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Offline vince

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How many motorcycles is to many?
« on: December 09, 2018, 03:02:18 PM »
I know we have talked about how many you need. But how many is to many is the question.
Is their a number?
Some of us just have one and others more than a dozen.
What do you think? Chime in.

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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2018, 05:19:05 PM »
Shouldn't something like 3-4 be the "correct" amount?  1. Street bike 2. Long Distance 3. Off-road 4. Track Bike.  That's where I plan to stop anyway.

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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2018, 08:15:19 PM »
If garage space and bank account limits aren't an issue I would love:  a long distance BMW, a dirt bike, an early 70's Honda CB350, current model CBR1000rr, a vintage Vespa, a vintage Triumph, and yes even a Harley. 
These people have taught me more about riding than any day spent on a track: Larry B, Tony K, Vince J, Mr. Wonderful, V2Neal, Marty F, Kevin B, Devon W, Ehrich, Mike A, John L, Arnell, Kirk, Ray C

Track days are like climbing the rock wall at REI.
Perhaps I need to stop taking the high road.

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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2018, 08:33:17 PM »
How about one more than you already have.

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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2018, 09:02:13 PM »
I think too many is exactly one more than you have time to ride.  As such, two bikes is too many for me. 
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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2018, 12:23:22 PM »
Back in the early days for me. Just one was all I needed. Then I got a better paying job. And well I thought I would give racing a try. So with more money and going racing I went out and bought 2 new bikes. A brand new MX bike and a new bigger street bike. All of a sudden a new street comes out. I got to have it and I like my old bike still. Well it still will fit in the big garage and I have more money. Got it. Then all of a sudden the come out with sport bikes. OMG. I still like my old street bike but I got to have one of those really fast bikes. Yep it is in the garage. And then off course I am winning races so I race more classes. This means more bikes. So when is it to many. Well if you go into the garage and you don't know which one to ride that day. You are one short.

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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #6 on: December 11, 2018, 07:45:03 PM »
Back in the early days for me. Just one was all I needed. Then I got a better paying job. And well I thought I would give racing a try. So with more money and going racing I went out and bought 2 new bikes. A brand new MX bike and a new bigger street bike. All of a sudden a new street comes out. I got to have it and I like my old bike still. Well it still will fit in the big garage and I have more money. Got it. Then all of a sudden the come out with sport bikes. OMG. I still like my old street bike but I got to have one of those really fast bikes. Yep it is in the garage. And then off course I am winning races so I race more classes. This means more bikes. So when is it to many. Well if you go into the garage and you don't know which one to ride that day. You are one short.

I like your thinking Vince!!

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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2018, 03:01:41 PM »
So when is it too many? Well if you go into the garage and you don't know which one to ride that day. You are one short.

HAHA that's awesome, I'm saving this one!

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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2018, 08:53:04 AM »
Right now between Sue & myself we are at 7.

However, not enough time to ride each one even if they were all running.

Need to purge and update dirt bike collection and get a couple of more modern bikes to actually RIDE!

This could change however after we move and hopefully get more space to keep and maintain things.  I am kinda a softie for the 70's & 80's bikes - especially 2 strokes....   ;)

As far as number to say too many - I don't think in my world it exists....

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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2018, 11:01:13 AM »
 Had as high as 7 or 8 but now 3 is plenty-1 needs work, 1 needs gas, 1 ready to go. Have a display hanging in the shop with pictures of the 50+ I've had in 60+ years.
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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2018, 09:06:21 AM »
So when is it to many. Well if you go into the garage and you don't know which one to ride that day. You are one short.

Sounds about right!!

Have a display hanging in the shop with pictures of the 50+ I've had in 60+ years.

What a great idea!!  I may have to work on that given I'm pretty sure I have pics of all my bikes.

I wish I could have kept all the bikes I've owned over the years.  I have usually had two though....a cruiser & a sportbike.

This past season was the first time since I started riding that I only had one bike.  Next season will likely be the first season that the two bikes I own are BOTH cruisers.

A Harley may end up in my stable at some point in the future also but time will tell.
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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2018, 05:24:28 PM »
 I have the original sales brochure form every new bike I ever purchased.......

But how many is too many..... well if I ever get to that point I will let you know what I think
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Re: How many motorcycles is to many?
« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2018, 05:49:00 PM »
I think I have every owners manual for all the bikes I have had also. lol.