How Do You Justify Owning A Bike ?

A trip to Bond street now and then works fine for me

 

If you need to find justification then one good idea is to show the bills if you were into four wheels instead of two! The average family hatchback is £25k new and you can buy a Panigale; the ferrari of the bike world for the same price. Motorbikes are soooo cheap compared to running cars, and so much more practical to store and work on yourself.
Here's what I used to spend all my cash building and driving. It was one of the cheapest cars in the championships and only owed me £5 - 10k with me doing the majority of the building and maintaining but week to week it was a damn sight more expensive than running a motorbike.

 

I don't try to justify it. Same as I don't try to justify my golf clubs, mountain bike, gym in the garage, electric drill. I don't use many of them that often but when I want to I know they're there....

 

I justify it until I fancy something different..................

 

I can't think of anything else to spend the money on , got plenty of shoes and two handbags and a house and a car - cat & a dog I couldn't go on holiday if I didn't have a bike I mean how'd I get there?

The other half doesn't complain either :wink: but his is bigger ( you do have to make some compromises)

 

I used to have cars for my toys, bikes are waaaaay cheaper. House, wife and baby mean expensive toys are no no.

I still miss my old Supra though.

 

Mrs Plug is quite happy about me having a bike or even two because it means I don't have any spare money to mess around with other women

 

50 next month and never been without a bike since i got a licence at 16, got 4 in the garage, all taxed and tested, and have never SORNed any of them, and use them all ; ) , as long as its dry out im fine, being cold dosnt bother me, you can always wrap up , yep i get moaned at for having 4 bikes, but hey i love bikes, ive got no excuse

 

I'm 50 and have that many bikes I can't logistically tax and service them all to have them on the road at the same time, your lucky I guess

 

Keeps me out of the pub, could spend alot more there with the prices of beer

 

Doesn't keep me out of the pub :Smuggrin:

 

Wot ^ they said.

 

if i had as many bikes as you, that would be a different situation, have a multi bike policy which allows 4 bikes max to be insured, tax and mot costs arnt too bad, aint too bad with spanners so do a bit of servicing and stuff, feel lucky though, yes ; )

 

I am lucky in that I don't have to justify owning a bike or two.They give me a great deal of pleasure and Mrs Mervyn appreciates this.

 

sheep don't count.