Garage Queens
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What? No badge? Sheesh
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As I was scrolling bikes I always run across 10 year old bikes, where the owners are always under the impression that their investment is far more valuable than reality, with low miles like most less than 5000.
Now thats all too common, as many people buy these, mod the hell out of them, then put 500 miles per year average, then think they are gonna get most (sometimes even all) of their investment back on the sale. Anyway. Thats another story.
What I am seeing more and more of is that most of these bikes are covered with Live to Ride crap (even funnier when the seller says all dealer installed). WTF, live to ride and you did 5k miles in 10 years. Harley should restrict the sales of that **** to those that actually ride.
Now thats all too common, as many people buy these, mod the hell out of them, then put 500 miles per year average, then think they are gonna get most (sometimes even all) of their investment back on the sale. Anyway. Thats another story.
What I am seeing more and more of is that most of these bikes are covered with Live to Ride crap (even funnier when the seller says all dealer installed). WTF, live to ride and you did 5k miles in 10 years. Harley should restrict the sales of that **** to those that actually ride.
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From: Michigan
Garage Queens wanna be bikers, posers.. what is the point to buy a bike if you trailer it around everywhere. Bikes meant to be ridden, cars meant to be driven. It just means riding isnt their real passion, posing is.
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My King
Prevkus owner 2009-2016 17,000 = 2,450 year
Me 8/2016-Current odo 45,000 = 11,200 year
If I had it for the full 10 years... 112,000.
I’d say my bike went from Garage Queen to Road King!
Prevkus owner 2009-2016 17,000 = 2,450 year
Me 8/2016-Current odo 45,000 = 11,200 year
If I had it for the full 10 years... 112,000.
I’d say my bike went from Garage Queen to Road King!
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From: Mobile, Al.
different take
I like to buy my bikes new (all of them) then I do as much as I can to them to personalize them all while riding them as much as time permits.
Sometimes when I get done fixing the bike all up just the way I like it; I get bored and decide I need a new project and start the process all over again.
Yeah kinda dumb, but it is a hobby of sorts, albeit an expensive hobby which I enjoy almost as much as riding and anyone who buys one of my bikes used gets the deal of a lifetime and I got the fun "in my lifetime" .
Lots of reasons bikes sit it the garage... esp in this day of distracted drivers but each and everyone of us who owns a motorcycle buys it for our self, even the people that just want to wear HD gear and get motorcycle tattoos etc.
Live in peace... life is short... sometimes those bikes in the garage are there because it's owner never found a buddy to go out with.
Sometimes when I get done fixing the bike all up just the way I like it; I get bored and decide I need a new project and start the process all over again.
Yeah kinda dumb, but it is a hobby of sorts, albeit an expensive hobby which I enjoy almost as much as riding and anyone who buys one of my bikes used gets the deal of a lifetime and I got the fun "in my lifetime" .
Lots of reasons bikes sit it the garage... esp in this day of distracted drivers but each and everyone of us who owns a motorcycle buys it for our self, even the people that just want to wear HD gear and get motorcycle tattoos etc.
Live in peace... life is short... sometimes those bikes in the garage are there because it's owner never found a buddy to go out with.
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???? Somebody you know?
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Had to check. One of these has a LTR-RTL on the Derby Cover, but I know it had 5K + miles put on it in 2 weeks last year. There are lots of reasons bike have the mileage they do. Bottom line, if it's not yours it doesn't really matter mileage, color, chrome, blacked out, etc.. I know I don't ride as much as I once did and I'll swap a weekend ride for a visit with grandkids in a heartbeat - 9 of them. I also usually buy a bike a year and get it back right and on the road, so the riding I do is divided. When I feel obligated to explain why I ride or how much to anyone that didn't pay for my bike, I'll let you know.
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From the other thread 2005 with 500K miles on it. 35K miles/year and he says he works 50 to 60 hours/week. So when he's not sleeping or working he is riding.
He actually lives the LTR RTL. It's not on his derby cover though.
He actually lives the LTR RTL. It's not on his derby cover though.