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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	I rode her..... 07/16/17 at 18:46:41 She has been setting a week, looking at me, wondering, WTF! I hopped on her this afternoon to keep her loose. It felt good. I have this sneaky feeling I might be having a discussion with my wife, after I retire. I mean, just in case, it could prove a useful thing for errands
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5106 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: I rode her..... Reply #1 - 07/16/17 at 20:04:33 Well Ray it's time you grew some testies , lay the law down ! Nicely tell her your intentions. And when she's done slapping you around , try PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Ya know she might take you more seriously if you weren't always wearing her panty hose !
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: I rode her..... Reply #2 - 07/16/17 at 21:38:59 Ray I offered to buy my wife one too if she didn't like riding on the back . Its still a standing offer if she changes her mind ! But when its time to ride ... A Man's Got - to Ride ! ... and that's all there is to it ! Well , Honey its like this ... If I'm going to have another Love in my life , you should be glad its Suzuki .
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: I rode her..... Reply #3 - 07/16/17 at 21:48:07 What if She wanted to ride,,and you didn't? Would she expect you to be supportive? What about the Church Ladies?
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Reply #4 - 07/17/17 at 05:25:11

Ray:

I suppose that your wife would understand that until the bikes sells, you "need" to ride the bike once in a while to keep the battery charged and the fuel fresh.

It is also not unreasonable to expect to get top dollar for your bike, as it is well loved and appreciated......I would think $8,000 would not be a good number to start with! Wink

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: I rode her..... Reply #5 - 07/17/17 at 06:54:23 Dave makes a good point.. a Very good point indeed. In fact, you MIGHT have to take it to a few bike events and park it with a For Sale sign on it, you know, let people See it, up close, Imagine how happy she'll be when you sell it for $6,995.00. Yeah, I can see it now.
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raydawg Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 11551 pacific northwest Gender:	Re: I rode her..... Reply #6 - 07/17/17 at 08:45:32 Great idea Dave..... My wife is, uh, shall we say, frugal. At 1800 bucks or so, that would be giving it away honey, they'd be laughing at us. We must get what it is really worth, to me, that would be the prudent thing, after all
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Reply #7 - 07/17/17 at 11:03:05

Hey, Ray! I'm another Pacific Northwester, and with 29 days of warm, sunny, dry weather (and still counting) you got to do what you got to do (i.e., RIDE). The cold, rainy weather will return. It always does. Then the bike can sit. And, as it is with me (us), once you both retire, she will be glad to have you out of the house for a few hours each day! I use the excuse to "run errands". Works every time. She's scared to death of motorcycles, but rides a road bicycle every day. In the last few years we've had several close friends hit on bicycles, 3 severely injured, 2 killed. 0 (zero) for the same period on motorcycles. Go Figure.

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Reply #8 - 07/17/17 at 13:42:22

Out here on the island I know it's summer when tourists bikers think they own the road.
On most roads, there really isn't a shoulder....
They will ride two abreast as if they think no one is around.
This is even on blind turns!
I have almost hit some, and I have seen folks hit.
I have no idea what they are thinking, maybe that's a good thing 😋

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: I rode her..... Reply #9 - 07/17/17 at 14:03:35 Maybe you should de-sewing-machine your bike and get a HD muffler. Or do they sell a "tourist whistle"?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: I rode her..... Reply #10 - 07/17/17 at 15:33:55 She's scared to death of motorcycles, but rides a road bicycle every day. In the last few years we've had several close friends hit on bicycles, 3 severely injured, 2 killed. 0 (zero) for the same period on motorcycles. Go Figure. Nobody said they were rational
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: I rode her..... Reply #11 - 07/17/17 at 16:21:40 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/16/17 at 21:48:07: What if She wanted to ride,,and you didn't? Would she expect you to be supportive? What about the Church Ladies? He could fix up the church ladies while the Mrs is out riding.
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Reply #12 - 07/17/17 at 21:11:17

Them Church Ladies ain't much for taking a spin-around-the-block . Besides , I'd be in all kind of trouble when I got home if I even offered. Roll Eyes

But , I just can't understand how a person who has had the "Handle-Bars" in their hands could ever do with-out a bike for long . I've seen guys play the "Bigger is Better" thing --- then get scared of the Munster they got and trike it out .

Some day I might find myself on a 125cc street bike if the Savage gets to heavy. Heck , I had a GN125 for my Wife / Son to learn on (they never did) but it would run 65 mph on top end and cruse at 50/55 on flat ground just fine. Wink

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: I rode her..... Reply #13 - 07/17/17 at 21:17:48 One of the couples in our church got themselves a pair of scooter , and they go all over the back-roads around here.
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Reply #14 - 07/17/17 at 22:08:32

When I was planning to buy a Savage (my first motorcycle) I told
my wife that I would love to have her learn to ride with me.
She agreed, so we bought a scooter for her at the same time.
We both attended the basic rider's course and learned how to
ride at the young ages of 64 and 65. We've enjoyed many hours
riding together in our retirement. I don't mind riding my Savage
at scooter speeds when it means that my bride is with me.

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