WWGRMD? Keep or Sell Bike

That's basically it. I've got a Triumph Street Triple R that I basically never ride. I loved having it when I worked 2nd shift out on the California coast. In Ohio... I'm very "meh" about it. Strait flat roads are boring, traffic scares me, I'm not allowed to lane split or filter, I'm too likely to drink a pint of beer at work to commute with it. I get my adrenaline fix and skill challenge from aggressive skating now.

But, I have space to keep it and don't need the money for anything. So there is no strong reason to get rid of it.

WWGRMD?

Trade it to me for an old Toyota pickup and a crisp high five.

In all honesty though, if it's just taking up space it's only going to depreciate more and summer is the time to sell such things- so it depends if it's worth it to you. If it makes you happy and you don't need to sell it, who cares if it's only the occasional ride? If it bums you out to see it sit, sell it to a good home, being as picky as you want, since it doesn't NEED to go.

Is it going to depreciate significantly in the next 5 years?
Is it easy to replace if you hate yourself after selling?
Is it costing you significant money in maintenance/insurance just sitting?

If the answer to any of these is yes, I'd sell and invest the money somewhere.

Oh god, that is the exact bike I've been lusting after recently. Since I really shouldn't be spending money on another bike at the moment, I say keep it .

Also, what job do you have that makes it too likely to drink at work? And are you hiring lol

That is a sweet bike. Ohio has some sweet bike roads.

I'd take a weekend off and go do a destination ride. Two solid days in the seat. When you get back - you will know for sure what to do.

EDIT: If it's bothering to you to see it sitting there but you don't really want to part with it... I'm only one state to the east and I have storage room. I can, ya know, keep an eye on it for ya... start it up once in a while. Keep the tires from flat spotting. Keep the fuel fresh... Because I'm a giver. Let me know.

Keep bike, ride South or east to the good roads.

^ He is your Huckleberry.

EDIT: XLR99 post-blocked!

Furious_E wrote: Oh god, that is the exact bike I've been lusting after recently. Since I really shouldn't be spending money on another bike at the moment, I say keep it . Also, what job do you have that makes it too likely to drink at work? And are you hiring lol

I'm a brewmaster. There's a bar at the front of the building.

In reply to Beer Baron:

Sweet! Days like today really make me wish I had alcohol readily available at my job.

Dunno Beer Baron, because I'm in your position on several things, and not doing any better at making decisions.

A Yamaha 4 wheeler that I haven't ridden at all in several years. Why am I keeping this? I've pretended I was going to trail ride in PA, but even with the tag, I've never taken it there.

Two dirt bikes that have about 10 hours of riding between them in the past several years. Why am I keeping them? Because maybe I will ride one, and maybe the boy will want to ride around the back field.

Various go-kart's that are now projects, as well several riding mowers, a fiberglass Spitfire body, heck the Spitfire itself (hasn't been started in a year, only driven once in several years).

About all I can say is having lots of "things" just eats up your time and makes you fret. So you don't get to play nearly as much as you should.

I hope I read what I wrote, and actually clear some of this stuff out this summer. I suspect I really should.

I'm in the same position. The roads around Chicago really aren't interesting and I do not want to commute on the bike. That means I don't ride much. And yet for a few hundred bucks a year I can keep the bike insured and get out on some longer rides which I think makes it worth keeping it around.

If it makes you happy looking at it or thinking about it, keep it. If it just pisses you off, dump it.

How many sets of Hoosiers could you buy with the proceeds? All that fun just waiting to be had....

foxtrapper wrote: Dunno Beer Baron, because I'm in your position on several things, and not doing any better at making decisions. A Yamaha 4 wheeler that I haven't ridden at all in several years. Why am I keeping this? I've pretended I was going to trail ride in PA, but even with the tag, I've never taken it there. Two dirt bikes that have about 10 hours of riding between them in the past several years. Why am I keeping them? Because maybe I will ride one, and maybe the boy will want to ride around the back field. Various go-kart's that are now projects, as well several riding mowers, a fiberglass Spitfire body, heck the Spitfire itself (hasn't been started in a year, only driven once in several years). About all I can say is having lots of "things" just eats up your time and makes you fret. So you don't get to play nearly as much as you should. I hope I read what I wrote, and actually clear some of this stuff out this summer. I suspect I really should.

I have gotten rid of so much stuff since I got divorced last year (not just car stuff, just in general). It's very nice.

I went through this last spring. I never road the Honda. It wasn't as fun as it was when I was younger, the traffic was faster and it just wasn't pleasant criusing at modern highway speeds. U'd had it forever and all but I was ready to let it go.

Instead I bought a newer more exciting bike that fixed all the issues I had with the HOnda. Then I sold the Honda.

I sold my 1973 Honda CB500 yesterday because I wasn't working on it and got tired of seeing it just sit there. The money will wait until I want or need something else.

And Triple Rs seem to be hot right now, might be time to sell.

But I also have an old Porsche that I barely use and not matter what I'll never sell it. Too much sentimental value tied up in a hunk of metal...but I can't replace the Porsche without paying some serious $$$$$. Sonething of less sentimental value I can easily part with.

Bike is not costing especially a lot of money to sit on. Just insurance.

It will probably depreciate some, but not exceptionally so, since this is a fairly uncommon, and nice, bike.

It would be a bit difficult to replace, but not impossible if I sold it (and I'd probably get a modern Bonneville if I wanted another bike around here), again because this is an uncommon bike.

It neither makes me happy nor angry to have it sitting there. I just feel slightly guilty because I think it deserves more use than I'm giving it.

I'm leaning towards sitting on it for at least another year. If I really don't get any use out of it in the next year, that will give me more to decide based on.

I don't give a damn what's right or wrong here, just that you sell it to me for a song.