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cars owned/bikes owned
Whats your ratio of cars (motor vehicles) to bikes owned?
I count 11 cars (vans, trucks) & 15 bikes.
I count 11 cars (vans, trucks) & 15 bikes.
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Yes, I did collect them. It started out being heavy on the Brit bikes, but expanded to include American, Japanese, Italian, and German. My first bike was a '52 BSA 125cc in 1958, followed by an 1945 Indian Chief in 1959. The rest is history. I did buy and sell them, but not as a business. I was just an avid hobbyist. But alas, those days are behind me. :-)
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Yes, I did collect them. It started out being heavy on the Brit bikes, but expanded to include American, Japanese, Italian, and German. My first bike was a '52 BSA 125cc in 1958, followed by an 1945 Indian Chief in 1959. The rest is history. I did buy and sell them, but not as a business. I was just an avid hobbyist. But alas, those days are behind me. :-)
I only had dirt bikes. A Montesa, a Husqvarna, a Maico, and a Yamaha.
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4 cars, 14 bikes. 39 car years, 153 bike years.
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My ratio thus far is 3:4 at 12 cars and 15 bikes.
Current ownership is 0 and 4.
I'm constantly thinking of the next bike.
Current ownership is 0 and 4.
I'm constantly thinking of the next bike.
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Current ratio is 1:4. Over the years I have had an additional 6 or so bikes and about nine real cars. I also had a few clunkers for very short periods of time but I don't count them.
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Cars/trucks are beyond counting. Bikes are about a dozen. Motorcycles about 20 with the last 6 (since 1997) being Ducati.
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I can remember 27 cars but there may have been more, 15 bicycles as an adult and 4 motorcycles.
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1 bicycle,
2 motorbikes, (dirt)
20 cars/trucks...
2 motorbikes, (dirt)
20 cars/trucks...
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Four cars, one sailboat, and seven bikes that were purchased specifically for me during my so far 63 years of life. I tend to hold on to cars till they are totally worthless, bikes too I suppose. My current motor vehicle is 23 years old.
My wife drives nicer though, but we aren't counting stuff we buy for others are we? <grin>
My wife drives nicer though, but we aren't counting stuff we buy for others are we? <grin>
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Oh heck no, those don't count. I've had no car for five years, but my wife has had two in that period. I drive when we travel together, but I'm clearly a guest driver. Not my car; doesn't count.
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6 cars/pickups - 9 bicycles
Not counting bicycles I've bought for my parents, wife, and kids, but it does include bikes my parents gave me when I was a kid.
Not counting bicycles I've bought for my parents, wife, and kids, but it does include bikes my parents gave me when I was a kid.
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Four cars, one sailboat, and seven bikes that were purchased specifically for me during my so far 63 years of life. I tend to hold on to cars till they are totally worthless, bikes too I suppose. My current motor vehicle is 23 years old.
My wife drives nicer though, but we aren't counting stuff we buy for others are we? <grin>
My wife drives nicer though, but we aren't counting stuff we buy for others are we? <grin>
For me, cars were tools. First a VW bus to pursue my dream across the country, then 3 Toyotas, first two used.
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11 cars, 12 bikes. Of those, I currently have 5 cars and 4 bikes.
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Household number for the two of us: 2 cars (one driver & one classic/collector); 11 bikes (all bikes are in ride-condition and used regularly), and 2 new ones on order .... Wait, do we count tandems as one bike or two Of the 11 bikes, one is a tandem; and one bike on order is a tandem too.
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Cars: 2 (Mine (old S**tbox) and wife's (new little buggy))
Bikes: 9 (mine x1, wife's X 3, Youth #1 x 2, youth #2 x 3
NB. These are the complete bikes. Ther are six or so partially assembled project bikes that I hope to find homes for in the next few weeks.
Bikes: 9 (mine x1, wife's X 3, Youth #1 x 2, youth #2 x 3
NB. These are the complete bikes. Ther are six or so partially assembled project bikes that I hope to find homes for in the next few weeks.
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My memory isn't what it used to be, but I think my car:bike ratio is about 12:21
One difference is that I've only ever owned 3 vehicles at one time, but I hang on to the bikes for a lot longer. Thus, my current ratio is 1:5
One difference is that I've only ever owned 3 vehicles at one time, but I hang on to the bikes for a lot longer. Thus, my current ratio is 1:5
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I wish to revise my previous answer. I answered with bikes and cars currently owned, but other answers seem to be listing lifetime ownership.
Cars: 8 including one motorcycle, not including cars owned but never plated or put on the road.
Bikes (that I have owned as an adult): Around 25, including spouse and youth bikes, not including partial bikes not yet assembled or restored.
Cars: 8 including one motorcycle, not including cars owned but never plated or put on the road.
Bikes (that I have owned as an adult): Around 25, including spouse and youth bikes, not including partial bikes not yet assembled or restored.
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You guys got better memory than me.
I have a hard time accounting just for the current bikes.
Does the number include bikes I have stashed around the country at friends and relatives houses for when I visit? Add +3.
I have a hard time accounting just for the current bikes.
Does the number include bikes I have stashed around the country at friends and relatives houses for when I visit? Add +3.
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Four cars, one sailboat, and seven bikes that were purchased specifically for me during my so far 63 years of life. I tend to hold on to cars till they are totally worthless, bikes too I suppose. My current motor vehicle is 23 years old.
My wife drives nicer though, but we aren't counting stuff we buy for others are we? <grin>
My wife drives nicer though, but we aren't counting stuff we buy for others are we? <grin>
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