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The eternal question...
My 2025 Triumph Thruxton FE is in and I'm debating what to do with the 2021 Tracer 9GT I have.
My best arguments for keeping both are:
>I am not financing either way,
>the bikes do serve distinctly different purposes,
>it's a fall back if I don't love the Thruxton,
> I could possible keep one in Maine and one in Mass and avoid trailering back and forth.
My best arguments for keeping just one are:
> $$$, at purchase, avoid 2 insurances, fees, excise tax, etc.
> Domestic quietude, "do you need 2?" question goes away.
> Keeping one in Maine will require storage rental at about $125/mo. (but I'd use the storage for other things as well)
> It will force a commitment to ride the Thruxton for more than just "cafe races". i.e. longer day trips.
IF I get rid of the Tracer (10,000 miles on it), it comes down to trade or sell.
Trade pros: ($7,500) ballpark
> ease
> sales tax savings +/- $400
> no need to keep 2 registered and insured even for a little while.
Trade cons:
> I can't change my mind once it's gone.
Sale pros:
> potentially more money
> I might change my mind
Sale cons:
> No guarantee of when it will be gone
> dealing with tire kickers, payment hassle, etc.
> keeping it insured
> I might change my mind
A lot of you have gone down this road many times,
Discuss....
also, I put up a poll, just because