Lucky Guy
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Lucky Guy
I was at the Harley dealer yesterday to pickup my bike up from having some new stuff installed (pics soon) and there was another guy there. He was taking delivery of a brand new, fully customized 2005 Fatty. The bike was valued around $28,000. The great part was that he had just won it at the Foxwoods casino a week prior on a .50 cent slot machine!!! I was a little jealous but even more happy that the bike was won by a real motorcycle fan. This guy said he had been riding for a long time and he was going to keep the bike to ride instead of selling it for the money. He had a Sportster which he had sold prior to picking up the new Fatty. LUCKY STIFF!
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RE: Lucky Guy
My wife owns a tanning salon and one of the guy that comes in to tan just won one also. He works at a factory in the next town over. He went to work friday night and bought a raffle ticket for $5. His wife and him took off to Canada for the weekend. The ticket was for a bike rally close by. He comes back Monday to find out he won the bike and take delivery. It's a custom bike and he doesn't even ride or have a cycle endorsement. He came into the tanner and was telling my wife about it. Naturally I'm think that maybe I could pick up the bike as he is planning on selling it for a reasonable price. He comes in and tells the wife the bike is worth 35k and he will take no less than 28k for it. Some people have all the luck
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Selling the Sporty should just about cover the income tax he'll owe on it...unless he can show and validat $28,000 worth of gambling losses. But still, for .50 or 5.00 or even 50.00, I'd be happy to worry about the tax consequence. Art
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I've never won a bike but I have won two rifles before. THe first one my Stepson's high school was having a raffle for the kids to raise money for a drug and alcohol free all night party at the school for the grads. It was awesome but I won't bore you guys with the details.
Anyway that one was a Winchester model 70 in .270, stailness with Leupold Gold Ring scope, the next to the top model they sell, sling and a case for it for $5.00. I got 6 tickets for the 5 spot and one of them was the winner for that. I have it right in the old gun safe. Then last year I won a Win .7mm WSM. I didn't like that gun at all and traded it for a pistol.
That's as close as I came to the bike which was the big prize on the last one.
That is a very awesome story about the guy winning the bike though. COngrats and I wish him many very happy miles. SpiderJim.
Anyway that one was a Winchester model 70 in .270, stailness with Leupold Gold Ring scope, the next to the top model they sell, sling and a case for it for $5.00. I got 6 tickets for the 5 spot and one of them was the winner for that. I have it right in the old gun safe. Then last year I won a Win .7mm WSM. I didn't like that gun at all and traded it for a pistol.
That's as close as I came to the bike which was the big prize on the last one.
That is a very awesome story about the guy winning the bike though. COngrats and I wish him many very happy miles. SpiderJim.
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Well hell, Spidey...Just shoot the guy who won the bike! Don't think that they raffle off firearms in IL. You can't even "touch" one at a gun store without a FOID card.(Firearms Owner's I. D.) A $12.00 tax to be able to touch! Sounds kinda like a 2 drink minimum at a whorehouse!
Congrats on the wins. Art
Congrats on the wins. Art
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