Bike spending traits

[Couchy]

I fully intend to keep them and I still believe that even now when I collect a new one

[weeksy]

I fully intend to keep them and I still believe that even now when I collect a new one

It's the only way to buy them.

When's that PoS 700 going?

[Couchy]

I fully intend to keep them and I still believe that even now when I collect a new one

It's the only way to buy them.

When's that PoS 700 going?

When the ZH2 arrives, it’s a keeper

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

I like to buy an old bike and fiddle with it, I'm not too worried what I spend on it as for me fiddling with it is part of the hobby and it tends to be more of a trickle spend, not so good at selling them and I seem to be amassing 30 to 40 year old Yamahas.

I first read that as you have 30-40 old Yamahas.

Come back in a few years and I probably will have, I've got 2 complete Yamahas, one in bits, a YPVS frame, an FZ750 race engine and a load of other bits and pieces, and a 1982 Kawasaki that's got a Yamaha front end.

It may be about to increase by 1, I'm seriously considering buying a YZF750 that's come up, and there's a 1999 R1 very local at sensible money available.

[Bigyin]

I only get €15 a month spending money. And I have to pay the pool cleaner out of that.

Stop renting the apartment out to swingers and the pool wont need cleaning as much

[r1flyguy]

When you buy a fresh bike,how long do you usually plan to keep it?

Does how long your ownership lasts impact on which modifications you will fund?

I tend to keep stuff fairly long term and over that period I wouldn't like to tot up what I spend on odds and ends,but so far I've never went big,such as spendy lightweight wheels. Once I'm happy with how it handles,then the rest is usually fluff.

Quite similar traits…

I used to keep my bikes 3 years and 15k to 20k miles when traded for new.
However since 2009 I can’t bet parting with my bikes

Having sold my 2005 model ZX10R to fund some training in 2009 I was able to purchase a new ZX10R.
I then set about modding it to how I thought it should be!! In 2016 the winter test model was released & I loved it so knowing my 09’ was worth nothing in trade in I added the winter test mod to the garage. That one is standard but for the end can, tail tidy & screen. The 09 however is visually unchanged to the ‘untrained’ eye but cosmetically it’s a different beast entirely.

[Skub]

Quite similar traits…

I used to keep my bikes 3 years and 15k to 20k miles when traded for new.
However since 2009 I can’t bet parting with my bikes

Having sold my 2005 model ZX10R to fund some training in 2009 I was able to purchase a new ZX10R.
I then set about modding it to how I thought it should be!! In 2016 the winter test model was released & I loved it so knowing my 09’ was worth nothing in trade in I added the winter test mod to the garage. That one is standard but for the end can, tail tidy & screen. The 09 however is visually unchanged to the ‘untrained’ eye but cosmetically it’s a different beast entirely.

The Tens are great bikes. I had an 04 C1 for almost 15 years,I'd love to have kept it,but I don't really have the space to do the multi bike thing! I came away from sportsbikes to keep me away from the big numbers on the road,a naked bike helps in that respect,though it does allow you to be a tool in other ways.

[r1flyguy]

current Zx10R road bikes
IMG_5870 by Gary ORourke, on Flickr

[MingtheMerciless]

Usually its an exhaust and crash bungs, though my 9R really benefitted from an Ohlins shock. The ZH2 is a definite keeper, it came with an exhaust that just needed de-corking. Crash Bungs and rad guard fitted and a new shock is on the way. Oh and a saddle maybe after someone here posted something @Skub !

[MrLongbeard]

crash bungs

I'd kill for crash bungs on my current bike, but the only crash protection makes it look a little too much like a learning centre bike

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

crash bungs

I'd kill for crash bungs on my current bike, but the only crash protection makes it look a little too much like a learning centre bike

I find not crashing much easier

[MrLongbeard]

crash bungs

I'd kill for crash bungs on my current bike, but the only crash protection makes it look a little too much like a learning centre bike

I find not crashing much easier

How dull.
Although to be fair I'm more concerned over dropping rather than crashing

[Skub]

current Zx10R road bikes
IMG_5870 by Gary ORourke, on Flickr

Sweet,in the fastest colour too!

[r1flyguy]

current Zx10R road bikes
IMG_5870 by Gary ORourke, on Flickr

Sweet,in the fastest colour too!

Pity the fastest colour is wasted on me


I’m more stealth approach

[Skub]

Pity the fastest colour is wasted on me
I’m more stealth approach

I'm all for folk enjoying what they bought,other folk don't have a right to tell you how to spend your money,or justify which bike to buy. If there were such stipulations,very few would qualify!

[Whysub]

After 44 years of owning all sorts of bikes from Mobylettes through to an RC8R, I now have the four bikes that cover my needs.

Something to ride on the hundreds of kms of gravel tracks. Something flickable to use on the twisty mountain roads. Something that will sit on the motorways, with all my luggage safely secure for my trips across Europe, and a scooter for local trips to do the shopping.Youngest bike is two years old (purchased new) the oldest 20 years old.

Plus no longer working means I can enjoy them all now, no more 20,000 miles per annum commuting.

[The Spin Doctor]

When you buy a fresh bike,how long do you usually plan to keep it?

Until it breaks permanently.

[Skub]

When you buy a fresh bike,how long do you usually plan to keep it?

Until it breaks permanently.

How many have you broken permanently,or do you still have them all?

[The Spin Doctor]

When you buy a fresh bike,how long do you usually plan to keep it?

Until it breaks permanently.

How many have you broken permanently,or do you still have them all?

Weeeeell... most of them were abandoned in my parents' garage... along with my brother's bikes. When we did the house clearance after they died, it was like a Time Team dig. The further back you went, the older they got! If I'd had the enthusiasm, I could have stripped some of them for classic parts!

I did donate my collection of 400-Fs to Bike Breaker. She still owes me a ride on the one she was going to put back together!