Topic: My Name is Terry and I'm an Ebay-Aholic!

[Terry in Australia]

I just can't help myself, I spend all day scanning Ebay for new and interesting parts for my CB750's and I just bought 5 (five) pairs of NOS Boge Shockers! I do have 5 CB750's, but they all have good shocks! I saw them and just had to have them all, I couldn't help myself, Boge shockers are just as good as period Koni's, and they are all new! Can someone help me, please, before I buy again! Cheers, Terry.

[cbjunkie]

terr...i feel your pain, bub. i am your pain!

so...are those things worth a plugged nickel? ... wanna unload a set?

[ElCheapo]

We could do a trade terry 

[Gordon]

so...are those things worth a plugged nickel? ... wanna unload a set?

Dang, you guys are fast!  I might be interested, too.   That is if you're not planning on hoarding all of them!!

[cbjunkie]

umm...terry...do you need to tell us something (cough...ahem..spiderman...cough!)


seriously - are those things worth a crap? i almost bought a set of progressives today - what's the scoop on these puppies of yours? any good? are they gonna pop me off the saddle first pothole i hit?

how do ya know they're any good? i mean, i have to throw myself on the mercy of the BTDT's - how in the hell can you tell if a shock is worth a crap until you plop your ass in the seat and hit a bump?

[74cb750]

Terry, you need a slap, for sure.

I already have  spare 1978 shocks. but thaks for sharing. Have another Forster's, but this time stay out of the sun while doing so.
peace

[mick750F]

I just can't help myself, I spend all day scanning Ebay for new and interesting parts for my CB750's and I just bought 5 (five) pairs of NOS Boge Shockers! I do have 5 CB750's, but they all have good shocks! I saw them and just had to have them all, I couldn't help myself, Boge shockers are just as good as period Koni's, and they are all new! Can someone help me, please, before I buy again! Cheers, Terry.

   Terry...I can help you. While I can't do anything to help you stop buying, I can help you by providing you with a service that will allow you to buy without running out of precious storage space. There are two things we can do...

#1. Send me parts you have already bought but don't really have a need for. This will free up valuable storage space in your already overcrowded shop allowing you to continue your shopping indulgences.

#2. Simply have your eBay purchases shipped directly to me. No more new items to clutter your space and once again your shopping needs are met.  

   I guess there is a third option...We can sign you up for Shoppers Anonymous. They have a 12 step program that I'm sure will help you curb your shopping impulses.

You have my address...

Mike

[Terry in Australia]

Terry, you need a slap, for sure.

I already have  spare 1978 shocks. but thaks for sharing. Have another Forster's, but this time stay out of the sun while doing so.
peace

Well guys, Boge were standard fitment on quality European bikes in the 1970's, BMW's in particular, and had an excellent name for improving the handling on Jap bikes. They were expensive, but worth the money. I've had them on a vintage CZ Motocross bike, and of course on a couple of BMW's that I've owned, and in my less than humble opinion, they are as good as the Koni's of the same period, which of course are accepted as the best you could get back then.

I'm sure that they would stand up against any good modern shock, except perhaps mega-dollar shocks like the beautiful Works Performance, Aussie Ikons with adjustable dampening, and of course Ohlins. Boge became Boge/Mulholland in the late 1970's and are now Sachs/Boge of America, but they stopped production of bike shocks (much like Koni did) many years ago. Of course, I don't need 5 pairs, so I'm willing to consider offers on 2 or 3 pairs that I really don't need? They're still in the US, so shipping won't be a killer for you guys, and your (generous, no doubt) offers, will help lighten my shipping burden. PM me with your offers if you're interested.

Tom, I'll be more than happy to do a trade for some more K1 parts, I've decided to continue with the black K2's cleanup, and on closer inspection, my fenders are pretty bad............. Cheers, Terry.

