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[Andy J]

[GRNINJA]

first bike I had 2 months cause I couldn't insure second bike bored me I liked it but I wanted newer faster better and I could afford it at the time.

had that just over a year.... wanted a litre bike so I changed.... Probably keep it for a year or 2 depending on how I feel....

[Rossi]

How long do you keep your bikes for ?
Why do you change them ?
Does the depreciation hurt ?


I usually keep my bikes for 12 - 18 mths depending on the deals goin.

I usually change cause i fancy a change, either make or type of bike. EG I changed my Blade for a VFR800.

It depends on my mood, i'm not very loyal to brands. Most sports bikes are the same anyway, makes no difference if it's a Blade, GSXR or ZX10. If's more down to colour and shape now i think.

I don't get to work any quicker on my ZX10 than I did on my R1. I got my ZX10 mainly cause of it's rep. I want to feel a bit of anticipation every time i ride my bike 

Deprecitaion doesn't bother me, I don't have a cage and although bikes lose money, they aren't as bad as cars. My neighbours with their crappy Fords, Vauxhalls lose well more than I do.

[Alzo636]

I probably changed to often....every year for the past 6 years....I think now I have reached the stage where I have been fortunate enough to have achieved what I wanted in Biking....had the latest kit and got myself up to a reasonable level skill wise...I aint the fastest..but I aint the slowest either...and to be honest thats becoming less and less important too....as you know I acquired a Blade recently through a very mutual deal with Richie Ninja...if that hadn't came about I had decided to hold on to my 636 for another 2 years then just Track it...I intend to do similar with the Blade....I will then take the decision based on where I am financially wether I get a more Road orientated Bike or not...Zimmer possibly...            

[r1ninja]

Had my last ZX6 for 6 years, my R1 for 2 1/2 years and my cr250 for 5 years. I dont change much. Only got the 10 because a mate said he would buy my 6. Dont like selling bikes, who wants some wanker kicking your tyres and criticizing your paj. And dealers rip you off on trade in . My 2p

[GRNINJA]

you won't be selling your 10r when you go back there 

[r1ninja]

you won't be selling your 10r when you go back there 

Nope i'm home for good in April. The R1 is gonna be my track bike and the 10r will be the road bike. Zeno has rebuilt the forks and shock on the R1 for the track and it's got a full arata race system so no good for the road

[GRNINJA]

lucky lucky man wish I could have 2 thou bikes in fact I wih I could have 2 bikes 

[Andy J]

lucky lucky man wish I could have 2 thou bikes in fact I wih I could have 2 bikes 

ahem.....................was that a Beemer 330 Sport that yuo also have 

[GRNINJA]

  still would like another bike.... maybe I can trade in the misses car wonder if she will notice

[r1ninja]

lucky lucky man wish I could have 2 thou bikes in fact I wih I could have 2 bikes 

If you can call spending nine years working with rag-heads "lucky"   

[Andy J]

lucky lucky man wish I could have 2 thou bikes in fact I wih I could have 2 bikes 

If you can call spending nine years working with rag-heads "lucky"   

[GRNINJA]

lucky lucky man wish I could have 2 thou bikes in fact I wih I could have 2 bikes 

If you can call spending nine years working with rag-heads "lucky"   

ok point taken...

what do you actually do out there then?

[r1ninja]

lucky lucky man wish I could have 2 thou bikes in fact I wih I could have 2 bikes 

If you can call spending nine years working with rag-heads "lucky"   

ok point taken...

what do you actually do out there then?

Fix hairyplanes for the local air force

[GRNINJA]

ooohhh so you is an enigneery thingy type person then