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From: tomorrow on 27 Jul 2010 19:25 So, having decided to sell the ST4 that I bought last winter (lovely bike, just don't ride it enough to justify it) and having gotten the race trailer and bikes out of sight (if not out of mind) I am, yes, thinking of pulling the trigger again. This time is is another moldie-oldie repeat that is murmering away at my subconscious. A near perfect Yamaha SR500 thumper, to be exact. I have owned two of these in the past, one a hot-rod that I built, and another a near-stocker that I bought, fixed up, and sold while I still had the hot-rod. With the hot-rod, I went too far fro streetability, and ruined it for casual use. The guy I sold it to turned it into a vintage racer. Some of you may recall that I bought it back and later re-sold it for the same reason I did in the first place - too high-strung for normal street use. But this one I'm considering is stock and original down to the exhaust and reflectors on the bike. Always has been kept indoors, it is in better condition than even the hotrod was. I'm giving my 1967 Honda CL90 to my niece for her birthday next month, so between that and selling off the ST4, there will be plenty of room in the garage. And, I'll buy the bike with cash, fly out to the owner's place, and ride it back: a nice 2-3 day ride on an old kick- start-only thumper should be the cat's meow, don't you agree?
From: don (Calgary) on 27 Jul 2010 19:34 On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:25:51 -0700 (PDT), "tomorrow(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >And, I'll buy the bike with cash, fly out to the >owner's place, and ride it back: a nice 2-3 day ride on an old kick- >start-only thumper should be the cat's meow, don't you agree? Sounds like a terrific plan Tim. I hope the bike is in good shape and there are no surprises when you get there. Enjoy the ride.
From: Mark Olson on 27 Jul 2010 19:41 don (Calgary) wrote: > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:25:51 -0700 (PDT), "tomorrow(a)erols.com" > <tomorrowaterolsdotcom(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > >> And, I'll buy the bike with cash, fly out to the >> owner's place, and ride it back: a nice 2-3 day ride on an old kick- >> start-only thumper should be the cat's meow, don't you agree? > > Sounds like a terrific plan Tim. I hope the bike is in good shape and > there are no surprises when you get there. > > Enjoy the ride. Ditto Since selling the EX250 and the GSF400, I'm down to three bikes now, and since Progressive will let me have four on a policy, it's only a matter of time until I do something similar. I liked riding my buddy's SR500 a lot, but will probably opt for a dual-sport in the end.
From: BryanUT on 27 Jul 2010 19:54 On Jul 27, 5:25 pm, "tomor...(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > I'm giving my 1967 Honda CL90 to my niece for her birthday next month, > Is that the one the needs "restoration"? Well, it is the thought that counts... :) I hope she and her parents understand that the CL90 is one of COOLEST BIKES OF ALL TIME. http://www.flickr.com/photos/benadamx/2766110982/ With any luck she will love and ride that bike.
From: S'mee on 27 Jul 2010 21:00
On Jul 27, 5:25 pm, "tomor...(a)erols.com" <tomorrowaterolsdot...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: SNIP Enough with the justifying...you coulda spent the money on the race bikes you know. > I'm giving my 1967 Honda CL90 to my niece for her birthday next month, > so between that and selling off the ST4, there will be plenty of room > in the garage. And, I'll buy the bike with cash, fly out to the > owner's place, and ride it back: a nice 2-3 day ride on an old kick- > start-only thumper should be the cat's meow, don't you agree? Sounds like a good plan. Go for it and remember you can always tease people with dead batteries by merely kick starting that SR500. 8^) |