[ElCheapo]

Righteous, we can work out a deal that is parts for parts (less the shipping) I don't expect you to eat shipping those monsters to me nor vise versa, or something like that. I guess we could just work out change to the least expensive shipment (yours or mine). Plus I went out pulled the front and rear fender from the K1-2? today that I sent you pics of. Going out tomorrow to pull the 500 rear fender with the smaller (superior - "Aussie vision") tail light so just let me know what of what you want. Going to be doing a mass shipment outbound on the 26th and staying long at the storage (about 6 hours) to pull massive amounts of parts. Going to be a wopping 40+ degress tommorrow so I can pull harnesses and all the good stuff  .  Might be a harness in the game for you like you had asked before 

And yes I know the shakes and tremors from withdrawal of EC have just stopped so I will provide more EC  . BTW What did you make of the local brand of EC I sent you. Soon you will have your fix  . Unless you have joined EC Anonymous? BTW there is not escape from the mighty EC  .

Looking for an excuse better then Vegemite alone (not that it is not worthy) to go travel the 120 miles round trip to Madison, WI to get the mighty Vegemite. I want to grow a spare set before Raul does  Nothing like having a spare everything  .

[Terry in Australia]

No Worries Tom, the offers are rolling in, but I'll make sure a set is put aside for you! I bought you a tube (no not a little CRP tube, a much bigger one) of vegemite yesterday, and when the Post office is open again tomorrow, I'll send it to you with some salada's and that fork brace if I've still got it? (I haven't seen it in years, but that means nothing, I've got more stuff in my garage than you've got in your storage thingy) Have you still got my wish list? It's 35 deg C outside as I type this, so while you risk frostbite, I'm more worried about sun-stroke, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.  

[8 Track]

My wife didn't care for my "interest" in Ebay until I found her the perfect glass cake stand.   

[ElCheapo]

No Worries Tom, the offers are rolling in, but I'll make sure a set is put aside for you! I bought you a tube (no not a little CRP tube, a much bigger one) of vegemite yesterday, and when the Post office is open again tomorrow, I'll send it to you with some salada's and that fork brace if I've still got it? (I haven't seen it in years, but that means nothing, I've got more stuff in my garage than you've got in your storage thingy) Have you still got my wish list? It's 35 deg C outside as I type this, so while you risk frostbite, I'm more worried about sun-stroke, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.  

It's all good we can and will always work out a deal. At this point I do not care if the family chickens out. I was told tonight by someone who tried it the worst possible part of the whole thing is the texture. Who cares  Send that baby on. I will grow an extra set long before Raul does. 

[Terry in Australia]

My wife didn't care for my "interest" in Ebay until I found her the perfect glass cake stand.   

Yeah, but where are you gonna find a glass cake to put on it? Ha ha, cheers, Terry.

[Terry in Australia]

No Worries Tom, the offers are rolling in, but I'll make sure a set is put aside for you! I bought you a tube (no not a little CRP tube, a much bigger one) of vegemite yesterday, and when the Post office is open again tomorrow, I'll send it to you with some salada's and that fork brace if I've still got it? (I haven't seen it in years, but that means nothing, I've got more stuff in my garage than you've got in your storage thingy) Have you still got my wish list? It's 35 deg C outside as I type this, so while you risk frostbite, I'm more worried about sun-stroke, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.  

It's all good we can and will always work out a deal. At this point I do not care if the family chickens out. I was told tonight by someone who tried it the worst possible part of the whole thing is the texture. Who cares  Send that baby on. I will grow an extra set long before Raul does. 

No worries Tom, you better PM me with your address, I can't find the box from your last consignment with your shipping address? Oh, I really liked that local EC, I'll be keen to try other flavours too! Cheers, Terry.

[Terry in Australia]

I just can't help myself, I spend all day scanning Ebay for new and interesting parts for my CB750's and I just bought 5 (five) pairs of NOS Boge Shockers! I do have 5 CB750's, but they all have good shocks! I saw them and just had to have them all, I couldn't help myself, Boge shockers are just as good as period Koni's, and they are all new! Can someone help me, please, before I buy again! Cheers, Terry.

   Terry...I can help you. While I can't do anything to help you stop buying, I can help you by providing you with a service that will allow you to buy without running out of precious storage space. There are two things we can do...

