I want a motorcycle
 

badly.

I think I want this one:

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gal...20M50%2005.jpg
Suzuki Boulevard
It's not a Harley, but I think I can get a used one for under $4000. If I can sell my 99 Grand Cherokee for $4500.... I don't know if I'll be able to stop myself.

Yesterday, I rented a Dyna Glide from Barb's Harley Davidson in NJ. I rode it ALL day. I have sore stuff on me that I never knew could get sore. It rained at least half of the time I was on it, and I STILL had the time of my life.

I used to have a Suzuki GS850.... 18 years ago? and loved it then. I forgot how much I love it.

Here's the rental bike. I probably would make a different choice if I was buying a Harley Davidson, but it was the best one they had to rent.

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I also rode my Buddy's Road King a little bit. Nice to switch off on a long ride. His bike is MUCH more civilized. The windscreen alone makes a HUGE difference.

He rode right up on the boardwalk, passed the signs that say NO MOTOR VEHICLES. Keeping up with him was a bit of a challenge, but it all comes right back to you. I have ridden my Dad's bike on short puts a handful of times since I sold my bike, but the whole day thing is different.

This is Bruce... also the guy whose deck I'm building. He paid for the rental as a birthday present. how cool is that? I suggested that I should rent one because I was without the kids this one Sunday, and he had just bought his bike.. but then he says, 'Yeah, DO it.... and that's your birthday present!' And then I was all like, 'cool.' and then it actually happened!

So, now I will get a bike, and he will have a riding buddy that can keep up with him in traffic. All of his other riding buddies ride like they're driving cars.

I'd love a bike but Do Not Trust self with such. I had a dirt bike as a kid, it was awesome.

Don't know much about bikes, but that one in the picture is gorgeous!! If you can handle a bike, then get one! :D

I rode a bike 1 summer, when I was about 22. Too many car drivers are dicks to bikes.:mad2:

While you can get a good buy on a used Suzuki, keep in mind that new models are factory ready for OEM accessories like pontoons and rear paddle wheel.

hmm

DICK!

http://images.craigslist.org/3kb3md3...a76ed41e15.jpg
http://images.craigslist.org/3kc3me3...c428ab16e1.jpg

chicks dig scars.

If I had the money for one, there'd really be only one choice for me:

on men.

What about the children though?
I get selling the Jeep to buy the bike, but where you gonna put the kids?

Don't get me wrong, I'm not anti-bike.
Dad had one when we were young and got another one for his 50th (because they couldn't afford a car). And I'm a happy passenger - more than one biker friend/ bf has appreciated how relaxed I am. Despite the fact that Cousin Tony has two artificial legs and metal plates in his head after a motorbike accident...

I'm just wondering.

oh...

well, I guess I haven't been clear. I have a demo from work. That means I get to drive a new Nissan.. usually an Altima. Also, back in January, I bought a 97 Grand Cherokee for $1000 ...just so there would be a car in the driveway, and so I could pull my trailer/carry kayaks, etc.... Jinx had the Commander and the payment that went with it.

Then, in May, we traded a much nicer 99 Grand Cherokee, and I was able to sell the 97 and upgrade with minimal expense. So, it's a nicer Jeep...One I could drive another 50K, probably.... BUT! ... At the end of July, jinx bought herself a new Jeep Wrangler and dropped the Commander back off to me 5 days before the payment was due. Surprise! So now I find myself with 3 cars. One has to go. I should sell the Commander. But I can't. You've seen it. I'll tighten the belt and make that payment... and if I can't, I can sell out of it quickly. I'd still have the demo.

OH, and I'm a careful rider. My dad has been riding his whole life and never dropped one he's 70 now and still riding. I'm going to visit him in September. I'm also going to visit his motorcycle. he's got this one:

get bike number one! The first photo! it's waaaaay cool!!!

yeah.. in red too, right?

or purple......

I saw a Harley with Pink Wall tires today.

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1536896_s.jpg

Hello Kitty Harley?

:thumb:

Buddy of mine went through a fairly ugly d-i-v-o-r-c-e. She said "I'm taking the house." He said "You can have it. But, I'll go bankrupt, and I'll bankrupt anyone who'll loan me money, to make sure you get the payment that goes with it." She did.


Dude, get the bike. You will never regret it. Unless you get all horizontal. Stay vertical. Or at least diagonal.

Oh, and BTW: Windshields are for cars.

Bugs in ya teeth, that's where it's at.:D

I tend to agree, but at 80 mph + that windshield takes the bite out of a raindrop.

The bike Bruce has ...the windshield pops on and off with a couple clips and a tug. You just can't take it with you, so you have to decide before you leave...

I know a (mildly) butch lesbian who rides a Harley which she calls "kitten".

Right you are, Easy Rider.

I nearly called a kitten "Harley" funnily enough.
Because of his huge purr.

