Author Topic: What bike do you regret selling the most? (Read 3583 times)

Jay B · « **on:** March 23, 2006, 09:08:57 AM »

Seems like most of us here have ridden a while and have owned lots of bikes. I'll bet most everybody's had one they've gotten rid of for one reason or another and have always regreted. Mines a '98 Ducati ST2. I bought new in the fall of '98. Damn, I loved the thing. Handled like a dream, looked cool, pretty comfy, and the sound of a desmo V-Twin through C/F pipes at 9k is fantastic. It kind of sucked two-up though. I traded it for my BMW to keep my wife riding with me. My idea, not hers, so I can't pass the blame on this one. The #$%*s of it is, her back got bad enough a year or so later that she hardly ever rides anyway. Every time I think about that bike I wish I had it back. Maybe someday I'll buy another one.

gregk · « **Reply #1 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:12:54 AM »

All of them!

Greg

74cb750 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 23, 2006, 09:16:22 AM »

None of them.

Always found something better.

6pkrunner · « **Reply #3 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:07:38 AM »

My 1973 K3.
My 1979 CBX.

byidesign · « **Reply #4 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:09:31 AM »

79 CM400t nice little machine

SteveD CB500F · « **Reply #5 on:** March 23, 2006, 10:23:43 AM »

My first 500/4 in 1980 (shown on the left)

Got peanuts for it against a 550K3 - if I still had it it surely would attract attention (and I could keep it next to my '72 stocker)

skamania19 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 23, 2006, 11:20:13 AM »

My '72 Kawasaki 175, mostly because it was my first. Got it in middle school and rode it for several years (it was almost new then). Sold it because some friends of mine were killed on a bike when they hit a train at a blind crossing. Took me a long time to ride again. The Kaw was basically a dual sport so I had the best of both worlds. Took it places it shouldn't have gone!

Dave Wyatt · « **Reply #7 on:** March 23, 2006, 11:31:33 AM »

My 87 BMW K75. I was transferring to the home base of my company, which is in Indianapolis, and I figured the BMW was an easy mark in the city. Turns out the parking lot was well protected in the middle of the plant and the bike would have been very safe

Instead of buying another BMW, I went out and bought a new $3995 Sportster. Talk about one dumb move after another. But in all fairness the Sporty was a fine choice for a solo commuter. I still miss that BMW though.

stingray · « **Reply #8 on:** March 23, 2006, 02:36:18 PM »

My grunty, quirky jack-hammer vibrating BSA B441 Shooting Star.

JHansen · « **Reply #9 on:** March 23, 2006, 02:49:01 PM »

The only bike I have ever sold- my '76 CB550k. The thing was tired, loose and leaky when I got it (40000mi), I rode it for the summer of '98 and sold it right before college. Now, i know I can get another 550 all day long, but that one was special to me. As soon as my 400F is finished, I may be in the market for another one...

...minus, of course, the gawd awful windjammer my old one had...

siter81 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 23, 2006, 02:50:18 PM »

My first street bike.A 75 yamaha RD350.What a first street bike to have.I am still kicking myself in the ass for selling that one.It went right back to the guy i bought it from.I went into the military and it didnt.Also a 82 gpz 550 i just rebuilt ground up two years ago.I still get to ride it,my older brother bought it from me.

GraveRobber · « **Reply #11 on:** March 23, 2006, 07:58:11 PM »

PEOLPE SELL THEIR MOTORCYCLES!?!?! WHAT KIND OF CRAZY TALK IS THAT?

