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Old 07-28-2007, 07:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Unhappy Okay you guys need to stop....

I got rid of my cruiser because I was spending every spare cent on accessories. I bought the Sprint hoping to have a pretty much finished product when I rode off the lot. Now I find out about Huggers, Tail tidys, accesory exhaust, carbon fiber doodads and I am once agian obsessing over accessory's and performance mods and spending every spare cent on them again. I have a problem and I need help
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Old 07-28-2007, 08:13 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Your problem is no bigger or serious than the rest of us, so stop whining and accept it as your god given right. If the missus can go shopping then so can we, we just buy fewer more expensive toys where she buys alot of less expensive dribble.

And remember, the bike companies keep the sell price of the bike down as they know we can't resist all those accessories where they hike up the price. Just good marketing and we love it !!
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Old 07-28-2007, 09:12 PM   #3 (permalink)
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I rarely buy any item that enhances the looks of my bikes, or the power. I usually only buy safety items or luggage, and that's about it. I do have a carbon fiber tank protector for the RS. BUT, it's still a lot of money on those bits. It never ends.........
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Old 07-28-2007, 09:30 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I got rid of my cruiser because I was spending every spare cent on accessories. I bought the Sprint hoping to have a pretty much finished product when I rode off the lot. Now I find out about Huggers, Tail tidys, accesory exhaust, carbon fiber doodads and I am once agian obsessing over accessory's and performance mods and spending every spare cent on them again. I have a problem and I need help
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Old 07-29-2007, 06:05 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Tell me about it. Man can I relate!

I bought my '02 Sprint ST from a fellow RAT.net member. He bought it with the Triumph panniers then later added the Triumph top box. He also added PIIA headlight bulbs, HELI bars, ProGrip hand grips, Hyperlites on the rear, Triumph carbon fiber tank protector, Pyramid carbon fiber rear hugger, Triumph stainless steel offroad muffler with engine remap, Skyking frame sliders, modified clutch lever, Union Jack valve stem caps, seat rebuilt by Meyers and relocated the seat lock. After I bought it I added a MRA Touring Vario windshield, Triumph carbon fiber rear master cylinder heel protector, Triumph pillion backrest, Scorpio alarm with pager, Xena disc lock with alarm, Steubal Nautilus compact air horn, RAM mounts for GPS and Sirius sat radio, Autocom com system, Boosteroo power amplifier, Powerlet power plug on the handle bars, Luggage Locker tank bag with lockable mount and rainfly, Luggage Locker tailpack with additional stackable bag and rainfly, six pot front calipers off an '06 Kawasaki ZX6R with 5/8 inch master cylinder, Hagon progressive fork springs, Racetech fork emulators, Union Jack licence plate bolts, Breakaway throttle lock and I had the rims chrome plated.

I still want to add Motolites, an Ohlins rear shock with remote adjuster, a sheepskin seat cover and have the contour of the seat tweaked a little. I love this bike and did 6200 miles in ten days of riding last summer. Thought I'd died and gone to heaven except I didn't have a butt I had a callous when I got back.

It's almost finished (I think).
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:02 AM   #6 (permalink)
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That's scary ooobaby. Your add-on bits must be worth more than the bike itself.
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Old 07-29-2007, 08:10 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Old 07-29-2007, 08:12 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I thought I had it bad, but ooobaby, your the aftermarket champ, I do believe. Omaha huh, I'm orginally from Lincoln. Sounds like you've got a real nice ridel.
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Old 07-29-2007, 10:44 AM   #9 (permalink)
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If you ride more....it gives you less time to shop
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Old 07-29-2007, 11:05 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Thanks Ooobaby, now you've just made me add a dozen more things to my list. Is there some clinic I need to go to
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