well the ZRX guy never responded so I didn't even get the chance

I think it's for the better. I always regret big monetary purchases anyway so I think I'll just wait it out.

Patience is bitter but it's reward is sweet.  You'll find something good, when it's right it'll happen.


My one friend is so impatient when it comes to buying anything, I feel really bad for him.
He's owned several motorcycles already and not a single one was road worthy, and now he's convinced that buying a bike off of craigslist is a bad idea and is super angsty because he can't afford one from a dealership.

I told him to call me if he was going to look at one, so I could go with and have an objective opinion on the condition while he's drooling over it.  Never did.  I'd get the call afterward "Hey, I just bought a _____!"  Go see it, needs too much work, was obviously crashed/laid down at some point, leaky fork seals that he missed, not running right, any other number of issues he just blatantly overlooked or ignored.

 Yeah, my GS was the first vehicle I've purchased on my own and the first thing I actually got off CL. I even brought my uncle and cousin along to make sure I wasn't buying a piece of crap but they failed me there, lol. The excitement I had for the bike was just too much and I didn't want to walk away with nothing, so I bought it even with everything wrong.

Learned my lesson there and it actually put me off buying anything with aftermarket stuff for a while, but I'm a bit more open to those if the right questions are answered in the right manner. The GS is a bunch of life lessons in one very cheap object, so I'm grateful for that.

Yeah, I overpaid for mine because from what I discovered it was probably a rebuilt bike since the frame had some kinks in it under the body panels, it needed a paintjob, no stock fuel setup, and the valve springs were bad.  That being said the bike tracks straight as an arrow, I was impressed with how smooth it was, it fired right up cold, and it had basically brand new tires on it.  Good ones, too.  I don't remember exactly what they were, but they were Michelin.

I'm currently looking at getting a Buell XB. I want an XB9SX, but the more I see the Ulysses the more I want one. A coworker said he'd let me test his out....that could be the nail in the coffin.