The other 2 bikes won't be sold. Firstly the 750 is a special bike to me for many reasons and it would be like cutting off an appendage or limb, plus it owes me more that it's worth anyway with everything I've spent on it. The 400 is perfect, and we've just spent a bit of money doing a full engine rebuild, (so in reality, that probably owes more than it's worth too) - she rides it when she can, so do I. She enjoys riding it, and dare I say it, riding is something we can go out and share. We spent lots of money on these bikes cos they were never going to be sold so had no reservations in getting them to the standard that we wanted. (anyway, selling one or the other wouldn't cover the cost of the 1100R, so.....).
I've got a classic car that is worth x2 the 1100R, but that aint going anywhere either, for many reasons. In truth, the insured values of the "toys" is $45k+, and when I think of it like that, maybe I have enough tied up in them. There are other things in life that I want to do too, and the years are running out.
The (MY) dream was/is to add an 1100R (also a CBX one day?) to the collection, not replace something with it. This one popped up at the right money close to home, so it was all falling into place. Clearly my dreams are in jeapordy (which came as a shock to me) but I have to balance that with a stable long term relationship....it aint easy, I'm not happy about it, but I'm trying. Maybe the situation will change in the future for one thing or another.
Nuff said.