We ended up calling him Raphael, which caused pronunciation puzzlement to all vet staff we encounted even when entered as a pair with his brother Gabriel.
Nearly as much as Diz, which they assume is a foreign name because he is a pedigree.
Nope, just my contraction of the breeder's name of Dizney, not being prepared to accept a homophone for a name I do not like.

I like that colour shirt on you, Jim.
If I scroll quickly it looks like you're bare-cheasted.
Or speaking of homophones.... bear-chested?

Life is short. Do stuff you love doing.

How's that midlife crisis going for yah there, Jim?

Bwahahahahahaaaaaaaaaa


@ wolf

I did not think that. AT ALL. Jim is way to young for that. Maybe more of a mid-wife crisis?

The thought had actually occurred to me, I must admit. I am 41 today. Actually at 1:20 am, I will be... If I live to be 82 I will be ahead of the average male, if not for my family (most of my dad's side makes 90 something) ....and my life is,perhaps, in what you might call a crisis. Certainly a transition, anyway.

Thing is, I am not feeling old or particularly unattractive. I've proven to myself that I can get dates, get laid, etc.... I'm not wanting a motorcycle for the image. I won't be draping myself in leather and conchos, by any means. I just had a really really good time riding on a day where most 'bikers' stayed inside and kept dry.

When I was 24, I sold my bike and bought a washer dryer set. We needed it. I find myself in a position where I can do whatever I want to, and this want is a strong one. I've neve been very good at depriving myself of things I want, and I know it. That's why I'm fat. I absolutely should not buy a motorcycle until I have my finances repaired and money saved.... Thing is, I'm so fucked in that department, that by the time that happens, I will be too old to ride!

This is not the smartest thing I could do. I could get hurt. I could use the money for other things. I may end up having to sell it if things get bad again with the economy.....

So, anyway.... I'm gonna go test ride that boulevard tomorrow!

Happy Birthday, Jim. And many more.

Wear a helmet, at least, eh? They don't just protect the noggin, they're a temporary c-collar.

I believe in helmets. Jimhelmet, at your service.

I'm looking at buying a motorcycle soon too. I want it for cheap transportation as long as I don't have to carry anything that won't fit in my pocket. It'll be great for doctor appointments, renting/returning DVDs and basic errands. My Avalanche, while a really nice truck, is a gas hog.

I have three motorcycles at home. I don't know why - I only ever ride one at a time. Two of them I bought more than 15 years ago for about $2500 each, and they both only had about 2,000 miles on them. Now they each have about 30,000 miles on them and I could probably sell them for more than I paid for them.

The major expenses have been insurance, tires, registration and gas - a total of about $350 per year each, or 18 cents per mile. That's a lot cheaper than driving a car for those miles.

Happy Birthday Jim!

as far as finances and 'other things to spend the money on' etc. - I'm over 100,000 dollars in debt due to medical bills. I'll NEVER pay them all off. Does that mean I never get to have any fun? That every penny must go to a debt that I'll never live long enough to settle? If I won the lottery I could pay it off, but I don't play the lottery. I do the best I can - I pay what I can. but I also buy scented candles sometimes just because Life is Short (and sometimes smelly candles are all that comes between me and despair) ;)

bankruptcy

Sugar Daddy.

for me or jim? ;)

Jim can be your sugar daddy.

Love the bike idea, Jim. Get one, if that's what you want. You only live once. Wring every last drop of enjoyment from it.

And happy birthday!

For a moment there I thought we had a chance, you had me at hello but lost me at no leather and conchos.
:sniff:

Thing one should go in the wisdom thread. It's really good. :)

Oh I say do it, too, by the way. Tomorrow isn't promised (as I overheard in Walmart from a customer saying it was payday yesterday and she'd spent it all already..... but never mind because tomorrow isn't promised)

You guys are the best

rock on Harley jim !!!!!

I'm sure I'm much more likely to get a Japanese bike....but rocking on, as directed, sir!

Enjoy man. I barely afforded mine, but it is so worth it.

Before you make up your mind, read Big Sarge's Danger thread.

I thought you were going all philosophical on us thar, Jim. But it is true!

Well did you get the Boulevard?

If you did not buy it yet check out the Roadliner. I have one and love it. Trouble free, big, and a smooth ride. This is mine.

And it comes with a big, shiny bow!

Yea, that was the wife's idea, since I had to get the chit from her to buy it.... for some present or holiday gift to myself.

looks awesome merc. Roadliner.. have they been out long enough to be found used? oldest I see is 08 for 10K!

Pretend to buy Merc's, Jim, and then dump it in the lake until it won't start. He loves that

I found a Bike just like the one I used to have:

http://images.craigslist.org/3me3p83...c9b11e1015.jpg

The one I had was dark teal, though. Guy wants $800 for it, and says he rides it daily. I'm intrigued.

ha. I emailed the guy and was gonna go see it, but then he says, 'oh, i just realized that my wife posted it for $800, I wanted $1800. I'm reposting it for $1500..... what's the most you'd pay"

zero, dickhead.

fucking craigslist.