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Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2012
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From: Chicago
Thanks all, I'm single, no kids, just tired of renting condos for the last 4 years and looking into buying my first house/condo out here. I figure once I get a mortgage and feel comfy paying my own rent, then I'll fit the Harley in there. I sure did love it, but having a $16k loan over your head while buying your first house doesnt seem like the best idea. I'll be back!
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Tourer
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 369
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From: 808 now VA
I didn't put any money down, just got a loan for the whole bike plus a couple extras. Plus out here in Hawaii it's waaaaaay different, no free shipping on anything and there is no such thing as a $5 foot long, they are $7. Different economy for sure. Nothing is cheap and a good deal on anything is a needle in a haystack.
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Queens, NY
I didn't put any money down, just got a loan for the whole bike plus a couple extras. Plus out here in Hawaii it's waaaaaay different, no free shipping on anything and there is no such thing as a $5 foot long, they are $7. Different economy for sure. Nothing is cheap and a good deal on anything is a needle in a haystack.
i've never had a bike payment in my life...always built 'em, never bought 'em.
get yourself settled and get back in the saddle, man!
Cruiser
Joined: Jul 2011
Posts: 180
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From: meridianville, al.
Smart move on your part. I waited until I got both my kids grown before getting another bike. I was always afraid of being disabled or killed when my kids were growing up and they both needed me alive and well. Now that they are grown, out of college and married, I feel I can afford to take more chances. It is just as much fun to ride in my 60's as it was in my 20's....in fact, maybe even more so. I am a little more cautious now than I was back then, but I still twist my dyna wide open at least once a week.
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Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Illinois
Cruiser
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 104
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From: Tampa
Got my '02 a couple weeks ago, with 18k miles on her...for.... 
I'll probably have a total of less than $5k invested after I finish building/changing/tweaking it
To the OP, good luck! Priorities do change, ain't nuthin wrong with that. I recently did something similar...sold a bike that I had a lot tied up into, blood, $$$, and sweat, to pay crap off....prepping for a house purchase also (DTI ratio is a big factor that the bankers look at). Now I'm in a bike that I'll have next to nuthin into when I'm done with it. And with the other debt that I eliminated, my DTI numbers are looking much better.
Once you buy your own house/condo, you will feel very satisfied with home ownership...you will also realize how expensive it can become. Going to lowe's every other weekend and dropping a couple/few hundred dollars to fix/change/upgrade house stuff will start to add up. Renting is cheap...don't have to fix nuthin, don't have to improve nuthin, just keep the damn thing clean Also, it's easier to up and move from a rental, if your job transfers you to out of state 
I'll probably have a total of less than $5k invested after I finish building/changing/tweaking it
To the OP, good luck! Priorities do change, ain't nuthin wrong with that. I recently did something similar...sold a bike that I had a lot tied up into, blood, $$$, and sweat, to pay crap off....prepping for a house purchase also (DTI ratio is a big factor that the bankers look at). Now I'm in a bike that I'll have next to nuthin into when I'm done with it. And with the other debt that I eliminated, my DTI numbers are looking much better.
Once you buy your own house/condo, you will feel very satisfied with home ownership...you will also realize how expensive it can become. Going to lowe's every other weekend and dropping a couple/few hundred dollars to fix/change/upgrade house stuff will start to add up. Renting is cheap...don't have to fix nuthin, don't have to improve nuthin, just keep the damn thing clean
Also, it's easier to up and move from a rental, if your job transfers you to out of state
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,252
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From: SLC, UT
Hey, you wanna sell me that alligator seat of your bob, and throw that stocker back on there before you sell it?
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