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View Poll Results: DID YOU, OR DID YOU NOT TAKE OUT A LOAN?

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  • I PAID CASH

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  • I HAVE A LOAN

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Ok honest question

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    Ok honest question

    Who here has HONESTLY paid for their STREET bike with cash.

    not your track bike/race bike, i mean your prized possession SV or Ducati, and not the POS you bought to tool around on, the bike you waited to buy or always wanted and finally go it?

    and i dont care about you opinions ont he subject just be honest, and i dont care if you own the bike now because you paid the loan off faster than it had to be, i want to know how many people actually walk into a dealer and buy anywhere from 8k-20k worth of bike CASH!!!!!

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    Re: Ok honest question

    All cash, all the time. I'm of the mindset that you shouldn't buy a toy unless you can pay for it in cash.

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    Paid cash for the R1.

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    Re: Ok honest question

    i voted i paid cash before i read new, i paid $2k cash used, whoops...

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    09 R1 new in March of 09, $10,950.00 Casharoo

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    Financed. Have it automatically deducted out of my checking amount every month. I never see the money, I dont think about it. If it gets wrecked ... thats why the lord baby jesus invented insurance.

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    Re: Ok honest question

    I can't vote, because it doesn't allow multiple answers. Paid cash for the 900RR and financed the 1000RR because I got a 1.99% rate.

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    i do what richie does

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    Re: Ok honest question

    always paid cash

    last one 08 R6v - $7500

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    Re: Ok honest question

    Quote Originally Posted by R1 View Post
    Who here has HONESTLY paid for their STREET bike with cash.

    not your track bike/race bike, i mean your prized possession SV or Ducati, and not the POS you bought to tool around on, the bike you waited to buy or always wanted and finally go it?
    My prized possession is a POS I bought to tool around on .

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    Re: Ok honest question

    I've paid cash for every bike I've owned (the last 2 cars too). I hate having payments.

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    Re: Ok honest question

    i wrote a check, does that count?

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    Re: Ok honest question

    I bought my first bike with cash, but I financed my second bike because of a decent interest rate (under 4% for a used bike) and because I wanted to keep the money for an emergency fund for my house. I have the money to pay off the loan immediately, I'd just rather not.

    Edit: I bought my dual sport toy with cash too.

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    Re: Ok honest question

    Bought my 998 for cash ($8000) Sold it and am hopefully buying another one this weekend. With Cash. It's a TOY.

    I financed my first Ducati back in 1995 and had it paid of in 6 months.

    Then again I have never owned a brand new bike.

    Now if you want to talk about my Truck...

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    Re: Ok honest question

    Never bought a bike brand new... never bought a bike w/o paying cash up front.

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    Re: Ok honest question

    ok a little more general for those that havent voted, bottom line is 6k cash, if you have anything worth less, then its not what i would consider a big deal, but 5k is most peoples breaking point and some have enough money to drop 20k cash/CHECK on a new bike...

    just trying to keep it as simple as possible to see what the spread is.

    obviously there are many schools of thought on paying cash vs. financing and some will tell you that their way is the right way, but its not. the right way is being responsible with your money and no matter how you slice it owning a motorcycle is not a responsible purchase.

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    Re: Ok honest question

    Quote Originally Posted by patricia929 View Post
    I've paid cash for every bike I've owned (the last 2 cars too). I hate having payments.
    must be nice, i have some stuff i NEED to talk to you about soon. its super top secret stuff so ill be by hopefully sometime this week.

    btw,


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    I paid cash for the pos that I tool around on on the street. My race bike is financed. I just didn't wanna pay all that much at once. I can ride my race bike on the street too, so there.

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    Re: Ok honest question

    I pay all my bikes cash, hate monthly payments, an I get to choice the cover I want!

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    Re: Ok honest question

    Quote Originally Posted by OreoGaborio View Post
    Never bought a bike brand new... never bought a bike w/o paying cash up front.
    not yet have i bought a new bike.. and cash only as well.. i am a noob as well.

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    Re: Ok honest question

    Quote Originally Posted by R1 View Post
    bottom line is 6k cash, if you have anything worth less, then its not what i would consider a big deal
    Aw damn, well that rules me out... I only paid $5,995 for the Tuono

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    Re: Ok honest question

    Loan on my triumph. A decent rate, new house and a wedding all made me want to hold on to the cash.

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    Who paid cash for their bike and had to pay rent or a morgage?

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    Re: Ok honest question

    Always cash, but never new. Don't think my wife would let me play if I could no afford it up front. Got my 1st bike (Honda F4) years ago with $5k I saved up waitering at Legal Seafoods in Braintree. Every bike since then has been paid for up front either from Insurance money if I crashed (yeah thats happened more than once) or I sold the bike, added some money and got a better one.

    I made it to an MV Agusta on that method so I'd say it works well.

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    Who paid cash for their bike and had to pay rent or a morgage?
    I paid cash for my first bike and my rent was pretty high ($950 + utilities), but it only cost me $3,500, because that was all I could afford.

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