50 mph to 60mph, is near instant... wowzers.  Needs a new rear tire.


Gee,, Im SHAWKKT!  

Ya know, the bigger the grin the more ya spend, right?

Pine

I was torn between the Triumph (550) and the Sportster (590 lbs).  You looked at the Speedmaster Triumph yet ?  800 lbs is a lot !

We're comming up on the best time of year to buy a bike ... hang in there .... you know picking a bike is like picking a woman .   Take the one you can't live with-out !    not just the one that will do !  

Pro-rate the money and it doin't seem like so much !  

MMRanch wrote on 10/22/13 at 08:53:49:


Yeah but..... I chose to have "two" bikes..... you think the wife will get the hint??  

Pine

You could always buy it from him, ride it for awhile and re-sell it if you do not get used to it. Of course it might take awhile to re-sell, but you could price it for what you bought it for and get it done.

I didn't see the year..but do a Kelly blue book in motorcycles and get an idea what it is worth

old_rider wrote on 10/22/13 at 13:44:41:


Thanks all .. keep it coming.. it does kinda helps the ole brain work it all out.

I was actually thinking of doing this.  The bike is all set to two-up with an upgraded ( $250) rear seat, trunk with arm rests... so the passenger is really pretty comfy. saddle bags, windshield... power plug for the GPS, GPS mount.. extra lights... If I drop $3500, possibly a new rear tire, I still should be able to clear my money come say march or april.

I guess the things that are slowing me down:
sooooo heavy
really not my style... big ole fat fenders, fat front tire, fat everything
(though that big ole fat seat is heaven!!!!!)
just plain nervous of two-up no matter the bike. So getting a two-up bike means .. I then have no excuse not to two-up other than my own nerves.  Think about .. with me on a bike... if I die.. its just an old dad. If we both die.. my kids are orphans!!!!
Frick.. theres an America for sale 100 miles away for $6700... theres a speedmaster ( 2012!!!!!) 200 miles away for $6900!!!! Theres a Rocket for sale all set for two-up for $7900!!!!! That Rocket has everything you can put on a bike. fully set up. The speedmaster is bare bones.. not even a windshield or back seat!  Who the heck told me to go looking!!!

Prices bottom out here about mid January when the Christmas Visa bill comes due.....    

PS: changing the oil filter means dropping the pipes... how freaky is that??

PPS: I like the HS Sportster... its like a grown up Savage. 883 or 1200. But they are just plain pricy here, compared to every other bike. Its dumb.  I have not decide to give up the Savage, its paid for, run perfect, and has less than 7000 miles on it. As a 10 mile commuter bike is perfect.

Pine

A buddy of mine had one of those yahama s  (1100 or 1300 ???),  he would take it to the shop and let them change the oil , and put tires on and such ... but its a lot more $$$ than what I'm used too.  He rode with a bunch of Harley guys and he'd tell me "Those harleys just wind and wind for ever!", They used to run off and leave him at will.   Personaly I haven't been over 90 mph in years and doin't see no great need to go faster than that in the near future either.

I found mine on Ebay back in late winter.   I may be missing something but a bike with 40+ K-miles seems like $1,500 on the high end ??? to me anyway.    

Blue book value is what ?

I hear it was the bread and butter of the yammy cruisers.  Then they came out with the 1300.  Only negative thing I heard, was to change the oil filter you have to take the pipe off or loosen it.  Other than that it is supposed to be bullet proof.