OK tough choice - what would you do?
10 July 2002, 03:33 PM
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Sell it and go racing.
It's hard when you open the garage etc, but just imagine a fully decked out Stock Hatch in there...and all the fun you'll have with it around the tracks. I sold my original Scoob to go racing (2.0lt Hot Rods) but wife put paid top that....given another chance (no longer together), I'd be racing straight away.
"Always regret what you HAVE done, not what you havn't"
GO FOR IT
[Edited by ScoobyK - 10/7/2002 3:33:43 PM]
It's hard when you open the garage etc, but just imagine a fully decked out Stock Hatch in there...and all the fun you'll have with it around the tracks. I sold my original Scoob to go racing (2.0lt Hot Rods) but wife put paid top that....given another chance (no longer together), I'd be racing straight away.
"Always regret what you HAVE done, not what you havn't"
GO FOR IT
[Edited by ScoobyK - 10/7/2002 3:33:43 PM]
07 October 2002, 09:52 AM
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I currently have a motorbike sitting in my garage that has hardly been used since I bought my scoob back in March, its done less than 1000 miles this year. One of the times I have been out on it this summer the back tyre blew out at over 100mph (not declaring how much over ) and it made me think is it worth the risk and expense anymore.
It currently costs me about £600 a year to insure plus tax and servicing etc. Now although I have hardly used it I still love it to bits but I have had many near misses on it and I don't trust myself on it as I am a total lunatic on it (something I'm not proud of but have little self control regarding its speed due to adrenaline rush blah blah blah).
I am now seriously considering getting rid of it as I could get £4k for it and spend the money on modifying the scoob and getting into the stock hatch championship with something like an xr2 and go racing for a year.
However the last time I sold my motorbike I had bought this one within a year due to withdrawal symptoms.
Do I keep the bike and hope next summer I will have grown up considerably and will ride it in a sensible manner (don't hold out much hope of that) or do I sell it and remove the expense and risk of the bike and get myself into car racing (something that I have wanted to do for ages) and spend some money on playing with the scoob?
I know what the sensible thing to do is but I also know that I have tried this before and have gone back to bikes and it will just cost me more money in the long run.
All I am after is other people's opinions, I know no one can make up my mind for me but different opinions may help me decide.
) and it made me think is it worth the risk and expense anymore.It currently costs me about £600 a year to insure plus tax and servicing etc. Now although I have hardly used it I still love it to bits but I have had many near misses on it and I don't trust myself on it as I am a total lunatic on it (something I'm not proud of but have little self control regarding its speed due to adrenaline rush blah blah blah).
I am now seriously considering getting rid of it as I could get £4k for it and spend the money on modifying the scoob and getting into the stock hatch championship with something like an xr2 and go racing for a year.
However the last time I sold my motorbike I had bought this one within a year due to withdrawal symptoms.
Do I keep the bike and hope next summer I will have grown up considerably and will ride it in a sensible manner (don't hold out much hope of that) or do I sell it and remove the expense and risk of the bike and get myself into car racing (something that I have wanted to do for ages) and spend some money on playing with the scoob?
I know what the sensible thing to do is but I also know that I have tried this before and have gone back to bikes and it will just cost me more money in the long run.
All I am after is other people's opinions, I know no one can make up my mind for me but different opinions may help me decide.
07 October 2002, 09:55 AM
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i was in this position a couple of years back, sold my R1 and never went back..never will. I did my years on a bike, thousands of track laps and came away unscathed....been there done that and would never ride a bike again.
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07 October 2002, 10:26 AM
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If you replace the bike with a track car and do racing, that may well scratch the itch for speed.
The other thing is, get a "classic" bike if they light your candle. Far cheaper to buy and run (e.g. £80 per year fully comp for my Suzi 550 triple) so you don't feel bad about not using it.
OK they're slower than modern sportbikes, but not that much slower ... just as much fun (believe me, 100mph on a naked 70s machine feels plenty fast enuff) and you don't have to ride at mad speeds to get the feeling.
