I'd wait a while before you make the decision, I didn't ride mine for a while after I got the 500 Ninja, but I wound up back on it
If looking at it bothers you that much, you can store it at my place  
I'll even take it out for some exercise once a week or so  

Well, if in the past you ever wanted to change it up... now would be the time...
And then it would be a "new" bike again

I took out the Cabbage tonight and rode about 40 miles.  It sure feels weird jumping from one to the other.  The very dominant positioning of the sportbike to the laid back position of the cruiser.  

For the first 15 to 20 miles the S40 was like hooking up with an old girlfriend...familiar, exciting, you know just where to tickler her.  But then, after about twenty miles it was like remembering why you broke up with her in the first place...noisy, an uncompromising mind of her own, too much attitude.  The Honda is so refined and well engineered, like meeting the girl you know you're going to marry someday.

I hadn't given any thought to doing a cafe or scrambler project because my time is being divided across too many other things right now. I might take Art Webb's advice and have a buddy of mine keep it for awhile and ride and maintain it.  He had a Harley Electra Glide Classic, but recent financial issues made him sell.  I think he'd be happy to hang onto it for awhile.

If I did decide to sell her I wonder how much I should list it for.  You guys have seen photos and you know the attention I've given her.  She's a 2005, has new tires and brakes and has 14k on the odo.  What do you think?

From personal experience I can say that there is truth in the old saying, "Act in haste. Repent in leisure".       I'm STILL kicking myself for selling the Norton, and that was 40 years ago.  

I can only relay my own experience-

At the tender age of 50 I learned to ride for the first time - not a mid life crisis, I was invited to join a bike club but that's another story. I did all the research and found that the Savage was the best beginners bike, forgiving, powerful enough and easy to work on.

After riding it stock standard for a couple of years on numerous club events (and it had no problems keeping up with the big boys ) I upgraded to a VX800,  and on the day it arrived, stripped it down to the frame and rebuilt it as a cruiser, and loved riding it ever since. The plan was simply to sell the Savage to repay part of the VX cost.

But first the Savage sat it in the garage awaiting my Son to get his bike licence... to date he has not shown any interest so I thought why not renew my love affair with the 650...

As a project I moved the controls forward 4" and put on a set of Harley controls and matching grips, changed the bars back to buckhorn, designed a new rear brake system, reshaped the seat, increasing the front forks 4", made a custom rear rack, moved the taillight under fender, and making a 14" custom sissy bar out of crossed tanto's .

I now look at the VX as a (slightly boring) daily ride, while the Savage is a fun "bit on the side". Now I can feel that mid life crisis coming on.

So my advice would be: don't let your first love go to another toooo quickly.

Having a variety of bikes is a good thing, if you can afford it. Having a second (third...or fifth) bike is great for:

- when your bike is down for maintenance
- when you are looking for something different that's familiar
- when you need a guest bike
- when you have a significant other that you want to get into riding
- when you have a son or daughter that shows an interest in riding

old.indian wrote on 03/01/16 at 20:42:25:



Oh yes, so true.
1956 BSA Goldstar
Still kick myself.