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QuoteMy original plan was to buy 2 toys before I go back to school. A motorcycle and a car/ an or another motorcycle. I refuse to go to school until I have another new toy so I think I might have to forfeit the GS.

Saying you refuse to go back w/o a new toy. LOL How did you think people would react, it just makes you sound like such a spoiled brat. Not saying you are, but thats how the words play it. Obviously your getting some help from somewhere be it Mom or Dad. You've got to understand some people work really hard to afford a GS and that alone. My parents ave very generious with me by giving me a rent free place and paying for school. But if I had enuff cash to pick up a Spankin new GS-F and a new car(new or used) then they would say well son maybe you should pick up more of the tab here.

A lot of us work DAMM hard for our GS's while covering rent, food, insurance, school, ect ect. For me the GS is a luxury I worked hard for and am lucky to have. Anything more like a 2nd bike is just excess: esp. in college. But thats just me.

-ash

Thanks for being nicer guys. Don't be hatin' hehe. I knew I was asking to be flamed but I wasn't technically asking for it ya know.

Yah I know I'm spoiled. I live at home for free but I did pay for my bike by myself. I also pay insurance. Under my dad's name though. It's about 400 a year.

Please just no more hate. What really bothers me the most is that you guys judge me by my age. It's alright though it will always happen. I know I have it good, really good actually. I guess I need to be more thankful for what I have. Sorry guys.

I'm gonna be a duck now and make you guys even more angry at me. My daddyo just bought me and my bro an '05 Ford Focus ZX3 to share 2 weeks ago. HAHAHA. Sorry I'm just being a spoiled @$$hole now. Please call me an @$$hole everyone. I'm asking for it this time.

TOMIMOTO = @$$hole

Dude, sorry about that. Your post was just too tempting and I couldn't just let it go. I'm sorry you were the fall guy for a bit of sarcasm.

I actually envy you, being young and going to college is possibly one of the most exciting, fun, and care free (except for the occasional final exam) times of your life. Enjoy it to the fullest and don't get too caught up in the petty or superficial stuff. Enjoy your studies, make a boat load of new friends, and meet some neat 'chicks' who like you reguardless what you drive (because that's what college is all about).

Quote from: TOMIMOTOWhat really bothers me the most is that you guys judge me by my age.

you will understand in a about 5 years....we know that being young makes you think "you're all that" but later when you grow up you know you we're a dump kid before   :mrgreen:

Quote from: TOMIMOTOI'm gonna be a duck now and make you guys even more angry at me. My daddyo just bought me and my bro an '05 Ford Focus ZX3 to share 2 weeks ago. HAHAHA.

Yep. Ha. Ha. Ha.

THe joke really is on you this time mate. Have fun with that great Ford build quality and reliability, not to mention their great corrosion resistance. You know all that salt on the road in NH in the winter? The sand in the spring? Doesnt phase a focus, no-siree. Not to mention the awesome handling and great accelleration.

Oh.. wait. Nevermind. Its a focus. Have fun with body panels that dont line up, interior trim that falls off and falls apart, engine electrical problems, factory recalls, fast fading paint, rust, and general shite-ness. Not to mention the fact that Ford doesnt even see fit to give us the *actual* next generation focus that the rest of the world gets... the one thats basically a rebadged Mazda 3.

I find it amusing that ford cant even build a supercar (the GT) without having serious saftey-threatening recall issues.

Anyway, enjoy the Ford, mate.

I don't envy you actually I feel sorry for you. Having someone hand you expensive things can be a very bad thing in the long run. You do not learn the value and cost of things as you have done nothing to earn them. Why bother to go to college when you have daddy buy you stuff? Maturity and experience comes with age and wisdom is something that cannot be taught. Someday in life, hopefully you will understand.

Quote from: TOMIMOTOPlease just no more hate. What really bothers me the most is that you guys judge me by my age. It's alright though it will always happen. I know I have it good, really good actually. I guess I need to be more thankful for what I have. Sorry guys.

then why don't you take the fact that you are 18 out of your sig?  it's like you are trying to rub it in or something.  have you noticed that you are the only one on this board that has their age in their sig?

I didn't know the Tard Farm was in New Hampshire.

Thanks for the pics though.
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Yah I was asking for it this time.

I'm sorry for being a duck. I just hope it doesn't become akward for me to visit this board or post without getting yelled at for everything I say. I like coming here and reading about all the nice info.

I think I'm gonna ban myself and lay low for a little while though.

Sorry for the trouble guys.

I have read, and I believe that this is true, that the best motorcycle for picking up girls is not a motorcycle but rather a Vespa.  

