1, 2, 3, 4...17

[KeyLime]

My wife asked me how many bikes I’ve owned...I started listing them.  She remembered a couple I’d forgotten.  I was shocked.  I never attempted to count them before, but there were 17.  
Is that a lot...can there be too many.   
How many have you had?

[AZgman]

9. But it could have been 90 and I would still want more!

[Norm 88]

43  Dirt and Street, Bought a new BMW XR 900 last year at 85yrs old . Gotta keep moving...

[Hosstage]

Officially only 5, so far. A lot of miles between them though. (A whole bunch of others borrowed longer than originally planned from friends.) Can one have too many? Not if they bring joy.

I need one more. At least.

[szurszewski]

Had a similar experience a few months ago when someone else asked me, while my wife was sitting there, how many I’d owned. I said something like, not that many - my wife laughed and said I had to give a number. I picked a number and she laughed again saying it had to be way more. She did remember at least one I hadn’t counted, and I maybe remembered one more in listing them, but I still had been pretty close and her guess was way over. 

 

If I’d had fifty bikes over the years that would make sense to me, but I’ve had fewer than ten and was surprised to find that to her it seemed like there had been many more (all but two were acquired after we started living together). 

 

 

[elkroeger]

Oh boy, this is like asking how many lovers you've had!   Perhaps a more interesting question is:  How many bikes have you beer goggled and then sold the next day, after you sobered up?

 

[fourteenfour]

Sixteen. 

 

 

[Hosstage]

I have to say, 16, 17, is pretty impressive.

In bikes and lovers! I think my number of bikes mentioned (5) previously is much larger than the second category...

[TEWKS]

Is it wrong that I struggle with birthdates, but can pull up these details without much effort?  
 

1972 Suzuki TS 125 good and broke by my brother.

Mid seventies Indian 100 good and broke by my brother. 

See a pattern there?

From that point forward these were my machines, mostly. Bro hijacked a couple of them! 

1978 Suzuki TS 185 trails no license yet.

1977 Suzuki TS 400 bought used.

1980 Suzuki GS 750 E

1981 Suzuki GS 1100 E

1983 Suzuki GS 750 E bought used.

1985 Suzuki GS 1150 ES

1986 Harley LowRider 

1991 Suzuki Katana 1100

1992 Harley Ultra Classic 

1994 Ducati 900 SS

1994 BMW R 1100 RSL

1997 BMW f 650 funduro 

2003 BMW R 1150 RT

2005 BMW R 1200 GS

2005 BMW R 1200 RT

2007 BMW G 650 XChallenge 

2009 Harley Street Glide bought used.

2012 BMW K 1600 GT

2012 BMW R 1200 GS

2014 BMW R 1200 RT

2014 Can Am Spyder RT

2016 Yamaha WR 250 R Bought used.

 

Dirt

1980? Suzuki PE 400

1984 Kawasaki KX 500 start big! 

1985 Suzuki RM 250 bought used when I crashed the KX 500

1986 Honda CR 250

1994 Kawasaki KDX 200

1996 Kawasaki KDX 220

2008 Yamaha YZ 450 F Bought used.

 

Had 3, three wheeled dirt trikes

Two Honda 250 R’s

A Kawasaki Tecate 250

Quads

2002 Yamaha Raptor 660

2018 Can Am 850 Outlander 

 

Four snowmobiles tossed in there somewhere also.

That’s about it, I think.

Most of these bikes were traded up for the next model but I did manage to hang on to a few.

See, if I wasn’t so darn foolish with my money I could of had a really nice Porsche in the garage. Or a lake house! 

[MikeB60]

2 Kawasakis, 2 Yamahas, 2 Hondas, 1 Laverda,  3 Harleys, 5 BMWs.  Wish I still had the Jota.. 15 total if my math and memory is correct. 

[MikeB60]

5 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

Most of these bikes were traded up for the next model but I did manage to hang on to a few.

See, if I wasn’t so darn foolish with my money I could of had a really nice Porsche in the garag

Spending money on motorcycles is essential!  

[Skywagon]

2 mopeds

mini bike

Gilera

Hodaka Ace 100

Penton 6 day Trials

Honda step through 50

Honda 65, 90, 125, 350cl

Matchless

BMW R900, R100RT, R1150RT, R1200RT LC

Holy crap I had no idea. I doubt I’ve had anywhere near that many cars

[dba]

Honda 350

Kawasaki 1000

Suzuki 1100

Kawasaki 1000 Concours

R1150 RT

R1200 RT

K1600 GTL

R1200 GSA

R1200 GSA LC

[Go Cats Go]

Bikes

                                          Purchased        Sold or traded

  

1968  Honda CL350.         1970                 1971

1970   BMW R50/5             1971

1958   NSU Prima III           1972

1974   Yamaha TA 125       1974

1975   Triumph TR5T          1992

      (Purchased as modified for ice racing)

1966    Honda S90              1993                 1998

1978?  Honda CB 200         1994                 1994

1966?  Honda CL160           1994                 1998 

1966    Kawasaki W650      1995                  1998

1975    HD 350                      1996                  1998

1975    Norton Commando  1997

1971     BSA Thunderbolt      1997

1967    Honda CL90              1998

1958    Hercules JBK 100     1999

1964(2)Triumph 650            2000                 2011

         (basket cases)

1971      Triumph TR6T          2001

2004     BMW R1150RT         2005                 2015

1967      BSA 441                    2013

1975      Honda CT90             2014

2014      BMW R1200RT         2015

 

Tom

 

 

 

 

[Spike]

Actually, 6 as of this week.

 

Never quite got this one out of my system after the Unrally in Staunton.  Figured I'd own one eventually.

