revtothelimit - motorbike forum

MyLittleStudPony wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 8:24 pm You're asking should you buy a bike, but you're not telling us what the bike is?

He doesn't need too, the answer is always YES!

Never go back - it is never as good as you remember.

Bikes, places, jobs, women,................

Buy it, ride it. If you like it then work out what to do next.

(I'm guessing you probably wouldn't lose money if you turned it around quickly. It's just the faff of selling - and I bet one of those chaps you meet up with would be tempted anyway).

Buy it, plenty of room in the lounge to have another bike

Clay Cross Kawasaki used to have classic kwaks on shelves

MyLittleStudPony wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 8:24 pm You're asking should you buy a bike, but you're not telling us what the bike is?

Yep. I'm just full of mystery and intrigue.

1974? Nah, I'll pass, unless it's something with a specific use case your other bikes don't fulfill that you will get regular use from. It's a pian in the arse taxing and insuring 2 bikes and if I SORN 1 it just gets pushed further back into the shed where it will start rotting and need a massive amount of work to get it roadworthy when in 2 years time I decide to get it out again.

I did the N+1 thing with bicycles, now I'm left with half a dozen unsellable, unfashionable space thieves.

Skub wrote: Mon Apr 14, 2025 9:09 am

MyLittleStudPony wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 8:24 pm You're asking should you buy a bike, but you're not telling us what the bike is?

Yep. I'm just full of mystery and intrigue.

I've never heard that euphemism for it. Most people call it shit.

Skub wrote: Mon Apr 14, 2025 9:09 am

MyLittleStudPony wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 8:24 pm You're asking should you buy a bike, but you're not telling us what the bike is?

Yep. I'm just full of mystery and intrigue.

I think you should buy it!

Nostalgia ain't what it used to be...

Borrow it for a day then decide.

3 bikes is the sweet spot.

If you'd regret not buying it, buy it. You can always sell it again.

No question in my mind- buy it man! (and ideally another shed if you can find somewhere to put that )

Buy it and build another shed/lean to/ garage for it to live in

Freedom isn't free, there's a hefty f***ing fee.

I bought a second Laverda ater having regretted flogging the first one, the second wasnt quite as good so I spent a pretty penny at laverda scotzia trying to make it better it did the trick, engine wise, the down side was I didnt ride it as much as the ZZR AND it was a RH gearchange, in the interveening decades I had lost the total ability to be swapping gear change sides without a thought. This annoyed me and I have sold it and bought a posh E MTB which I use all the time. bit of the, never meet your hereos again?, or buy one! It did look the bollocks though.

Have you bought it yet @Skub ?

Rockburner wrote: Wed Apr 16, 2025 8:00 pm Have you bought it yet @Skub ?

La,la,la,la.......

I'm mostly succeeding in distracting myself,so far.

Cousin Jack wrote: Sun Apr 13, 2025 9:12 pm Never go back - it is never as good as you remember.

Bikes, places, jobs, women,................

Try them once and see if they are as good as you remember. If not get shot.

(This may not apply to jobs)