adding to the fleet???? isn't that the way it should always be.....can you ever have to many motorcycles?

[Ant]

Happy?   I guess I assumed that the "wheels falling off" one summed up never pretty much!

[Mrs. DantesDame]

your forgot (never) as an option, Just keep adding to the fleet???? isn't that the way it should always be.....can you ever have to many motorcycles?

[cbsnbiker]

You missed a few categories. For example, "not yet."  

[BLARNEY]

 I said every two years but it really depends.


 I have had some for 6 or seven years....and others for 6 or 7 weeks.


 I get bored with stuff !  


 Tom

[Desmo Demon]

I keep them until they get totaled or........well, I've only sold dirtbikes. I've had my Harley for over 13 years, now, but....instead of selling bikes.....I keep buying them. We are up to seven, now.  

[Cpl Punishment]

When it's fucked. And then I rebuild it. Or I'm so poor the bank wants my money and then I take the bus.
Sorry to be obvious, but that's the way it goes.

[RideAboutNow]

I'm always thinking about the "next bike". But I'd hate to be without the 'Strom. So unless I trash it, or find a bag full of money somewhere, it's gonna be a while before I'm actually bike shopping for real.

[sammyseaman]

 I said every two years but it really depends.


 I have had some for 6 or seven years....and others for 6 or 7 weeks.


 I get bored with stuff !  


 Tom

 

[Ant]

I'm always thinking about the "next bike". But I'd hate to be without the 'Strom. So unless I trash it, or find a bag full of money somewhere, it's gonna be a while before I'm actually bike shopping for real.

Yup, same here - I'm currently contemplating my next bike but realistically speaking I know it is a long way off (at LEAST a year). Though I have managed to rent out a room in my house now so maybe I can use the rent money to fund a new bike?    
Posted on: 21 January, 2007, 10:24:21 pmI should add that I'm planning on just keep adding to the "collection" unless finances dictate otherwise. Road tax and insurance may make me change my mind in that respect

[2DFlyer]

 

+2

[AngelDeville]

my "newest" bike is a 1978......

[rodm850g]

Replace?!
Hell I'm adding to the fleet....all the bikes I have I am keeping and getting another one soon I hope
rodm850g

[RickC1957]

  No option for "when I was a dumb ass, screwed up and crashed the mofo!"  

[CBRXXBLACKBIRD]

When I get bored of them.

[BlueRidgeKat]

Really unable to answer this one. Some I have had for a year or so others 2 or 3 and some longer.
It seems I tend to go with leftover models that have been marked way down when buying new. You can sometimes get great deals on a bike that has been sitting on the floor over a year if you keep pushing hard enough, they really want rid of the thing.

[Doghouse_Riley]

I ride 'em 'til they die.

[BLARNEY]

  No option for "when I was a dumb ass, screwed up and crashed the mofo!"  

 For you I guess we could make an exception.......


 Tom

[Against The Wind]

About every 4 years

[Ant]

  No option for "when I was a dumb ass, screwed up and crashed the mofo!"  

That'd be under the "when the wheels fall off" option    

[andmoon]

Paging DOC.
Doc pls. come to the white courtesy keyboard.


I have 1 always running, never will sell keeper. r80rt
1 I replace whenever I get bored.  currently sv1KN
A few 'projects' that I think will remain 'projects' until I win the lotto. (RD400, 3/4 of rz500, 3/4 puch, 9/10 vw flat4 motorcycle)

[photomd]

I'll sell 'em when I get bored.

KZ750...it took 9 years, but it was all I could afford.
CM400...Wife decided she didn't want to ride. Sold in 6 months.
V-max...Aquired for a song, fixed, fun for 20 minutes, sold in 4 months.

[Rabidsnipe]

I voted every year.  It's terrible, but I've had this habit of burning through bikes quickly looking for the perfect fit for me.  I think that I've found at least a lot of what I'm looking for in the VFR.

79 Yamaha XS400 - Not enough power, old
99 Buell M2 Cyclone - No wind protection, no 6th gear, loud at highway speeds (but man do I miss the rumble around town)
98 Yamaha YZF600R - I really only sold this bike to get my wife more into riding.  She didn't like riding on the back.
98 Honda Shadow Ace 1100 - The first time I rode this bike through the Ozarks I knew I needed a sport bike.
05 Honda VFR - The only complaint I have is that the wind seems to hit me in the chin neck area which causes buffeting and loud noise (hopefully solved with Zero Gravity Double Bubble).  Otherwise easily the best bike I've owned.

[ZED]

Replace?!?  You mean you can replace them?  
I thought you just kept adding to the collection?  You know, like old Volkswagens.

[MisterSmooth]

In 23 years of riding I've had 7 bikes, so I guess about every three years.

With the Tuono and the BMW I'm pretty happy right now, so it might be awhile before the stable evolves again.  

[BLUELINER]

i put every year but that's because i had severale bike when i was young and the after 20 years i bought my first bike vstar 1100 andreplaced it a year later with a bandit 1200

[Slonishku]

I've been thinking about this for a while. I've even been looking around and considering options. Then I realized I just fooking love my rusty trusty '97 B-12. It's a lot more trusty than rusty, after all. I guess I might add something in the 600-750 range. Maybe an SV650 or a Wee-Strom. But I think I'm keeping the Bandito until they stop making gas.

[nnjhawk02]

Love the VTR1000 - riding it until it dies or catches fire