totally agree! I have never bought a new bike or truck in my life like you said low miles and totally stock is a must! I have less money in all three of the bikes I have now than it would cost for one new one!! I know where there is a 2006 road king for sale with very very low miles that could be had for CHEAP! here is the road king
This gave me a stiffy! Then the damn wife shot it down before I got the whole sentence out. Said you still owe on the Evo heritage. Damn it LOL!
I thought the LTR RTL was cool when I first seen it years ago. But then I started paying a little attention to things, and figured it was one of the most idiotic statements I had seen. Those who sported that were definitely low mile riders. The Willie G was neat at first, but then so many of the same people were doing the same thing..... I guess I do what I want. If you decide this is what you want, go for it. I ride when I can and when I want. 6-8,000 miles a year, and that includes riding to work. Now I've retired, hoping to put more miles on. But then, I will ride when I can and when I want. This is not a mileage race for me!!!
I wave to every rider I see. I don't care what you ride, when you ride, or where you ride. If you are out on two wheels, kudos to you!!
I'm with ya gator......
Then there is this. A good friend who has put lot of miles on lots of bikes, would be no problem for him to wake up years ago and decide to go for a ride and come home 400 miles later that evening.
Now he has a 9 year old Heritage that is spotless, maybe 5K on it. His family presses him to sell occasionally, so he'll list it for $15,000 and everyone is happy. He listed it, but it didn't sell (Oh Well).
That's what 2 back surgeries and a bout with cancer will do. I'm happy to see the bike there just in case. When he has a real good day now he may put 15 miles on it - back brace and all. Those 15 are as good as a 1000 mile trip when it comes to helping him feel better. I'm sure some days just looking at it is a good thing.
"That's what 2 back surgeries and a bout with cancer will do. I'm happy to see the bike there just in case. When he has a real good day now he may put 15 miles on it - back brace and all. Those 15 are as good as a 1000 mile trip when it comes to helping him feel better. I'm sure some days just looking at it is a good thing."
Unfortunately, that is pretty much where I'm at now in my life. Five back surgeries, the last one being a failed 5 level fusion, leaves me with a LOT
of pain on a daily basis, but I refuse to sell my bike! Even if I can only ride for an hour or so, it's the best hour of the day/week/month.
I suppose my bikes and cars are garage queens, but I could care less. The bike is almost perfect for a 14 yr old bike.
I could care less about what people think about me or my bikes. All that matters to me is that I can still ride, and enjoy the bike, even if
it's only a short ride around town.. Plus, when I do sell, someone will get a very nice bike!
And yes, I do probably do more looking at it and tinkering with it than I do riding..haha
01-31-2019, 12:29 PM
This excited me!