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #12 on:** March 24, 2006, 02:19:47 AM »

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PEOLPE SELL THEIR MOTORCYCLES!?!?! WHAT KIND OF CRAZY TALK IS THAT?

ledbetter · « **Reply #13 on:** March 24, 2006, 01:11:53 PM »

Both my kawi 250R and my 73 350 twin,but was strapped for cash at the time and did not have much choice,still trying to talk the guy that bought the twin to sell it back to me,he's had it about 5 years now and it has sat in his garage,makes me want to cry because when i sold him that bike it ran great and looked pretty damn good ,he keeps telling me he is gone get it running and start riding it,been hearing that for 3 years now,just don't believe him anymore

Lee

Bob Wessner · « **Reply #14 on:** March 24, 2006, 01:15:26 PM »

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he keeps telling me he is gone get it running and start riding it,been hearing that for 3 years now,just don't believe him anymore

He's got 19 more years to go.

I told myself that for 22 years before I finally got around to doing it.

ledbetter · « **Reply #15 on:** March 24, 2006, 01:34:53 PM »

O god I hope it dose not take hime that long

Lee

ofreen · « **Reply #16 on:** March 24, 2006, 02:57:08 PM »

I had an '87 GSX-R1100 I bought new. I can't say I regret selling it since I've got too much stuff. But I still miss having it around. It was always good for a giggle.

Uncle Ernie · « **Reply #17 on:** March 24, 2006, 04:21:08 PM »

1952 BMW R67/2 restored by a friend who was a professional specialist on old Beemers.

Dang- my allergies must be acting up again. >sniff<

scunny · « **Reply #18 on:** March 24, 2006, 04:28:32 PM »

GS1000EC, my that thing could snot along(I was a spotty faced teenager)
had the chance to buy it back last year, thought about it too long and went to buy it and it was gone. Enter the CB650 master blaster project

grumburg · « **Reply #19 on:** March 24, 2006, 06:21:04 PM »

Showroom clean 1972 Yamaha xs2 in 1995.

Chris Liston · « **Reply #20 on:** March 24, 2006, 10:06:08 PM »

2001 Yamaha R6. Just awsomely fast. I had Akropovic Ti slip on and Yamaha solo seat. I miss that bike more than anything. Truely great. Did I say fast.

bill440cars · « **Reply #21 on:** March 25, 2006, 08:48:22 AM »

My 66' CB72 Hawk, When I got through with it, it would give the 305 Super Hawks fits
and stay a little ways behind the CB450s. It looked good (Painted it metallic blue, CB350
headlight and gauges, Chromed side covers, moved the footrest back to the passenger position,
set up the shifter to reverse the shift pattern, custom racing style seat and megaphones with
some engine work too). My next one would be my SL350. Good running bike. Later on. Bill

petercb750 · « **Reply #22 on:** March 25, 2006, 10:25:14 PM »

My original, bought brand new K2 750, then I raced it, abused, it, crashed it, loved it (not necessarily in that order) - traded it in on a Fiat !!!! What was I thinking?
Then had a series of other Hondas, 1100F was one of the best, all of which I wish I still had of course, but now back to where it all started - 33 years later another K2 750. This time there'll be NO trade on a Fiat - and that's a promise!

chrometank · « **Reply #23 on:** March 25, 2006, 11:59:17 PM »

My suzuki A100 ,Took me all school holidays to repair and make ridable.Then my"mate" sold it while i was at boarding school for $50.00 !

Noel · « **Reply #24 on:** March 26, 2006, 11:44:32 AM »

I honestly regret every bike I ever sold with the exception of two: my first ever motorcycle was a European model 250 Suzuki, some kind of cruiser. Ugliest piece of @#$! I ever laid eyes on, and had the delightful habit of stopping dead -- instantly, no warning -- every half hour or so. Which is the perfect introduction to my subsequent experiences with Suzuki in general, but that's another story.

The second was a '97 Ducati 748. Absolutely gorgeous on the sidestand. An absolute pain in the backside in every other situation.

My biggest regret, though, isn't a bike I sold at all. It was my '78 CB750F that ran beautifully with essentially zero maintenance. When I traded up to my first modern bike about 15 years ago, I simply abandoned the old Honda in an underground parking garage. Left the key in it and walked away.

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