How long do you keep a bike?

[jstark47]

I realized with some surprise that I'm only a few weeks shy of having my 2005 Triumph Bonneville for 8 years. Since then other bikes have come and gone in our household (seemingly more come than go, though). The Bonne soldiers on, and I have no plan to get rid of it any time soon.

How about you guys & gals? How long do you keep a motorcycle? I suspect answers will be all over the map.... but lets see!

[HYPERR]

Well the bikes in my sig are the ones that I still have. I bought all of them new except for the 900SS. So the bike I had the longest would be the R1150R and I bought that 10/1/2001.

[Wrider]

Bought my first bike and held onto it for 6 months before having to let it go to make ends meet. So far I'm at 1 year and 6 months on my second bike.

[Thumper]

I have Fickle Bike Syndrome. I don't think I've had a bike longer than 2 years...my Bonneville may be the exception...

[Johnj]

I've kept a bike as long as 18 years and as short as 3 months.

[Gummiente]

8yrs was the longest, 1yr the shortest.

[BRUMBEAR]

I am all over the place on this matter?

[High_Side]

11 years was the longest (VTR1000) and 1 year was the shortest (Ducati Sport Classic). Those measures were a perfect reflection of how enjoyable the bikes were to own.

Outside of that I usually have a few bikes in the garage and also suffer from fickle bike syndrome.....and there are worse things in life than that!

[Grey Thumper]

I've only owned two bikes, the first for two years, and the next (and current) one for five and counting.

[GS_in_CO]

25 years for the current one. And I don't see anything I'd rather have on the market.