Some suggested bikes:
Suzi GS1000 or Katana / Kawa Z1000 / GPz1100 / Suzi GT750 kettle / Kawa H2 750 / Yam 350LC
The other thing is, get a "classic" bike if they light your candle. Far cheaper to buy and run (e.g. £80 per year fully comp for my Suzi 550 triple) so you don't feel bad about not using it.
OK they're slower than modern sportbikes, but not that much slower ... just as much fun (believe me, 100mph on a naked 70s machine feels plenty fast enuff
) and you don't have to ride at mad speeds to get the feeling.Some suggested bikes:
Suzi GS1000 or Katana / Kawa Z1000 / GPz1100 / Suzi GT750 kettle / Kawa H2 750 / Yam 350LC
07 October 2002, 11:32 AM
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Thanks for ur views guys. The problem is taking the step to selling it, everytime I open the garage and see it I just can't bring myself to get rid of it! Even though I don't ride it much its like a prize posession and if I got a cheaper bike I think I would still ride like a loon. Also if I try and sell it now I think I will have problems due to time of the year and if I leave until beginnng of next bike season I will be out on it being a hooligan celerbrating the the first custard splat of spring and never sell it 
I think I might have to stick it in the trader and see what response I get and go from there.
and never sell it I think I might have to stick it in the trader and see what response I get and go from there.
07 October 2002, 11:53 AM
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If I remember correctly, from the thread asking if people want a bike forum, you've a ZX6?? If so, we've alovely 1990 UK Mazda Mx5 that we'd be willing to swap (with a lil bit of cash). That way you could have some tail out fun on the road or track to get your thrills!!
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07 October 2002, 11:53 AM
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Mate, I know and realise this tendency in myself (although you soundf a bit more of a loon ). So what I did was get a bike that doesn't scream at you to go faster - even when its standing still! Chicken strip chat is for all bikes with model names ending in 'R' or with too many late alphabet letters in the name like 'X' or 'Z'...
I bought something named after a National Park instead! It has 90 BHP and handles great. You can also see over double decker buses for imminent danger
Cagiva Gran Canyon! Wheelies on demand due to huge torque, but does not demand 'knee down' and 'show off' all the time.
You will not shake the bike bug - few proper bikers do. My grandfather was 70 and still pined for one. Don't pine, just ride safely!
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). So what I did was get a bike that doesn't scream at you to go faster - even when its standing still! Chicken strip chat is for all bikes with model names ending in 'R' or with too many late alphabet letters in the name like 'X' or 'Z'...I bought something named after a National Park instead! It has 90 BHP and handles great. You can also see over double decker buses for imminent danger
Cagiva Gran Canyon! Wheelies on demand due to huge torque, but does not demand 'knee down' and 'show off' all the time.
You will not shake the bike bug - few proper bikers do. My grandfather was 70 and still pined for one. Don't pine, just ride safely!
D
07 October 2002, 11:59 AM
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Think about what you would do with the cash.
a> Upgrades for scoob....money will likely be 90% lost on re-sale.
b> Stock Hatch racing will cost you more than 600quid a year.
If the bike is paid up and all it is costing you is insurance(are you 3rd Pty F&T only, maybe you need to be(can you get 6 months insurance only ?)). Most of the depreciation is gone already...why sell now. If you don't need the cash then you bought the bike to use, if its just occasionally then its just occasionally.
If you sold it then once you get the cash for the bike and you've spend it on mods or a banger hot hatch then its gone, plus the chances of opening up another cash drain are obvious....
Cheers
Cammy
PS I'm in the same situation with my Fazer but I'll not sell as I don't need the cash and still like to use it occasionally.
a> Upgrades for scoob....money will likely be 90% lost on re-sale.
b> Stock Hatch racing will cost you more than 600quid a year.
If the bike is paid up and all it is costing you is insurance(are you 3rd Pty F&T only, maybe you need to be(can you get 6 months insurance only ?)). Most of the depreciation is gone already...why sell now. If you don't need the cash then you bought the bike to use, if its just occasionally then its just occasionally.
If you sold it then once you get the cash for the bike and you've spend it on mods or a banger hot hatch then its gone, plus the chances of opening up another cash drain are obvious....
Cheers
Cammy
PS I'm in the same situation with my Fazer but I'll not sell as I don't need the cash and still like to use it occasionally.
