MANY, MANY MOTORCYCLES
It took a while to tot up how many bikes I have owned or looked after long-term. From 1981 to date the number is 60. 40 years, 1.5 bikes a year. Although ‘a’ bike may be swapped in any given year, ‘some’ bikes have stayed for a long time or many miles. The CB900F2 bought new in 2003 moved to a friend when it had over 40,000 miles on the clock and was five years old. Indeed, the reason I have owned multiple bikes at a time is that I like to ride, a lot.
Why do I change my bikes? Sometimes it’s simply opportunity. I was really enjoying my Jawa 350TS, then I noticed that the Jawa dealer had an XBR500 for sale. I’d always wanted to try the Honda,, Jawa (or the Czechoslovakian equivalent).
