How many bikes do you own?

[Tourmeister]

Howdy,

Okay, so I am sitting here at work, bored, and was wondering how many folks on the TWT site currently own more than one bike...

[wczimmerman]

One, but my wife has already picked out her bike: 2004 Honda 599 in Asphalt color (she said is has to match or at least coordinate). :roll:

[Tourmeister]

When does she get the bike? Has she already done the MSF?

Adios,

[wczimmerman]

We haven't decided when we're going to get it, yet. Depends on some home improvement projects that I have to pay for first (80 yr old home: needs new roof)

She has not taken the MSF course, but then neither have I. I recently got a speeding ticket outside of Waco, so I decided to kill 2 birds with one bike by using the MSF course as my defensive driving. Honda even reimburses $75 of the cost. I want her to take the class before riding so I can be reasonably certainly that she'll be able to handle it.

[Tourmeister]

You do have the MC endorsement, right?

[wczimmerman]

You do have the MC endorsement, right?

Yes, certainly. I got it about 7 years ago when I started riding on a 250 Nighthawk. Got it the hard way by taking the riding and written tests at the DPS office. 100% score on the riding test. So, if you add that time to my collective riding time, then I am closer to 2 years.

[STCPO]

I said three, even though we have two riders in the family.

Kim and I pretty much share the R1150R.

Pete

[mlinkibikr]

The Moto Guzzi and my Interceptor are all that currently grace my garage. I don't see having fewer than 2 anytime soon - I already have a replacement in mind for the Guzzi ...

Dave.

[kurt]

One right now. I have had as many as four in the last two years. Too many maintenance schedules inspections, tags, insurance premiums etc.

[Tourmeister]

Yeah I hear ya Kurt. We had four at one time and it was a pain trying to decide which one to ride every day :-P Seriously, the insurance thing is what really kicked our financial fanny!

We're hoping to sell my VFR so we can get back down to just one bike again.

Adios,

[Greeves TFS]

I own a garage full. I'd have to check to see how many. I wanted to rebuild them then sell them but the market for older bikes just isn't there. You make more money parting them out.

I really miss riding offride because me and the road has never really clicked. My obsession used to be Observed Trials. I had 5 trials bikes at one time. I always flirt to get back to it but time and money won't allow it.

It is a shame that I have a new BMW and Suzuki that just sits in the garage. With Tawnya getting her liscense maybe it will change. However she even said she wants to get a dirt bike. So my future riding on the road doesn't look so great. The answer maybe getting a Dual Sport Bike.

The price of the Beemer has nose dived so selling it will probably be impossible. Once I quit travelling maybe I can sort things out.

[Tourmeister]

Can I have the final drive off the beemer when you start parting it out :-P I was wondering when you'd see this thread hehe.

Adios,

[Tx Rider]

3 at the moment but I'll probably drop down to 2 next year, well if business goes well maybe not :)

[Squeaky]

It is a shame that I have a new BMW and Suzuki that just sits in the garage.

I'll help you excercise them!

[Rocket_Cowboy]

I have three bikes currently (Cass has her own which I didn't count). I hope to have one of mine sold off this month and might be converting another to something even a bit more touring friendly than the Busa.

[bcbickers]

Just one for now. But if my car/racing hobby manifests itself in scooters, then I would imagine that number will grow. I had five cars at one time. That qualifies as a bonafide addiction, right? LOL. Plus, I still don't know what kind of bike ("hot rod" cruiser or sport tourer) I want. :shrug:

[Bill J. from Austin]

Three, but one's a long-term (maybe never-completed) restoration project. The other two are street-legal and road-ready!

[VFRinAustin]

2 here, but will probably be trying to get down to one here in the next few months.

[Tourmeister]

:tab Are you going to sell the SVS? Snoopster may be interested. She's wanting to sell her GS500 and get an SVS. She likes the blue, but I think she'd like the silver as well once she sees it in person.

[Squeaky]

She likes the blue, but I think she'd like the silver as well once she sees it in person.

...it doesn't have to stay silver :angel:

[Dirtrideroader]

I am looking at a Futura at the moment, but would probably have to divest myself of the VFR if I bought it. Then, I would have to paint it Yellow, as I am not old enough for silver yet.

[VFRinAustin]

:tab Are you going to sell the SVS? Snoopster may be interested. She's wanting to sell her GS500 and get an SVS. She likes the blue, but I think she'd like the silver as well once she sees it in person.

Yep, unfortunately I think the little SV is going to have to be sacraficed to the gods of "Its not practical to onw two bikes with a new baby". Just cant quite bring myself to give it up though, I love the little guy. Would lokve to be able to take some money and turn it into a track bike, BUTTTTTT.............