 

 

 

[roadscholar]

The early years, 60's/70's.

 

'62 Vespa 160 GS (free at last)

'63 Honda sport 50 (CA110) traded Vespa for it

'64 Honda Scrambler (CL250) sounded good but a terrible dirtbike

'65 CB 160 absconded from brother for college, he rolled my Vdub

'69 Kawasaki Big Horn 350 scrambler/enduro (widowmaker)

'70 Yamaha RT360 enduro (owned 8 years, do it all great motorcycle)

'72 Yamaha MX250 (got away a few times attempting 3rd gear wheelies)

'77 Husqvarna CR250 (great bike but tough to start after being submerged)

'78 Kawasaki KZ 1000 Ltd (3 tickets in 2 weeks, sold it)

[lawnchairboy]

2 harleys, a honda xr 80, x-challenge, RT, GS, 990 Adv, DR 650 and a y zinger :)

[Red]

Honda 305 scrambler unknown vintage

1968 650 BSA spitfire

1971 Triumph 650

BSA 441 Victor

591 Clews competition motorcycle

1981 Yamaha 750 Seca

1996 BMW RT

2018 BMW RT

[BrianM]

Quick count - 18.

 

For the first time since owning a motorcycle, I only have 1.

[Bud]

On 5/27/2021 at 3:47 PM, KeyLime said:

My wife asked me how many bikes I’ve owned...I started listing them.  She remembered a couple I’d forgotten.  I was shocked.  I never attempted to count them before, but there were 17.  
Is that a lot...can there be too many.   
How many have you had?

More than 15, not enough according to this formula.

[Rougarou]

On 5/28/2021 at 9:58 AM, TEWKS said:

Is it wrong that I struggle with birthdates, but can pull up these details without much effort?  
 

 

My wife was born late April, early 70's, don't ask me for the exact day/date, cause you'll only get close enough, she's the only one I can't remember the birthday exactly.

 

Not so many bikes

RM50

RM80

Nighthawk 750 (1995)-sold

R1200RT (2006)-still have

VT750RS (2010)-sold

HP4 (2014)-traded

R1250GSA (2019)-still have

 

[TEWKS]

I was always told that females stop counting birthdays at the age of 29.  So yeah, close enough is well within the margin of safety!  

[Rougarou]

6 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

I was always told that females stop counting birthdays at the age of 29.  So yeah, close enough is well within the margin of safety!  

 

Quite some years ago, a group of us were talking about wives and ages came up,....I was 34-35 at the time.  I was asked my wife's age, I replied "I dunno, 24-25, something like that", I got called a cradle robber.  So, I get home, tell the wife the story, she says, "I'm 29, we met when I was 24, I do age you know",....soooo, anytime someone asks her age, I reply, "24-25, something like that".......it's our little joke......she'll always be 24-25!!

[taylor1]

Ha  I realized we were both getting up there when I quit calling her [ my old lady ]

[TEWKS]

8 minutes ago, taylor1 said:

Ha  I realized we were both getting up there when I quit calling her [ my old lady ]

No not age, you stopped when you sold the Harley!  

[taylor1]

I am truly considering a Pan American for next year . All I will have to do is explain to her why it's never to late to break out the black leather and chains

[TEWKS]

Never know, could be 33.  
 

[Rougarou]

2 hours ago, taylor1 said:

Ha  I realized we were both getting up there when I quit calling her [ my old lady ]

Ya know, when  i refer to her as the ol lady,  somebody will say “shes not old” and i gotta say “i said ol lady not old lady”, geesh

[Bud]

Never say never, but I won't ever own one. 

[wbw6cos]

Not many, but they still count.  Right?

 

1)  '78 Suzuki GS 550

2)  '84 Suzuki 650 Tempter

3)  '85 Kawasaki ZN700 LTD (awesome - still wish I had it!)

4)  '85 Honda VF1100S (V65 Sabre) project bike

 

I still have the 2000 R1200C and the 2019 R1250 RT.  So, I got that going for me, which is nice.

 

[TEWKS]

20 minutes ago, Bud said:

Never say never, but I won't ever own one. 

Because it’s an adventure bike? 

[Bud]

[taylor1]

Back to the original post . 8 dirt  5 street.  Gonna add a new one next year. Really thinking about going to the dark side and getting a P.A.
Haven't owned a H.D. since I was @ 13  [Sprint]  If not , GS and African Twin's are in the running. Really wish I had one right now so I could do that New Hampshire run with Tewks  

oops  I mean Vermont

[TEWKS]

“Vermont / New Hampshire” 

 

 

For guys of our stature or in non politically correct terms, short shits  Harley’s ARH setup is very interesting.  I like Honda’s DCT also. 

 

ARH-DCT dang nobody ever told me there’d be this many letters involved in motorcycling. 

 

[big-t]

On 5/28/2021 at 1:45 PM, Spike said:

Actually, 6 as of this week.

 

Never quite got this one out of my system after the Unrally in Staunton.  Figured I'd own one eventually.

 

 

 

hey Spike,You still leave the keys in your bike...??

[Spike]

Actually this one has one of those nifty radio keys. And, if you know the pin, you dont even need the key.

 

How about you come up and Ill demonstrate :-D

 

J
 

[Bud]

Nah, just post the pin here, no one will tell their cousin Vinny from Jersey what it is.

[Sonor]

Only 8 over the course of my life. But for the most part, they have been good bikes that have done the job I wanted. So no need to spend a lot of my time paying off another. That said, it doesn't mean I wouldn't want to get another. I just try and keep my expenses in check. (no pun intended)

 

[Hosstage]

I keep telling the wife we need to sell the boat and get another bike.

She's not going for it.