Drowning in a sea of retro (fleet rationalisation content)

[spike3]

I hit 9 bikes at the begining of this month and decided that enough was enough as every availible shelf and box had some sort of bike part in/on it. Since then I've been gradually reducing the stock of everything I mean why do I need 6 spare front mech's

Having too many bikes ruins it for me as you can't see the wood from the trees.

 

[We_are_Stevo]

Above all I need to thin out my surplus forks; I have three Mag 21's I shall never use for a start! :roll:

 

[ishaw]

Above all I need to thin out my surplus forks; I have three Mag 21's I shall never use for a start! :roll:

Tell me about it. I just listed the bikes, I didn't want to go into how many boxes of bits I have as well. As for forks, and not on bikes or any of the builds mentioned at the moment (though some will be swapped in when time is available):

Lawwill leaders
Noleen carbon crosslinks in smart shock
2x carbon Amp F3 XC linkage forks
1x Amp F3 XC ti coloured forks
1x Amp F4 BLT linkage forks
1x Amp F2 cromo linkage forks
1x RS Judy FSX
1x RS Judy SL (or XC, as have lowers to swap)
1x White Bros SC-90
2x Pace RC35 (one is the early one with the tubular brace, the other with the cnc one)
1x Pace RC30's
1x Fox F80 x (though soon to be resprayed and merged with some v brake lowers)
1x Titanium segmented 1 inch forks for the Yo eddy (though it has some FSX on at present)
1x Tange big fork
etc etc - I probably could go on, but it is bed time now - exhausted just thinking about the amount of forks I have not including the spares I've accumulated to keep them going (not that they get used )

 

[We_are_Stevo]

I suspect you just like buying cool stuff, and can't resist adding to it...

I have resolved not to buy any more frames; which isn't that bad as I have the bikes I want, and they're all keepers.

I build them how I want them in the first place; and that's how they'll stay...

...none of this constant building, breaking and flogging not so merry go round for me!

 

[matthew71]

ian my old retro quatermaster i have know you a fair while now and know what you are like ,i think before you go selling , trading or giving to me you should sit down and have a think to what you want from your bikes.which ones do you always look at ,go back to ?maybe these are the one,s to keep. so dont give into the vulture,s yet .and make a clear plan



and what has happened to the rocky e stay ?

 

[MikeD]

It depends a bit whether you're collecting or riding (or aspiring to ride). If you're collecting, three AMPs (I'm counting the Mongoose ) and a bunch of forks makes sense. If you're riding, it doesn't. Personally I try to maintain points of difference in the fleet because it justifies having them all

I'm thinking move on at least one AMP, and it doesn't sound like the Yo is doing much for you and it's still a frame, so that'll be easy to shift

 

[FMJ]

Re: Drowning in a sea of retro (fleet rationalisation conten

Mongoose Amplifier
Stripped, powdercoated, new decals, m900 and awaiting some time to tinker with the rear shock mounting so it doesn't rattle

I had the same problem with my Rocky Mountain the Edge. Solved it by shimming between the shock body and shock mount on the frame with teflon washers. I had my laser guy cut out a bunch from of a sheet of teflon, used 2, and kept the rest for spares. That was 17 years ago, but I'm 99.999% sure I still have them in the special washer bin in the garage. I can mail you a set if you want.

 

[the_duke]

For me a lot of the "hobby" is the searching and the spannering.

Don't get me wrong, I love to ride, but its not the be all and end all. I also love to ride my modern bike but I don't covet and collect them.

Some like to ride more, some like to collect / spanner. Some like a combination.

If money is not a factor you have no problem. Keep calm and carry on

 

[classen]

since you asked.... this is my advice.

focus

start with the oldest.

finish it. ride it. do you still want to keep it? if yes, find a place to store it and...

move on to the next one and repeat.

Maybe by fully and completly finishing one of your builds you'll feel good about it and feel like you've accomplished something, which will in turn will fuel your desire to build the next one.

 

[NeilM]

I am at the beginning of my 'retro' journey and am fortunate, in that both my retro's I have had since new (which makes me old). I am resisting the urge to buy cool stuff at present, as I simply do not need it, although a pair of RC35's and those Noleen crosslinks would be nice.

However, I have built / rebuilt British motorcycles for as long as I can remembers and currently have pretty much an entire Norton Commando rolling chassis and a complete Triumph T140V is bits, plus countless seats and gearboxes and petrol tanks from 1950's small Italian motorbikes (don't ask) in storage. I have no plans to build any more motorbikes at present, but it cost me nothing to keep it, and at some time in the future, if I want a project, I can drag all the bits out and start to build.

As for your bikes, especially considering the house move, why not just enjoy building one bike, and put the rest is store until you have the time / space / inclination to do something more. You can then decide which ones to ride and keep and which ones to either sell, or keep just for the pleasure of ownership.