With a scooter, a girl is more likely to enjoy the ride instead of praying that you don't crash and wishing every second of the ride that it could be over already.

I'm not a girl, but this is true for me too.  I've been riding motorcycles for 5 years but I still get freaked out by riding pilion.

Quote from: Adam RI'm not a girl, but this is true for me too.  I've been riding motorcycles for 5 years but I still get freaked out by riding pilion.

Depends on the rider, totally.  I have a hoot with a good rider.  Then again, I'm not big enough to change the dynamics of a bike all that much; a big guy with a big bike will barely notice that I'm there.

All in all, I care more about rider skill than the type of bike, and driver skill rather than the type of car.  BTDT on guys with expensive rides.  Who gives a swut.

Oh, and my two cents on the rest - a lot of us grew up and can look on our dumb kid times with humor.  With luck, he'll grow up and do the same.  Without luck, he'll grow older and still won't get it...

Dom i was thinking exactly the same thing.....man those red tights are making you a genius and now...psychic.  Gonna look for mine now...

Ahh...forgot to mention my to cents...coming from the peasant class and all that not to mention a Bronx birthright.....was busy at work and being recently engaged and all...cold weather and snow etc.....and yet even with all that going on i haven't the time to be as much of a spoiled @$$hole as tomimoto.  PS tomi...i must say ya have a beautiful crib and obviously doting parents but your little apology there carries about as much weight with me as a 3 dollar bill with Bin Laden's face on the cover.  That said...in the time i've been here i haven't seen anyone that would inspire such a bit of anger in me.  Not one bit.  Then you came along.

That said....i have 4 bits of thought.

1) guys and gals your age are dying (literally) all over the world just trying to live honorably and/or make ends meet.  Something i can never forget.

2)  Stick your apology where the sun don't shine.  In this case i can only speak for myself...but such is free speach eh..

3) Get yourself a liter bike...maybe a GSX-R...go crazy on it.  You'll learn quick.  Satisfy them wild oats.

4) Make some friends.  Maybe living in the boonies and having no one to boast to is affecting your self esteem.  After all...squirrels don't care what car you drive.

Cya tomi.



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actually, i am 18. and my first bike was a gs. now i have two 1100's and i want to get rid of them for a new gs. a little gs with suspension will by far out handle a larger bike because of the weight difference. and when u say college is about impressing chicks... you are right. my lil gs impressed more chicks than my 1100;s do

Quote from: Adam RI have read, and I believe that this is true, that the best motorcycle for picking up girls is not a motorcycle but rather a Vespa.  

I've always heard that the vest bike to get girls on is a Goldwing. You know, the whole comfy back seat with arm rests, the stereo, the heater, and so on.

Vespas work too, I would imagine.

I tried taking my GF for a ride on my GS... even with the preload cranked up, I just dont have much interest in two-up riding at this point. She got quite a hoot out of a freeway run on the back of my friend's GSX-R600 though.  :dunno: We were riding to the Toyota dealership.. where she bought herself a new car... with her own money, which she worked her tail off for, while attending college full time and getting good grades.

Note that I love my GF.  :kiss:  :kiss:  :kiss:  :kiss:

Back to your original question.  What can you get?  Check nada.  Maybe watch some bikes on EBay.  Just don't trade it in to the dealer.  As an individual you're unlikely to get what nada says.  My guess is that you could get about $3000 for it, unless you find someone who personally knows you and wants it, or you want to sit on it for a while.  In one of those scenarios maybe you could get closer to $4K.  I'm no expert, I just know what the difference between nada and what I get when I don't want to sit on it.  Cycletrader.com can give you an idea what folks are asking, and they have a link to nada there too.

You could find a shop that will sell on consignment, and since it has some "dealer aura" you could put the nada value on it for the price and see what happens.  You might have to cough up a couple hundred, if dealers out there are like dealers out here.  And you may have to wait until Spring when people up North are actually interested in buying.

Good luck.  I would probably  trade you my '98  (and some $$$, like the nada difference minus an airline ticket) for yours but I doubt you want to do that.

--Mike D.

Von, that was great and I guess some people just don't know sarcasm when they hear it, I really don't care what you do with your bike if you want a new one get it but don't rip on someone who posted the most amusing thing I've read in a while, 18 + no job + going to school + insurance + living expenses + text books + rent + utilities = no money unless the parents have your back in which case all the power to ya, I only had the money for a 1990 and it will serve me well until I'm done school and then I'll get whatever I feel like (unless the hot chick I picked up at college with my bike says otherwise) Good luck in school and don't worry about having the fastest car or bike just do what you want and if you're happy then don't worry about anything anyone says, especially on a random internet site. Happy New Years everyone.

sell it

and buy an f3