07 October 2002, 12:27 PM
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Yeah thats the problem, I have the bike bug and it has come back and bit me on the ar$e b4 thats why its such a problem decision to make.
V5 thanks for the offer but if the bike does go then its for cash and so I can buy some toys.
I can see myself being stuck with it because like already said its already paid for and ownned so I can do what I want with it, even if it stays garaged unused for a couple of years.
It is fully comp so may well try and sort something on the insurance so as not to be stung so badly.
Also doesnt help when my boss is a biker and wants me to do bike racing and a mate in the office has also got a scoob and wants me to sell the bike and blow 4k modding the scoob
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Perhaps keeping it as a track bike might be my best option so I can ride it but it doesn't involve me going out and playing with the traffic and I can legally do 170mph .
V5 thanks for the offer but if the bike does go then its for cash and so I can buy some toys.
I can see myself being stuck with it because like already said its already paid for and ownned so I can do what I want with it, even if it stays garaged unused for a couple of years.
It is fully comp so may well try and sort something on the insurance so as not to be stung so badly.
Also doesnt help when my boss is a biker and wants me to do bike racing and a mate in the office has also got a scoob and wants me to sell the bike and blow 4k modding the scoob
! Perhaps keeping it as a track bike might be my best option so I can ride it but it doesn't involve me going out and playing with the traffic and I can legally do 170mph
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07 October 2002, 01:01 PM
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I was in a similar position recently with my Blade..
Use my bike lots, had it since new in 98 and just changed the oil and filter at the weekend and wrote down 68794 in my service history folder!!!!
Got on it this morning and rode 200miles to work... weekly commute.
Anway.. the wife hates me riding it and I enjoy it less as I get older not that I am old but all the mates have crashed, sold etc..
so only me left.. so no weekend thrashes, just commuting.
The insurance renewal was looking a bit too much in August and I had to either sell it or not insure it and leave it in the garage..
I decided on the second.. found the money for the insurance in the end.. but like you say could not bring myself to part with it.... although mine is worth less with all the miles on..
Just the thought of not owning a bike was not nice, almost giving in to being beat...
Sold my last bike and lasted two weeks before buying this one..
You could as suggested buy a cheaper bike...? then if it sits in the garage then no matter and spend the spare money on the Scooby?
JGM
Use my bike lots, had it since new in 98 and just changed the oil and filter at the weekend and wrote down 68794 in my service history folder!!!!
Got on it this morning and rode 200miles to work... weekly commute.
Anway.. the wife hates me riding it and I enjoy it less as I get older not that I am old but all the mates have crashed, sold etc..
so only me left.. so no weekend thrashes, just commuting.
The insurance renewal was looking a bit too much in August and I had to either sell it or not insure it and leave it in the garage..
I decided on the second.. found the money for the insurance in the end.. but like you say could not bring myself to part with it.... although mine is worth less with all the miles on..
Just the thought of not owning a bike was not nice, almost giving in to being beat...
Sold my last bike and lasted two weeks before buying this one..
You could as suggested buy a cheaper bike...? then if it sits in the garage then no matter and spend the spare money on the Scooby?
JGM
07 October 2002, 01:59 PM
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I know precisely what you must feel like. I've never been without a bike since 1974. I used to do around 40k miles a year on the bike. I used it for every journey. This year however my insurance has gone up by a third. Did the same last year as well. As for mileage, due to the weather, I have only used it about half a dozen times this year. So for the best part of the year it's just been sitting at home while I go out in the car. My dilema was, if I sell it would I regret it? Well yes i would. Would I get another bike? Most definitely not. The reason being that I've spent a bit on mods for the bike to make it the best it can be. Anything less just cannot be considered. So I've been at odds with myself over the decision to keep it, or give up riding completely and never look back. I'm sure you can appreciate this is an extremely difficult decision to make. If only the weather could be predicted a year in advance, the decision would be easy.
07 October 2002, 04:10 PM
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I was in this position about 10 years ago.. went out for a blast in the bike and nearly killed myself.. sort of decision made for me.. Don't advise this method but it does work!
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