How long do you keep your motorcycles?

[Tripletrouble]

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1973 Norton 850 purchased in 1978 so 47 years and counting. I bought the first Triumph Rocket III in Canada in 2004 and sadly sold it when it got too heavy for me, 18years. 1994 Triumph Sprint, owned 13 years. 1963 Matchless 500 bought in 1978 and one day will finish it........currently own 5 bikes. Just noticed the '73 Commando 850 in my avatar about 8 years ago on the Blue Ridge Parkway

 

[KenC]

If you had no intentions of ever selling your bike, but the laws of physics and the hungry, hungry tarmac conspired to have other plans for you, let's use 30+ years.

Also... feeling a little personally attacked here...

Current bike I've had 10 years, I've voted and am aiming for the 30 years

 

[pecan_choco_hurricane]

s40 1.5yrs, sv650 6months, currently on a yamaha xj650 2yrs may sell.

 

[Amazon]

The Z50 minitrail that I learned to ride on was actually my dads as a child, I think purchases new and it's still in the family. Sooo that on is 50+ years

Now bikes from when I was 16
1984 Honda 500 Interceptor - 3-1/2 years
2004 Honda 599 - 3 months, until I yard saled it
YSR50 - 2 years, never actually rode it
2002 ZX6r - 3 years track/race only
2005 CBR600rr - 8 years track/race only
Z50R - 5 years & counting
2004 Honda 599 - 4 years & counting
2008 CBR600rr - 4 years & counting track/race only
2012 KTM 250 XC-F - 3 years & counting
2008 CBR1000rr - 1 year & counting track/race only

So currently have 5. Two for the track, one for the street, one for the woods and a mini. If I had more garage space, I'd have more. We have a single "car" garage and Kyle also has an additional 4 bikes crammed in there.

We're wanting to ride out to the east coast next year, so might have to swap the street bike.

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