#1. Send me parts you have already bought but don't really have a need for. This will free up valuable storage space in your already overcrowded shop allowing you to continue your shopping indulgences.

#2. Simply have your eBay purchases shipped directly to me. No more new items to clutter your space and once again your shopping needs are met.  

   I guess there is a third option...We can sign you up for Shoppers Anonymous. They have a 12 step program that I'm sure will help you curb your shopping impulses.

You have my address...

Mike

Hey Mike, my garage is full, but my EC shelf is empty? What about option #4, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.

[8 Track]

My wife didn't care for my "interest" in Ebay until I found her the perfect glass cake stand.   

Yeah, but where are you gonna find a glass cake to put on it? Ha ha, cheers, Terry.

Make the cake out of "fiber" glass, silly!   

[Terry in Australia]

My wife didn't care for my "interest" in Ebay until I found her the perfect glass cake stand.   

Yeah, but where are you gonna find a glass cake to put on it? Ha ha, cheers, Terry.

Make the cake out of "fiber" glass, silly!   

Ha ha, of course, what was I thinking? 

[6pkrunner]

Terry, I too am an eBay addict. At any given time I am bidding on 10 or more (sometimes many more) items and my list of items I am watching always has 30 or more things in it. I viewed your shocks there and was tempted to bid, but at this time I'm into the resto bug more so moved on. Nice score BTW! I have threatened to add up how much I have spent on the Bay for a while and always chicken out. Even if I just added up what I have spent in shipping for 6 months would scare me.
It is a sad sad addiction for sure.

[eldar]

Terry, how much for the shocks? I would like to get some cheap replacements to swap out the old stock pogo sticks.
If they are already spoken for, how did you find them on ebay? I look and never find anything worthwhile.

[jotor]

Turn it around, Terry.  You've got the start of five more 750's there......

[Terry in Australia]

Turn it around, Terry.  You've got the start of five more 750's there......

Ha ha, only four Joty, Tom (El Cheapo) will get a set for sure as we're doing some "horse trading", but the rest will probably come here. They were an excellent "score" for 50 bucks a pair, (including different weight springs so they can be used for all the sohc4's) so even with a shipping tag of $30.00 per pair I reckon they'll be worth it mate.

I'll put them on my bikes and sell the new S&W "Street Strokers", used Marzocchi Strada's, new YSS and used Koni's that are currently on the bikes, all good shocks for sure, but the Boge shockers are just a cut above, in my less than humble opinion. I'll just have to keep selling my oil cooler kits to feed my addiction, ha ha!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4599920495&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Cheers, Terry.

[ElCheapo]

Tom (El Cheapo) will get a set for sure as we're doing some "horse trading", but the rest will probably come here.

 I'll just have to keep selling my oil cooler kits to feed my addiction, ha ha!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4599920495&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Cheers, Terry.

See, what did I tell you guys keep'em hooked on EC and they will keep coming back 

[Terry in Australia]

Tom (El Cheapo) will get a set for sure as we're doing some "horse trading", but the rest will probably come here.

 I'll just have to keep selling my oil cooler kits to feed my addiction, ha ha!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4599920495&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT&rd=1

Cheers, Terry.

See, what did I tell you guys keep'em hooked on EC and they will keep coming back 

Well you better reply with your shipping address like i asked you yesterday "Evil Genius", or you'll get Jack diddly, ha ha! Cheers, Terry. (busily stripping crappy parts off my K2 in anticipation of receiving not-so-crappy parts and an EC re-sup from you!) 

[ElCheapo]

Terry, Most magnificent Mate 

You've got mail 

[Terry in Australia]

Well, I did it again today, I bought a very good used seat, (thanks for the tip Junkie!) a new set of venolia pistons, a new set of levers, a new Harley 40 spoke front rim to match the 16 inch rear on my K1, and another bottom end gasket set, oops! Oh well, I guess I can always get another credit card, this one's past the point of no return, ha ha! Cheers, Terry.