Not seriously looking yet but if a good home came up I probably could be convinced (oh lets face it, a good swift kick in the **** by Ellen to rattle my brain) to part with it. If Debbie is seriously looking, I think that would probalby be one of the best homes I could think of. Might even be able to visit it every so often :tears:

If not, I probably wont put it out on the open market for a few months.

[VFRinAustin]

as I am not old enough for silver yet.

Hey, I take, cough, coough, hack cough, weeeeeezzzzzz, offense at that, ohhhhh my aching back, comment.

:lol:

[DucGirl]

I own one, but together we have two!

lol

the one in my sig and Monte has a 01 750 Monster

[Stephen Max]

I picked up a second bike a couple of months ago, a 1990 Yamaha FZR1000 in excellent condition but not running. I got my wife to sign up to me buying it to fix and sell. Now I have it running just about perfectly (didn't take much to do it, either) and I have been having so much fun riding it I can't bear to sell it. Sure, the ZX11 is fun, but the FZR is fun in a totally different way. I finally admitted as much to my wife last night. Now she says she is going to get a second horse. Ulp!!!

[groovyone]

I own one, GF owns one but had 2, and I hope to add #2 somethime in 07.

[Cricket]

Is eight to many? :ponder:

I have 4 dirt bikes and 4 street bikes.

Street
Aprilia Futura Up for sale
BMW K1200GT
H-D Heritage Classic
Kawasaki 250 Ninja Son Bike

Dirt
Yamaha 250 F
Yamaha TTR 230
Yamaha TTR 90 up for sale
Honda XR 80 Daughter

Man Do I hate oil changes.:doh:

[Dirtrideroader]

Hey, I take, cough, coough, hack cough, weeeeeezzzzzz, offense at that, ohhhhh my aching back, comment.


Ok, since I am going to have to repair the futura, maybe I am old enough for silver now.

But I am still leaning toward yellow.

[mnapuran]

3 at the moment :)

[1TallTXn]

I have three.

the old XR200R
the '02 VFR800STi
and the project ST1300.

I'm not sure if I can afford to keep both street bikes. :tears:

I'd love to replace the XR with a CRF450X :rider:

[wildebube]

Two if you count the Trail 70 - and I've been saving a spot that I hope to fill with a Ducati some time next year.

BMW F650GS Dakar
Honda CT70

[Squidward]

There needs to be an option for "Not nearly enough."

[Squeaky]

There needs to be an option for "Not nearly enough."

Can't that just be added to the end of every answer? :rider:

[Jack Giesecke]

Some say two of mine don't count, due to they're Chinese manufacture. However, they run and they ride and they're fun. Even without those, I count five, though. TWO XR100s plus pieces enough to build another one. Sad a guy has to be into kids toys like that. :rolleyes:

[Hemibee]

Got five here. Each of the boys have their race bikes and a pit bike. Maybe one of these days I can get me another one but I think it may be a cold day in August before that happens.

[Brit Bikes]

Well, I guess we are the big hogs around here. WE have 16 all Brit Bikes and one Honda Matic (mine). They are old ones but some do run. Hubs knows how to fix them all. He just never has the chance.

Hi all :)

[The Big Spank Daddy]

I have 6, 3 are street legal and insured, 2 are project bikes that I just have not had the time to get to and one is a pocket bike.

The nice thing about having more than one bike, is that if one is out of commision for maintenance, tags, inspection or whatever, you still have something to ride.

[SRADkneedragger]

1996 GSXR750
2003 SV650
1986 VFR700
Yamaha YSR50
2003 Aprilia RS50
1987 GSXR50
Roketa/CRF Motard
Dandy Pocket bike
Chinese Pocket bike
1973 RD80
Suzuki GS500
1969 Suzuki KT120
Kawasaki S1 250cc 3cyl 2 stroke
1965 Yamaha TD1 Roadracer

PENDING
1996GSXR750
2001 Suzuki RF600R
Just Sold
Yamaha FZR400/600

WoW! Maybe I need rehab!
SRAD

[Brit Bikes]

No, you don't need rehab. Maybe just some more room. WE have 5 sheds holding all these bikes. :)

[Plane Dr]

Having only 2 bikes is a sin you need at least 3 to get a good flavour assortment.

Oh well when the kids get older and my garage gets bigger...

[jka134]

Having only 2 bikes is a sin you need at least 3 to get a good flavour assortment.

Oh well when the kids get older and my garage gets bigger...
I am repentant - taking delivery of a '07 BMW R1200 GSA Adventure tomorrow.:flip:
'04 KLR
'05 Concours

[Don Ricardo]

I couldn't figure out how to ride two at once like these guys, so I'm doing my best to sell one of them.


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[1TallTXn]

I am repentant - taking delivery of a '07 BMW R1200 GSA Adventure tomorrow.:flip:
'04 KLR
'05 Concours
Its "Tomorrow" where's the pics? ;)

[Fbronco86]

One right now. I have had as many as four in the last two years. Too many maintenance schedules inspections, tags, insurance premiums etc.

