It would be great if we could store everything we ever thought might be valuable in the future and use this for a retirement fund but...its just not realistic.
Ok, now I am officially pathetic because that has been exactly my plan for the last 20 years.
A life lived by regrets is no life at all IMHO.
Quite true and I agree totally. On the other hand, a life lived without learning from poor decisions of the past is equally worthless IMHO. Maybe my retirement plan is unrealistic but is it any more foolish than stocks and bonds or trusting the government for social security? I don't know the answer but at least bikes are tangible and useful. I can see them, polish them, ride them, and they can't be erased by a market downturn or over extended wasteful and oppressive government.
If you REALLY want the Valkyrie, just do it!
Even if you don't fund it completely with the sale of this one bike, you will be that much closer to affording it.
Or that much closer to paying off my short term debt which makes more sense financially. I could knock down my debt 2-3K, have a lower interest payment and not have a DT3 or a Valkyrie. Or I could buy windows and insulation for my ancient house and lower my heating costs from here on out. My plan so far has been to separate the wheat from the chaff, selling the generic bikes and cars to fund the here and now and keeping what I deem collectible for my retirement. I thought the DT3 was chaff but now it appears it is wheat, and I am hesitant to let it go when I have so much chaff I could sell in it's place.
Recently I have been dabbling in the GL1100s. The bigger bikes allow you ride two-up better. My wife likes to ride and the smaller bikes are not as comfortable on long trips. A good reason to buy the Valkyrie.
Yes, your logic is sound but I already have a low mileage GL1100 which I have ridden for the last 3 years, so the Valkyrie is much less a need than a want. Basically, I am frugal. I saw a Valk for $6500 and thought it was a great price. I began cashing in on my bikes savings account to fund the Valk. The Valk has been sold so there is no need to cash out now. I have been wanting one for many years and I'm sure that in time I will have one. Eventually I will find one at an insurance auction or an estate sale or in a barn somewhere for cheap. Then I can fix it, and get to know it and ultimately enjoy it more in the process.
I have had lots of bikes, mint CB350 K0s to CBX and sandcast. I sold them but enjoyed them while I had them.
That is what I have failed to do with this bike. I have never ridden it. I fired it up in the shop, listened to it purr like a kitten, revved it and even did a burnout on the shop floor but never went anywhere with it. I never sampled what it has to offer. I have never enjoyed this bike. High temp today will be in the upper 40s and muddy and I'm going to take it out for a spin! If it sucks I'll let it go with no regrets, if it rocks I'll drive it for a season and then sell it after I have enjoyed it.
