Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Project Suzuki TS400 Apache part 1  Chasing shadows!

There’s a supposed formula that suggests the ideal number of motorcycles anyone can own is n+1, where n is the current number of two-wheelers you have, but you always aspire to ‘just one more’ machine.

It’s a fair enough arbiter, but I’d argue there are two other factors that also need to be deliberated. Surely disposable income has to be taken into consideration and after that storage capacity has to be a factor? Perhaps worryingly, far too many of us seem to be able to find some spare disposable dosh even when we know perhaps we ought not to be splashing out. Which then brings into question the rather irksome issue of where to put said latest acquisition. There’s only a finite capacity

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