Who has a bike that is collecting dust and why?

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shanes 2/19/2016 10:26am
2/19/2016 10:26am
My 500 AF conversion is as I am waiting for the custom tank to be made , taking for bloody ever
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gspointer 2/19/2016 10:41am
2/19/2016 10:41am
I have an 04 KX 250 that has been sitting after I ran the first tank of gas through it. My track got buried in trees in a tornado and I haven't had the time to clear it out.
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The Rock 2/19/2016 10:42am
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2smokertillend wrote:
I have a 02 250 yz, I wipe down a couple of times a year, I will not let it collect dust!! But it's been sitting...
I have a 02 250 yz, I wipe down a couple of times a year, I will not let it collect dust!! But it's been sitting in the garage for 6 years. I'm 54 and both my knees and back are tweeked, but I WILL ride again. The funniest thing I hear from people is, why don't you just sell it, WHAT ????
An inversion table and Tumeric would help with your tweaked backed.

Rob Kinsey-glad you have your Maico

To all: One thing that stands out in several of these posts is the importance of keeping perspective in the area of risk vs reward. I believe we can extend our careers by not riding like there is a factory ride contract depending on our finishes.

This becomes an even bigger issue with every passing decade IMO.
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Tim507 2/20/2016 4:27pm
2/20/2016 4:27pm Edited Date/Time 2/20/2016 4:27pm
This is my 1997 Husaberg FC400 It has. Russ Fletcher built motor. Russ built motors for KTM and Husaberg. He passed a few years ago from cancer. He was an awesome guy....

This bike been sitting since 1999









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burnside 2/20/2016 4:34pm
2/20/2016 4:34pm
I have a mint RM125 collecting dust at my parents... I live in London, for starters I don't have a garage here, heck, I've only got a bedroom here. haha. Even if I had a garage, think it would last 4 weeks in London before i twas stolen. So my RM sleeps at my parents in the suburbs. For me to go ride is a 2/3 day commitment, 2 hour train back day before, riding, then 2 hours back the next morning. I work freelance too, so my cash flow usually dictates how often I get out. Last summer was barely at all, but the year before I got out a bunch. I do think eventually I'll move out of the city and put bikes higher up the priority list. I will say, jumping through these hoops does make the sessions special even if I do suck! hahaha.
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KLX650C 2/20/2016 4:59pm
2/20/2016 4:59pm
I'm guilty. I have my bike collecting dust right now. That's the life of a long haul trucker. Good thing is come March I will have a month off. There will be plenty of roost going on then.Cool
Electro21 2/20/2016 5:10pm
2/20/2016 5:10pm
I have a 1997 KTM 250 SX collecting dust at my parents house. I wanted to get rid of it when I bought a 2007 KTM 450 SX (which is long gone), but my Dad wanted to keep it, plus I couldn't sell it for anything anyway. It is buried away in my Dad's barn in Kansas. I will bust it out for some trail riding some day.
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jimmie 2/20/2016 6:22pm
2/20/2016 6:22pm Edited Date/Time 2/21/2016 3:23am
eazrider wrote:
Got my first bike in 1968...a blue Yamaha YM-1 305.....Haven't been without a ride of some sort in over 48 years, but a few of those...
Got my first bike in 1968...a blue Yamaha YM-1 305.....Haven't been without a ride of some sort in over 48 years, but a few of those bikes had a bit of dust collecting for a while. Bikes in the following order:

'68 Yam YM-1 (purchased new)
'68 Kawi C2 TR (purchased new)
'69 Yam Ct-1 (purchased new)
'69 Kawi A7 350 (purchased new)
72 Yam RT-2 MX (purchased new)
'73 Yam RD350 Purchased new)
'72 Yam XS-2
'75 YZ 360B mono (purchased new)
'75 Built a C&J framed Marzzocchi/White Brother YZ 360 motocross
'78 Took 3 years off, leaving my C&J sitting in the garage while I recovered from a torn ACL and went to school
'81 IT465
'83 YZ490
'85 IT 200 (purchased new
'88 YZ 250
Transplanted '86 YZ 490 motor into an '88 YZ 250 chassis
'95 Huseburg FE501 (purchased new)
'C&J framed YZ 360A
'75 YZ125B (for my 12 year old son to ride vintage with me)
'96 Huseburg XC501 (purchased new)
'04 YZ450 (purchased new)
'06 YZ 450 (purchased new)
'85 Yam V-Max
'10 YZ450 (purchased new)
'72 Yam LS-2 100 twin (with 336 miles!)
'07 1800 Gold Wing
'06 Gold Wing trike (wife refuses to travel to Cali on any of my dirt bikes)
'05 EGorr YZ295

I still have the C&J 74 YZ360A (202lb vintage open class monster), the '75 YZ125B, '72 XS-2, "85 V-Max, '05 EG 295, '2006 Honda Trike, '72 LS-2 100 twin, ,2006 YZ 450

My main wheels are the '05 Eric Gore 295, the '06 YZ 450, and the Honda trike. The V-Max hasn't been licensed in 3 years, and The C&J '74 360 is my occasional vintage ride. I love'm all and will keep my finger in the pot until I simply can't do it anymore. My son will have to figure out what to do with them when I'm gone, as I'll won't be able to pull the trigger on any of my "babies".. Life has been a good ride...literally...! Smile





Wow! You started your motorcycle love affair with some pretty sweet rides.Wink

Had me a "67" Kawasaki 120 too, for my FIRST bike, but it was not purchased new.(lucky bastard)...






As for the reason why my current ride is collecting dust, I have no health insurance!!!!!!!
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Pirate421 2/20/2016 11:04pm
2/20/2016 11:04pm
I bought my '14 ktm 250sx new in July of '14 and it has 28 hrs on it. We lost our main track, My daughter was 1 when I bought it, and I got hurt this year and have been off the bike for 2 months. March I'm cleared to ride.

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