Topic: How can I convince her to not sell this bike and give it to me?

[gmonkey]

Tell her you feel like a cheap whore that is being used!!

And then start bawling!!!!

I like Jerry's better.  Scratch mine.

Right, and put some mascara on ahead of time so it starts running when you do for the full effect of it. 

If you asked for the bike and she said something about window money and you left and didn't come back until dark, I think you're probably not getting that bike.

[flybox1]

you gave it to her. first mistake.

gonna have to buy it back if the title is in her name....

but hopefully you're REALLY good at catering to her every whim until she gets her window and gives up the bike 

[Frankencake]

You own a house together, but you would have to buy the bike from her rather than her just keeping it for you both to use? You two have an unusual financial arrangement.

Yeah.  She put up the down payment on the house.  I put my time and monthly half of the bills and my talents.  The house is in her name.  She wanted it that way to protect her kid from me turning out to be an #$%* (which I'm ok with.  I know that she could #$%* me at any minute but what doesn't kill you only makes you smarter.)  The good news is that when we buy the next house, it will be in my name and I'll get the first time home buyers credits. 
When we sell this joint, we'll split the profits after she gets her down payment back and I get my material costs reimbursed et cetera, et cetera.  Then we will see if we want to keep living together.  At least that's what she said when we started this thing. 

I still want the bike.  I have a lot of time and a small bit of money in it.  I also have much love for this machine as I have decided that CB550's are the more perfect of all SOHC's.   <original 4 into 4 sound gives me shivers>

I am going to try guilt.  She can't sell it this year so there's still time.  Maybe if I told her it was alright with me if she wanted to sell her 400?  I gave that to her as a gift.  She could return the favor?

[Popwood]

Of course this is really none of our business but you did bring it up. I just wonder how the house selling, splitting proceeds will go if a measly few hundred bucks for a bike you have sweat equity in is going like this?? Good luck, really.

[Frankencake]

Of course this is really none of our business but you did bring it up. I just wonder how the house selling, splitting proceeds will go if a measly few hundred bucks for a bike you have sweat equity in is going like this?? Good luck, really.

I see her side of it. She is starting a business and her kid is in private school which I can't contribute to since I'm in school myself.  She want the $$$.  I don't look at the bike and see money.  I just see ll the shiny parts and I hear the exhaust. 

[gmonkey]

Of course this is really none of our business but you did bring it up. I just wonder how the house selling, splitting proceeds will go if a measly few hundred bucks for a bike you have sweat equity in is going like this?? Good luck, really.

That's pretty much what I was thinking (with the "none of my business" disclaimer in there, of course).  If you want the bike, you should be able to talk about it straight out and not have to resort to stunts like guilt trips.  If she needs the money and the bikes have to be sold and there's no way around it then it's got to be sold but don't try to weasel it out of her.

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[axe]

Ultimately, the bike is worth more to you than a few hundred bucks. In other words, any gain you'd get by selling it wouldn't outweigh the loss. I'd try to explain that to her.

[Terry in Australia]

She sounds like a real biatch Cuppy, so here's what to do. Find a product called "Ant Rid", it's a sweet dark colored liquid that dissolves in cola, coffee, tea etc, and doesn't have any unusual taste or smell.

Over a few weeks, with a couple of drops in her drinks each day, she'll get weaker and weaker, and if she doesn't give in to your constant cajoling to "gift" you the 550, keep feeding it to her, and she'll reward your efforts (something new in your relationship, apparently) by eventually expiring. This stuff is really hard to pick up in toxicology tests, so it probably won't be noticed during the autopsy. Just to be safe though, make sure you get her cremated...........

I imagine that her life insurance will cover the mortgage and any other outstanding credit you have, you give her kid back to it's father, and you keep the house, the Ducati, and those other bikes. If you can't find Ant Rid in the US, PM me and I'll send you a couple of bottles.  

[Don R]

Withold sex.

[j squared]

Guilt trip, man!

Tell her the work you put into those bikes was your gift to her, and for her to then turn around and sell them to somebody else for a profit is no different than her selling a birthday or Christmas present that you worked hard for and gave to her.

ding ding ding

[bluezboy]

Withold sex.

 oh yeah, that will have her begging after a few days, not! Women would love it if  we all did that because then they wouldn't have to be the one that always shoot us down when we beg for it. Or maybe I'm just a 51 year old married  coot who isn't getting any these days, hence the 750 sitting out in the garage right now!

