Triumphrat

keystonejenks · 07-03-2007

Before I purchased my Triumph I had a Suzuki - don't miss it. However, yesterday I sold my beloved Triumph. I feel like I lost a piece of my soul! I had no idea that selling my bike would bother me like this. NONE!!! The morning of the sale I felt sick.

The only saving grace is I know I will be getting another bike but not until January/February. So, my wife predicts I'll be a real SOB on days I would normally go riding. The good thing is I know the bike is in good hands and if I want an update I can get one.

My wife and I purchased a house in February (my parent's old house). We decided that we wanted to do MAJOR renovations to the house to make it more like we wanted it. Now, we could have bought a house in the price range of what our renovation costs are running us; but my parent's house sits on a little over an acre of ground (hard to find a house w/ that size lot in my area without paying HUGE $).

We hit a few snags here and there with the renovation work (to be expected since it's basically a total overhaul of the entire upstairs of the house. Combine that with working, my son started playing t-ball this year (I helped coach), and I decided to play baseball this year again myself. It was all cutting into my riding time. Since November of last year (not counting commuting on the bike), I was out for ONE ride and that was two weeks ago.

I loved my Triumph but have lusted after a few different bikes. So, my wife (who also rides but has been bike-less since the beginning of 2006) offered me a deal. She said if I sold my motorcycle, I could get ANY bike I wanted. Of course she made this statement knowing I'm not going to run out and buy a $30,000 motorcycle because I planned on buying a new car next year too.

However spending $15,000 isn't out of the equation.

Now the question is, am I allowed to still post in here? :-D

Linz · 07-04-2007

Post away but you shouldn't have sold the bike.

Never, ever sell a bike unless YOU want to sell it.

I'd never sell a bike to please a lady, ever...

My unsolicited advice.***** grano salis.

Linz :-D

Linz · 07-04-2007

I didn't swear. I used a common latin term.

I just said*****, that's all, just one little word.

**** (I swore then)

Linz :-D

rickster · 07-04-2007

I sympathize with you; I've kinda gone in cycles (no pun intended) as far as getting a bike, riding it for a while, then selling it. My last was a Suzuki TL1000r that I had set up perfectly. I sort of lost interest in riding and sold it to buy a motorhome (my wife was preg. with our fist kid) so we could do some traveling with my girls, then traded the motorhome to a heating/a-c contractor for a new 4 ton heat/a-c system for the home I was remodeling. I sold that home for a good enough profit that we were able to move from CA to Oregon, where I grew up. Now we're in sportbike Nirvana. My point is, don't feel too bad about selling your bike for a good reason; just don't give up on looking forward to the next one. :-D

Brooksie · 07-07-2007

You'll be ready for a nice 1050 Daytona, whenever it gets here! Or get yourself a nice black Sprint.

Paul955I · 07-09-2007

I feel your pain. I did the same thing in 1988 with my then beloved Yamaha Vision. It was 15 years before my 2002 955i showed up in the garage. I did manage to get a lot of dirt riding in during my hiatus from street riding...that experience and the maturity that comes with another 15 years has made me a better rider. But don't wait as long as I did...you can't get the saddle time back...

Good luck!

Paul