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There are reports on ADV Rider of some dealers down south giving slight discounts. I've never pre-ordered a motorcycle.. so I have no idea how this normally works.
I haven't got the cash right now even if I wanted to.
i think he was trying to recreate this..... the puddle was not deep enough so he tried it on its side.
Ever seen a motorcycle go under water? - Snotr
Gino
HAWK GT Racer Expert #929
2012 CCS LRRS ULSB Champion
2012 CCS LRRS P89 Champion
2008 CCS ULSB National Champion
ECKRACING Bridgestone Street & Competition Woodcraft MOTUL On Track Media Pine Motorparts Vanson Leathers
I wasn't paying attention to the metric measurements.
We may have crept up there from time to time, but we weren't making a habit of it. Especially on that bonus gravel road we found in the Gaspé interior. We did probably have the speeds elevated a little on the gravel part of 138, just because it was so wide open.
--mark
'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
2012 Tiger 800 XC
'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
Welp, it ain't happenin'. I've been stowing away cash like a squirrel stashing acorns hopped up on speed. Unfortunately Murphy applied his law. Last night I committed that savings to something more important. (Family first, yo.) Since I'm unwilling to borrow for toys.. no big new touring rig for me in 2016. I'll be a Weestrom pilot for at least another year. I think this is what they call "first world problems".
Now I'm really effing upset.
I was torn between the possibility of one of these vs. waiting for some future possible version of the GL. I was going to solve that problem by riding yours to see what I thought.
I'm very disappointed in you.
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I get that a lot. Especially from management.
Let's flip the table on this one, you buy one and let me test ride it. I have more bikes than you anyway, you gotta catch up.
Fhack. I just wanted to throw the thing in the dirt.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
Seriously!
Sell that big dandy new truck and replace it with a beater fwd 4cyl japanese sedan. Buy this. Be happy.
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2020 BMW R1250GS Adventure Exclusive
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
All this over a truck?! Poor form.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
Ha! I love that new truckzilla. It is so choice. But no, I don't classify it as "family". In an ideal world we do not pay for the "starving artist" lifestyle of our kin. But every once and a while you have the opportunity to help someone you care about. Would be a dick move to buy an overpriced toy instead of doing so.
I just can't wait for her to call me a corporate sellout lemming at Thanksgiving again!
Don't kid yourself. There have been much bigger teases on this website.
I'm assuming this all sounds like Greek because I'm not on the social media.
Either way, $ comes, $ goes.
I will state I have zero qualms about financing toys. I'm better at making payments than saving, I suffer from "look, piece of candy" syndrome.
Cliff's Cycles KTM
NETRA enduro B-vet
Close your eyes, look deep in your soul, step outside yourself and let your mind go.
NESR isn't social media? My bad.
We all make choices in life. In the immortal words of Shock G "Doowutchyalike".
I am on the social media, but I have no idea what Colin's talking about either. I attribute this to the fact that he's too sensible a human being to spread his private business all over a public forum.
+1 on that.
There's a big difference between running up needless credit card debt and financing a vehicle (even if it is primarily a "toy"). Life is too damn short not to finance that sort of thing.
--mark
'20 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro / '19 Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE / '11 Triumph Tiger 800 XC / '01 Triumph Bonneville cafe
My ride reports: Missile silos, Labrador, twisties, and more
Bennington Triumph Bash, Oct 1-3, 2021
I'd consider financing a bike/toy if the interest rate made sense and I really did get the added value of it over my current ride.
Unfortunately, I'm still in Colin's shoes, minus the family stuff. I'm in like with my Wee and the added $10k in cash to bump up to one of these just isn't worth it to me.
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2020 BMW R1250GS Adventure Exclusive
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
Exactly. TT-R: Financed until just recently, didn't stop me from having fun on it. KTM: Financed.
You financed a TT-R 125?
What were the payments, loose pocket change?![]()
2021 KTM Duke 890 R
2020 BMW R1250GS Adventure Exclusive
1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport
There's room for different approaches. I pretty much buy everything with cash, and thus stick to buying things I can actually afford. On the one hand, this is why I literally have no credit rating. OTOH, that's also why I have no debt other than a 10-year mortgage, and thus will be retiring early to enjoy the toys I have been able to afford.
Speaking of which, I will be testriding a MOTUS in about a month, and if I like it enough, I'll start saving specifically for it. That'll give me a couple of years to observe -- to see if the company will last, and if the bike has any significant design flaws.
PhilB
"A free man must be able to endure it when his fellow men act and live otherwise than he considers proper." -- Ludwig von Mises
1993 Ducati Monster M900; 265,000 miles -- killed by minivan 30Oct17
Pretty damn close!
Originally bought the bike for my wife and Yamaha was offering crazy low rates so I financed it operating on the theory that if she rides it for two months and hates it, I'll have little out of pocket and can just unload it. Well, things happened...
It's still under extended MFG warranty too...