1992 Touglide Ultra Classic value??
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From: ASHEBORO NC
Before I bought my Ultra several years back, I had been riding a '68 Bonneville and an '83 Gold Wing, neither of which the old lady found comfortable for any length of time. Hell, even I never found the Bonneville comfortable for any length of time. But it was such a cool machine I kept it for a long time, 17 years to be exact.
When I brought home the Ultra, she looked at it and said something like 'I thought you were getting something cool. That looks like an old man's bike.' I replied that I was, after all, an old man.
But once she sat on that big old seat (that I had re-done with memory foam by Mean City Cycles) and leaned back and put her feet on the floorboards, she was sold. She can ride now for a few hours without complaints. So it really is a case of function over form.
When I brought home the Ultra, she looked at it and said something like 'I thought you were getting something cool. That looks like an old man's bike.' I replied that I was, after all, an old man.
But once she sat on that big old seat (that I had re-done with memory foam by Mean City Cycles) and leaned back and put her feet on the floorboards, she was sold. She can ride now for a few hours without complaints. So it really is a case of function over form.
And honestly, I think a near mint 20 yr old bike is cool no matter what it is.. but that is just me...
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You obviously have a hard on for the bike, and it seems like a really nice one (sucks loving a bike that's a POS), so now you have to decide what you can pay for it. Start low and slowly creep up higher.
As far as the old lady, as already stated, she can sit on the back, sit on her own scoot, or keep her *** at home...up to her. Some day I'm going to get a shark nose, my wife knows it, and she thinks it's ugly. Don't care...I love it and that's what's important. On the same token, she knows I don't care, and as long as she's comfy she'd ride on a rhinoceros.
As far as the old lady, as already stated, she can sit on the back, sit on her own scoot, or keep her *** at home...up to her. Some day I'm going to get a shark nose, my wife knows it, and she thinks it's ugly. Don't care...I love it and that's what's important. On the same token, she knows I don't care, and as long as she's comfy she'd ride on a rhinoceros.
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From: ASHEBORO NC
You obviously have a hard on for the bike, and it seems like a really nice one (sucks loving a bike that's a POS), so now you have to decide what you can pay for it. Start low and slowly creep up higher.
As far as the old lady, as already stated, she can sit on the back, sit on her own scoot, or keep her *** at home...up to her. Some day I'm going to get a shark nose, my wife knows it, and she thinks it's ugly. Don't care...I love it and that's what's important. On the same token, she knows I don't care, and as long as she's comfy she'd ride on a rhinoceros.
As far as the old lady, as already stated, she can sit on the back, sit on her own scoot, or keep her *** at home...up to her. Some day I'm going to get a shark nose, my wife knows it, and she thinks it's ugly. Don't care...I love it and that's what's important. On the same token, she knows I don't care, and as long as she's comfy she'd ride on a rhinoceros.
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Here's where you get to pick the condition level. based on what they give you as guidelines. http://www.nadaguides.com/Motorcycle...LDCANDY/Values
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Well, Went to buy the bike today and.... I got within $600 of making a deal and the owner just wanted too much even though he said he wasnt able to ride it anymore.
He said if he couldnt get what he wanted for it , that he would just keep it to look at it.. I told him I understood, but , I went all out on the offer on my side. Well, that solves a few problems for me with the wife..lol....
Maybe in 2 more yrs I will go look at it again and have a better chance of buying it..lol..
He said if he couldnt get what he wanted for it , that he would just keep it to look at it.. I told him I understood, but , I went all out on the offer on my side. Well, that solves a few problems for me with the wife..lol....
Maybe in 2 more yrs I will go look at it again and have a better chance of buying it..lol..
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From: ASHEBORO NC
Im sure he will wait a couple of days and counter me again.. But it will probably be too late unless plan b or plan c falls thru..lol..
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My grandpa had an expression: When this [point to dick] is hard, this [point to heart] is soft. When this [point to heart] is hard, this [point to dick] is soft.
Right now you have a big hard on for this bike. The guy's responsibility is to get as much money as he can from you, making you stretch beyond what you'd like to do. Your responsibility is to get what you want for as little as you want. When your dick is hard, you start making concessions, including spending more than you want to or should. If the bike is $6k, then it's worth playing his game. If the bike is in the 8s or even 9s, then you need to step back and look at the big picture. The guy KNOWS you have a boner and will exploit that. HE'S the one motivated to sell something that's useless to him (that's BS that he'll just sit there and look at it). Does he have a wife that wants him to sell it? I got my bike CHEAP because the wife told him GET IT OUT OF HERE.
It's time to WALK AWAY. There are tons of gorgeous bikes out there with motivated sellers in excellent condition. Tell the seller that.
Right now you have a big hard on for this bike. The guy's responsibility is to get as much money as he can from you, making you stretch beyond what you'd like to do. Your responsibility is to get what you want for as little as you want. When your dick is hard, you start making concessions, including spending more than you want to or should. If the bike is $6k, then it's worth playing his game. If the bike is in the 8s or even 9s, then you need to step back and look at the big picture. The guy KNOWS you have a boner and will exploit that. HE'S the one motivated to sell something that's useless to him (that's BS that he'll just sit there and look at it). Does he have a wife that wants him to sell it? I got my bike CHEAP because the wife told him GET IT OUT OF HERE.
It's time to WALK AWAY. There are tons of gorgeous bikes out there with motivated sellers in excellent condition. Tell the seller that.
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From: ASHEBORO NC
No doubt.... I offered $8400 for it which was above and beyond its worth to me... IMO..... Ive already found another bike and the guy already has dropped $1700. Gonna look at it on Thursday or maybe tomorrow..