If they are 'bikes' sell them. If you change your mind in the future they are easily changed. Out of 5 bikes I have, 3 aren't going anywhere, the other two can be replaced.
Although I feel I am no longer really interested in riding, I am reluctant to sell. The bikes in question are a Paul Smart 1000LE which I have owned for the last 13 years and a Monster 1100 Evo which I have owned for 9 years. Neither bike would be easy to replace considering their condition, mileage and service history. If the cost of just storing them was minimal then that might be a reason for keeping them, however I believe they should be ridden even if infrequently and serviced properly at an annual cost of around £1000 including insurance. I am more concerned about taking either bike out without much enthusiasm because 100% concentration is essential.
Funny you should mention that. I think they might have covered more miles in a trailer than on their own wheels!
Not ridden on the road much for years and years. Trackdays I really struggle to get excited for, while I'm loading up majority of the time I can't be bothered but do it because I've paid for the day. When I'm there, I bloody love it! (Need to book more as I've run out now). My 999 I haven't had on the road for 3 years. Put new belts on and rode to MOT in April. Rode home straight into the garage and it's not turned a wheel since. I'll make a decision on the 999 once the market picks up, but I don't think that will be this year now. Track bike will 100% stay. It's good for me, even if I struggle with loading the trailer the night before.
A track bike was something that crossed my mind. Something scruffy yet reliable that I wouldn’t get too upset about if I binned it!
I think that if we had consistently good weather, well surfaced roads and not a lot of people on them, you wouldn’t be feeling like this. I may have just talked myself into moving to the south of France!
You have probably hit the nail on the head! Thinking back since 2005 (which was when I bought my first Ducati Monster S4R) my happiest biking memories are the times I rode the bikes in Europe. When we were staying on a family holiday near Evian on Lake Geneva I rode in France, Italy and Switzerland in one day. World Ducati week in 2018, meeting up with the members of the 100hp club near Milan and going for a ride out remain fresh in my memory. I have also ridden in the Pyrenees and up Mont Ventoux in Provence. I have also ridden the Route de Napoleon, starting from Grasse. Nothing in the UK has ever come close to those glorious experiences.
I rarely ride mine but I have the same dilema with bikes and cars. I like knowing I own them and I like knowing that should I have the urge to go riding then the bike is there. The problem you will have in 6 months of selling them is the urge to by another whether you need it or not. If you don't need the money then don't sell. That's my opinion.
I was thinking about selling one the other day, then took it out for a spank and fell back in love with it. Ended up ordering another one to add to the collection, just as I was thinking about reducing the garage.
I currently have three bikes ,916 bip, Kwak 1000sx and a 1977 Laverda Jota, and i too sometimes get the feeling that i just cant be arsed to get all my gear on and ride, i must say the weather recently hasn't helped either, however i'm also an operational rider for LEBBS (Lincolnshire emergency blood bikes),so when i'm on call i have no choice but to ride, rain or shine, and it does usually re-motivate me to get my other bikes ridden when given the opportunity - its the same old cliche though when the missus says ''why do you need 3 bikes, you cant ride them all at once'' - its worth keeping my bikes even if just to retire to the garage and spend time looking at them!, the 916 and Jota are both bikes i never thought i would ever get to own and its a pleasure for me to just have them at hand and ready to go - just my twopenny worth
You mentioned one of your bikes is the Monster 1100 Evo... I had one... it's the one bike I regret selling a decade later, if I could have any bike back that i've previously owned it would be this one! In your situation i'd probably sell one, then see how it goes with the other one over the next 12 months. In someways having fewer options might make you ride more (I had 4 bikes at one point, now down to 1, but will be back to 2 next Spring. I found 2 has been my optimal number as less decisions to make, less admin/servicing hassle).
You had me @ 1977 Laverda Jota. If you ever wish to sell I am in... assuming I can afford it of course :-(
