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Mister Rivets

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1964 BMW conversion used a 1977 R75/7 for drivetrain
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4444Design

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Damn there are some nice bikes in this thread!

What I cannot get my head around are the owners of multiple bikes.....I can only barely (actually I cant at all) justify the one bike with the limited amount of use it gets vs the cost of insurance and registration etc. I worked out a few years ago it effectively costs me about $250 per ride.

At some point i owned 7 motorcycles at once. 3 of them where registered - the other 4 have just been sitting in my workshop to be moved once in a while.

The fact you're able to move one only at the same time - and a different setup at work (less time) and being kind of no longer interested in wrenching (the 48 PAN needed huge attention) made me selling off most of 'em.

Now i'm down to a - very reliable and modified - 2018 SLIM and one of the chinese bikes and my wife (she previously owned a BONNEVILLE and a Sporty-Chopper) also narrowed down to 1 motorcycle.
 

Honeybadger

New in Town
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2018 Softail SLIM - jacket is an AERO Maxwell

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Softail custom (sold)
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1948 PAN (sold)
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1972 CHANG JIANG (heavily customized by me - sold)
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1982 CHANG JIANG (also customised - currently in the works for road license in Germany)
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1979 CHANG JIANG Custom (sold)
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1985 CHANG JIANG BMW R75 copy (sold)
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2009 KAWA Vulcan 800 (sold)
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Great pictures thanks
 

AerGuitar

Practically Family
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567
Location
Missouri
Sadly the back thing caused me to give up triumphs and move to the Harley so I literally “feel for ya!” (Im too short to ride the tiger comfortably)
Yeah, the back issues suck! I knew I’d have comfort woes when I bought the sporty triumphs, but I couldn’t resist. Triumph makes beautiful, solid bikes. The only sport bike I’ve owned in the last decade that was comfy enough to ride for multiple hours was a Honda CBR600RR. The ergos just worked. I’ve never ridden a bike more comfortable than the Tiger though! With an Airhawk pad, I could do 14 hour days in the saddle with little griping from the low back. I get it , the ride height is a thing for some folks.
 

LordOfLeather

One of the Regulars
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Michigan
Damn there are some nice bikes in this thread!

What I cannot get my head around are the owners of multiple bikes.....I can only barely (actually I cant at all) justify the one bike with the limited amount of use it gets vs the cost of insurance and registration etc. I worked out a few years ago it effectively costs me about $250 per ride.
I find two is the perfect number for my lifestyle. The Guzzi is my main ride around town, to work, etc. The BMW is perfect for trips (storage space and better at highway speeds), colder weather (heated grips and windscreen), and riding two up (better suspension and more comfortable for my wife). With these two, I have all my bases covered.

I ride one or the other daily as my main form of transportation, except in winter (or during a storm, of course). Knowing my habits of excess, I'm sure I'd own more than two if I had more garage space and finances, but I can't imagine having a use for more.

Why such limited amount of use for you? Did you limit your riding to leisure instead of transportation?
 

Mister Rivets

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My last one 1956 original paint . I bought this off a dear friends sons when he passed at 103!!! Old Boy rode till 96 years old .
Old Joe owned this since 1957 and put 93,000 miles on this one (look at the foot pegs)he had 7 motorcycles all with about the same mileage. RIP Old Joe
 

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Sask.Rider

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My last one 1956 I bought this off a dear friends sons when he passed at 103!!! Old Boy rode till 96 years old .
Old Joe owned this since 1957 and put 93,000 miles on this one he had 7 motorcycles all with about the same mileage. RIP Old Joe
That bike is amazing !! I had a R9t Racer for a while - great bike !
 

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