How much do you spend a year on everything motorcycle related?

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Edited Date/Time 1/18/2013 6:57am
Hi everyone,

I have a very very important project for my masters degree that I am in great need of your help with some research. I'm not asking for specifics unless you feel like indulging in them. All your help is GREATLY appreciated.

How much, on average of the past 2 to 3 years, do you spend annually on this hobby? You can be a casual rider who rides maybe once every 6 months to a passionate rider who spends 50 out of 52 weekends riding or racing. Single, you and your spouse ride, or your entire family participates, it does not matter. It can be from buying a new or used bike, gear/products, maintenance of your bike, race/riding fees, gas, buying a new rig every year, everything related to you (and your family) participating in motorcycles.

A. $0 - $1,000
B. $1,001 - $10,000
C. $10,001 - $20,000
D. $20,001 - $30,000
E. $30,001 - $40,000
F. $40,000+

Thank you again everyone. It truly means a lot for everyone that helps.
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NV825 1/15/2013 6:42pm
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Also I will put everyone who responds into a list and randomize it and the top person on the list after the randomization will get a $20 Amazon gift card for helping me out. Thanks.
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NeWskoolmxer 1/15/2013 6:45pm
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For us it is B, We race all the local races plus 2 or 3 out of state races.
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lumpy790 1/15/2013 6:51pm
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nerver want to know......had a friend keep all the receipts for a year and added them up.... EEEK!
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Drtbykr 1/15/2013 7:14pm
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insurance, 350, parts and gas and a few frills (new jersey or similar)...400. Just a trail rider, and bike is paid 4. $7200 over 4 years.

Compared to my boat, next to nothing. Keep the $20, good luck.

This year I am skipping the insurance except 4 fire and theft. Boat insurance is $145, go figure.

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silver753 1/15/2013 7:17pm
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The last 6 or 7 years would be "B", from about 93' to 03' it would have been "D" or "E" some years.
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B for me
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Pick a year and pick a letter. I've been G) all of the above
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B....good luck with the Masters!
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MtnBoy 1/15/2013 7:36pm
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3 years ago: C

Last 2 years: A
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C.Harrell341 1/15/2013 7:38pm
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B, but its about to increase to a C or D in the next few years
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Tim507 1/15/2013 7:57pm
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lumpy790 wrote:
nerver want to know......had a friend keep all the receipts for a year and added them up.... EEEK!
Been doing dirt bikes since the late 60's and honestly do not want to know!

That said I have been in all categories - that I am sure of.

It has been a great rideSmile

My guess is that i now fall into the mid to low 4 figures
swedishfishmx 1/15/2013 8:37pm
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B, On my way to A though.
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motoBRD 1/15/2013 8:45pm
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B. Good luck with the research. Looking to do some research on the question myself, but more towards how much a privateer spends getting to a supercross.
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NV825 1/15/2013 9:17pm
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Thanks for the responses so far everyone.

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AS64 1/15/2013 9:34pm
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Last year was an E for us. Normally it's a C.
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Hank_Thrill 1/15/2013 9:47pm
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Cool project. What are you getting your master's degree in? Are you getting a sample from riders at your local tracks? If you get this questionnaire and send it to a lot of tracks all around your area and have people fill it out anonymously while they do their entry forms, that would be good another good way to gather data. Just throwing it out there. Congrats, too, by the way!!!!

The last two years I was in grad school I only rode my dirt bike once "A." Now that I'm done and have insurance, the next few years will probably be "B." I'm a leisure-enjoyment rider. Pick whichever answer you want.
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exsarg 1/15/2013 9:51pm
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c. not much racing. but i ride lots. 1 mx bike bike. 1 offroad bike. 1 street bike
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nytsmaC 1/15/2013 10:53pm
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C.
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Crush 1/16/2013 12:57am
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B on the years I've done stuff... Anything more than that I'd be upset!
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jock 1/16/2013 1:36am
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B. I only ride half a dozen times a year these days.
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jndmx 1/16/2013 2:47am
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It was almost always "B" for us.......although we got spending "C" one year.
Mostly local stuff with a riding trip in the off season.
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Frank 1/16/2013 3:22am
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If you include the cost of surgeries and loss of income from injuries I am a solid D.
Tombstoneman34 1/16/2013 3:50am
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Solid B to Low C depending on when bikes need to be replaced. Started out with 3 kids racing now down to one but the cost still seems to be about the same.
keeptwostrokesalive 1/16/2013 4:28am
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For me it is a little bit of A/B depending on how many my times my bike breaks in a year. But know that I think about it I was definitely in the B range last year since I went through 2 bikes.

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