[bikerbart]

I say sabotage it so she cant sell it,then fix ;)it afterwards when you get it.

[Frankencake]

SheS a mechanic

[Brown Bomber]

Chimp with gun, Ant-Rid, boy, when somebody messes with our bikes, we sure do get ugly

[gnarlycharlie4u]

I lol'd at monkey with gun.

Seriously though... the guilt trip idea is a good one. But I'd just try the direct route first.

Just sit her down and explain to her that you really want the bike.

[domer]

you guys got it all wrong... set up a sleeping bag next to the bike, when she finally gets curious enough to wonder where you are make sure she catches you sobbing and stuttering as you cuddle the front tire... give her the whole "i know our time is short and i couldnt bear to miss a moment"
if that doesnt work id say your #$%*ed.actually a female mechanic, who rides and only needs you for money.... i think you were #$%*ed from the get go.

[andy750]

id say your #$%*ed.actually a female mechanic, who rides and only needs you for money.... i think you were #$%*ed from the get go.

+1.

She bought the bike, so she can sell the bike. Everything else is just pussy footing around. Man up and buy your own bike to do with as you will (rather than buying her windows for her house).

As Popwood said - good luck, really!

[j squared]

After reading the rest of this thread, I agree, you're probably f__ked.  My suggestion would be to PITB first, then build your own bikes from now on and stop doing things in the garage for her.  Even if it brings you happiness at the time you should learn your lesson from this.

[Hush]

Yeah she's a mechanic but we all know that mechanics know squat about our old bikes so, forum members I give you the challenge.....what part can we reset/tinker with that will make the bike a non rider and thereby sabotage the price?
I'm going with something inside those SOHC4 carbs, there's a thousand things can go wrong with only 30 odd parts.

[flybox1]

i vote electrics...any thing electrical   

[Markcb750]

I don't know C.H., but it sure reads like the cupcake you hunted is not one that meets your needs.

I suggest you need to sit down and think about the following.


What is a cupcake?

When I have a cupcake close to capture, how do I know it is a flavor I like?

What are the indications that my cupcake has deteriorated?

What are the signs that I like my cupcake, but it (the cupcake) does not like me?


A few short sentences on each of the above will help your self-perceived hunting success.

 

[Frankencake]

Yeah she's a mechanic but we all know that mechanics know squat about our old bikes so, forum members I give you the challenge.....what part can we reset/tinker with that will make the bike a non rider and thereby sabotage the price?
I'm going with something inside those SOHC4 carbs, there's a thousand things can go wrong with only 30 odd parts.

Nah dude.  She is SOHC mechanic.  Her first bike was a '77 400F.  Second was a '76 550SS.  Third is the 400F I built for her.  She bought the 550 Four in question before we were dating.  Now she has the 900 Monster.  She want a BMW now.

She's not as bad as you make her out to be.  I just need a good conniving way to convince her that she doesn't need the dough and that she should give me the bike.  But I can't say anything about it and she has to come to the conclusion all by herself.   We've been arguing about this bike for 2 years since she told me she was going to sell it.  I didn't even run last year and then I got is running this year so she could sell it.  It's MY problem that I fall in love with it every time I drive it and hear it run. 

Legally speaking, I'm #$%*ed out of the house at her whimsy, if it came to that, but we have a good relationship so I am not worried about that happening.  We're not much for the law in these parts anyway.  I just have to get her to realize that me having the bike will make her life better and that the bike will be worth more in the garage than sold to some schmuck that will lean it up against his shed.

[Jerry Rxman Griffin aka MuthaF'er]

Cut her ass off.........    That #$%* can go both ways 

[bollingball]

Boy I wish I were you  I'm 60 3rd wife 6th house God only knows how many bikes cut your losses learn and leave. NOW

[gmonkey]

CH, you've got a really complicated relationship.  You can't have the bike for free because it's hers and you're not married so you don't share possessions in general but you can't buy it from her because then she'll say that your money should go into fixing the house which you share?