I have three bikes but I want to down grade to two. Once I get my other street bike up and running I will sell one. Street bike and my dual sport is a pretty good combo for me.

[jka134]

Its "Tomorrow" where's the pics? ;)

haven't figured out how to post pic's yet. i work with my hands, my brain is only for balance!

[1TallTXn]

easiest way is to host it on a image hosting sight, and then post the link.

hosting sights:
imageshack.us (http://www.imageshack.us) its free, no registration required.
photobucket.com (http://www.photobucket.com) free, but requires registration. allows you to set up "albums" of pictures.

once the pic is uploaded to the sight they show you the URL to the pic, take that URL and click the little pic button in the forum posting field (mountains) and paste the URL in the space provided.

Viola!
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h1/1talltxn/15ddbd96.jpg

the code on that image looks like this {img}http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h1/1talltxn/15ddbd96.jpg{/img} replace the '{' with a '[' and '}' with a ']'

[fallendown]

Do ATV's count too?

[Calgary-Yogi]

Adding the forth one on Friday

06 Vstrom 650
06 Speedmaster (Friday)
05 Foreman 500ES
02 GT Borrado

[Manfred]

I'm a "one bike guy" - same as in my marriage but for different reasons :-) The 2nd bike in our garage is an Honda VT500 my wife and I are fixin' up for her. MSF course TBD.

[Centerline]

Four, but the KLX110 for the kids shouldn't really count.

[rc51eviltwin]

well lets see..
'01 RC51 cant bare to get get rid of(first bike)
'00 ZX12 too much money in it so cant sell
'05 1000RR its a Repsol so too many poser points to let go
'03 SV 650 track ho just got and need for learning experience
'89 NSR250 basically just a collector piece
'04 NSR50 good for stress relief,keeps me sane and off the streets the most
'88 Heritage for cruisin' with the "other" bikers
'07 Custom hardass just built maybe i can make some money on this one.

[shadow247]

Got 2 bikes here 1 dirt, 1 street.

06 Shadow 750 Spirit
04 Yamaha YZ125

I've been riding dirtbike since I was 11 years old, now at 23 I finally got my hands on a streetbike!

[Faylaricia]

I am up to 2 now. :doh: I've only been really into it for a bit over a year.

[scar04]

We're at three in our garage right now. it may go up it may go down, as the eternal economist answer goes, it depends.

[mochoajr]

Yeah I hear ya Kurt. We had four at one time and it was a pain trying to decide which one to ride every day :-P Seriously, the insurance thing is what really kicked our financial fanny!

We're hoping to sell my VFR so we can get back down to just one bike again.

Adios,

What year, color is your VFR? How much would you be asking?

Marco

[FJR Bandit]

Four, but the KLX110 for the kids shouldn't really count.

Why not? They are a blast to ride. I ride my kid's KLX when ever she is not around. :duck:

As for me, I am down to 2 Street, 1 dirt if the KLX 110 counts :shrug:, 1 scooter and a ATV.

[Squeaky]

What year, color is your VFR? How much would you be asking?

Marco

The VFR was sold a few years ago now. This is an old thread that's been bumped back to life.

[Craig in Houston]

The VFR was sold a few years ago now. This is an old thread that's been bumped back to life.

-1 Point being?

[jnappier]

2005 ST1300 - mine
2007 Burgman 400 - wife
I'm saving my penny's for another one. Maybe a DS or a sport or a cruiser. Heck I want one of each. Maybe I should start out with a small DS, something not too heavy just fun. Any suggestions?

[mhutch]

2006 Moto Guzzi Breva 1200
2005 Honda SuperHawk (for sale... see http://motorcycles-unlimited.com)
1995 Triumph Tiger
1990 Honda Hawk GT Race only
1998? MZ Baghira
1994? Honda CBR 600 F2 race only (for sale...gobs of spares)

[Jesse H]

2...but only temporarily.

[mikeofcontex]

My VTX... my son's '92 VX800 and his previous Marauder that he didn't like... young/cruiser didn't seem to fit. Then... the years of projects from a Honda 100, Yam XT500, Yam 175 Trials, Hon 250 Trials, Cavalcade, GS1100... is that all??? I'm beginning to think that there are many things I'll never get around to... sort of like a round tuit...

[ed29]

Five counting the ATV... It may have four wheels, but it slings lots of mud and is just too fun!:rider:

1991 VFR-750 (Italian Red) :pirate:
2004 CRF-450R
2002 CR-125
2001 TRX-400EX
2000 XR-80 ......:flip:

[mochoajr]

The VFR was sold a few years ago now. This is an old thread that's been bumped back to life.


Doh! Thanks for pointing that out!

Marco