I hate my motorcycle
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From: Oscar_Lives on 20 Jul 2010 19:40 "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:1jlxfcg.4kz2eyril7w1N%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk... > Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > >> don (Calgary) wrote: >> >> > How do you handle the question of test rides? I am sure it comes up >> > with some of the looky-loos, >> >> It depends on the individual. In fact another young guy called >> this afternoon and asked the same question, I told him most of >> the time, if the potential buyer shows up riding a bike, I will >> let them have a test ride. In a car, if they obviously have been >> riding for years and were forced by circumstances to take a car >> against their will ( :) they also get to test ride it. Otherwise, >> I get the cash in my hand first. I suppose that discourages >> some people, but if getting their hands on $1500 is a problem, >> they shouldn't be thinking about buying a $1500 bike. And if they >> think they can't trust me not to run away with their cash while >> they are taking my bike, potentially able to reduce its value to >> scrap in an instant, plus crash into someone's $75,000 SUV, then >> they also shouldn't be wanting to test ride. > > Sounds logical. > > It has to be one of those "seat of the pants" decisions, really. > > Some years ago I was selling an old but functional Suzuki TS250 dirt > bike. This odd-looking bloke turned up with his other half in an old > car, and went off on it, to check it out. > > Time passed. Ten minutes, 15, 20.... > > "He must have got lost. I'll go and look for him," said the girl. > > "No, you won't. You're staying here." > > He had got lost, as it happened, and reappeared in a few more minutes, > but his girl needed a bit of explanation as to why I wasn't letting her > vanish after he'd vanished... > What were you going to do with the chick if he never showed up?
From: Mark Olson on 20 Jul 2010 20:07 Oscar_Lives wrote: > "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message >> Some years ago I was selling an old but functional Suzuki TS250 dirt >> bike. This odd-looking bloke turned up with his other half in an old >> car, and went off on it, to check it out. >> >> Time passed. Ten minutes, 15, 20.... >> >> "He must have got lost. I'll go and look for him," said the girl. >> >> "No, you won't. You're staying here." >> >> He had got lost, as it happened, and reappeared in a few more minutes, >> but his girl needed a bit of explanation as to why I wasn't letting her >> vanish after he'd vanished... >> > > What were you going to do with the chick if he never showed up? Break her for spares.
From: sleazy on 20 Jul 2010 21:23 On 2010-07-20 20:07:19 -0400, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> said: > Oscar_Lives wrote: >> "The Older Gentleman" <totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > >>> Some years ago I was selling an old but functional Suzuki TS250 dirt >>> bike. This odd-looking bloke turned up with his other half in an old >>> car, and went off on it, to check it out. >>> >>> Time passed. Ten minutes, 15, 20.... >>> >>> "He must have got lost. I'll go and look for him," said the girl. >>> >>> "No, you won't. You're staying here." >>> >>> He had got lost, as it happened, and reappeared in a few more minutes, >>> but his girl needed a bit of explanation as to why I wasn't letting her >>> vanish after he'd vanished... >>> >> >> What were you going to do with the chick if he never showed up? > > Break her for spares. I'm with ya on that. Maintenance would kill you to keep her around for any time. -- sleazy
From: Titanium Man on 20 Jul 2010 22:03 "Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216128(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:b0590a14-927a-4f15-ad13-5355951791e8(a)w35g2000prd.googlegroups.com... On Jul 18, 11:29 am, "Titanium Man" <roadworshi...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > "BryanUT" <nestl...(a)comcast.net> wrote in message > > news:b0a1b02b-92e9-4702-aed3-63a6bf8675e4(a)k8g2000prh.googlegroups.com... > > > > > It is a fine 9 year old sportbike, very reliable, fast enough, good > > brakes a nice Corbin seat. > > > But I hate it. After 180 only miles today, I was in total agony. I > > couldn't wait to get home and take a hot shower and it was 100f today. > > The first 70 miles were pure bliss the last 100 just sucked. > > > Anyway here is a short vid of Wolf Creek Pass, Calgary, Mark, Sleazy > > and Chuck have all ridden this road. The battery went dead, so it ends > > before the good parts, sorry. I hope it brings back a memory for them. > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbUOpbTTBU > > Harley's are good buys now. Stay away from new BMW's unless Motorrad has > fixed the electrical problems. The new BMW S1000R is a pretty impressive machine though. Watching a guy do wheelies and stoppies at the MOA rally on Saturday, I kept thinking I could have a lot of fun on it before I wound up getting fitted for a set of pins, plates and screws like yours. And I didn't even need a BMW. Thumper F#@K my leg hurts!
From: The Older Gentleman on 21 Jul 2010 05:56
Oscar_Lives <Oscar_Lives(a)heaven.com> wrote: > What were you going to do with the chick if he never showed up? Keep her there and call Plod, I suppose. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools |