Selling your first bike

[pyrocam]

well, the time has come. I need a bigger bike. to those of you have sold you first bike, no matter how shitty it was, do you regret selling it?

I love my bike, Ive spent more on it in repairs than I bought it for and I adore the little slut even though she's a little one. I dont want to pass it onto someone else who might not love it as much as me, you think perhaps I should just keep it and buy a better bike outa my own pocket?










edit: gaylord, you cant press 'back' after youve started to add a poll or it fucks up

[myvice]

You can get a weekend bike and keep the little one for work.
I'd like to, but the thought of regoing two of the things...

[justsomeguy]

Hahahaha pyro..... did you read my ridiculous ramblings.....in the adieu and hello thread??

[Magua]

Do I regret selling the gn125? Not really, I regret the purchase I made afterwards. I'm glad I got $1680 for my gn as I see mint condition 125s on tardme with less kms than mine for $1000 atm.

It was an AWESOME first bike, the fuel economy was the shit. I decieded to sell it when I lost a race to indy on his fxr, I had a rolling start, pinned the throttle wide open and indy zooms up on the left. I was not impressed.

[TLDV8]

well, the time has come. I need a bigger bike. to those of you have sold you first bike, no matter how shitty it was, do you regret selling it?

August 17 1976..Brand new from Colemans,first bike $1448.67 after HP..still have it in box's :niceone:

<img src=http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/RM-RMX-series/RM125-brochures/1976_RM125_yellow_500.jpg>

[parsley]

I never sold my first bike.

It was completely fucked by the bastard who stole it and took it for a joyride. :argh:

[Phenoix]

Im still on 2 minds on weather to sell mine when the time comes.
One on hand, the extra money.
On the other, the sentamental value, and the fact it'd be good to have a spare bike in the garage for other riders

[Pathos]

Hmmm, I'm still on my first bike ...well haven't got it back insurance yet but its gonna look pretty awful with all the tape thats gonna go on. The previous owner and I have both fallen in love with the little fxr. He was pretty gutted when he saw what I'd done with it. :mellow:

[sels1]

Take a picture of it - then sell it. It might be your first but it wont be your last....

[sels1]

I need a bigger bike.

So wot you looking at getting?????

[avgas]

you usually dont regret it till 6-12months after you have sold it.
I know where i can still get my first road bike - but at 2 x the price i paid for it

[Back Fire]

Just sell the smokey POS pyro. You gonna keep it for sentimental value???.. ever think you'll ride with a Gixxer 600 next to it... doubt it.

I am keeping my first bike for sentimental reasons... will never ever sell it, its only a 125... and there will be a 05 gixxer 600 sitting next to it... but I will still ride the little beast!!
different strokes man!!

[Toast]

I do get sentimental about my old CBR250 sometimes...

main reason I'd want it though is so that I don't have to do gay, SH1 commutes on the 600, and flatten the middle of the Pilot Power... :(

Def good to keep a little shit bike around to keep the value of your 'fun bike' high.

[Motu]

I paid $60 for my Bantam,and sold it for $100 a couple of years later - the phone never stopped ringing and the first person to come took it straight away without even riding it - um,it kinda occured to me I might of let it go too cheap....

[Ixion]

Fifty quid for a Bantam ! What, was it gold plated? I never sold my first Bantam, by the time I'd thrashed it on road and off , and "modified" and "tuned" it, there wasn't really much to sell. It sort of disappeared, spread out over half a dozen other bikes. You obviously rode yours very gently. Wuss.

[Motu]

I don't think I got much riding in on the Bantam,I finally had it starting first kick when I sold it.But I was surprised at the interest in it...in 1971 Bantams were really old hat and the word ''classic'' hadn't been invented.I didn't want it back,but I kept the lessons it taught me....

[pyrocam]

well shit a brick. looks like the little slut didnt like me thinking about selling her so crapped all over herself. copperfilings and bits of ring all through my barrell yay.

the bitch is gonna be sold, or traded in or something

[pyrocam]

muhahah
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[SARGE]

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congrats Pyro... nice bike ya got there :niceone:

[pyrocam]

thanks sarge it sure is



but! everone click here or god will kill a baby kitten http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?p=390752


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[Mental Trousers]

I do and don't regret selling my old bike. I do regret it because I didn't have another one to replace it with - and still don't although I'm actively looking again despite the threat of sleeping on the couch. I don't because it went to a friends father, who happens to be a mechanic. He spent every waking minute for 3.5 months stripping it back and rebuilding it to better than new condition. Once he was finished, you could eat your dinner off the engine. So it went to a good home and he ended up selling his 1300 and using my old bike because it was physically smaller and he isn't a big guy.

[transformerboy]

if ur thinking of selling, what is it cause im looking to buy. need a road legal 250 2 sit a full then pass on to the younger brother.

[pyrocam]

if ur thinking of selling, what is it cause im looking to buy. need a road legal 250 2 sit a full then pass on to the younger brother.
um. my last post.
and every post that has my sig.
or even here!
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=19224

[MrMelon]

*sob* I miss my TZR

[ManDownUnder]

It's like a first girlfriend...


when it's time to move on you both know it, but you will stop and look back at the good ol' days with some fondness from time to time...

[inlinefour]

well, the time has come. I need a bigger bike. to those of you have sold you first bike, no matter how shitty it was, do you regret selling it?

I love my bike, Ive spent more on it in repairs than I bought it for and I adore the little slut even though she's a little one. I dont want to pass it onto someone else who might not love it as much as me, you think perhaps I should just keep it and buy a better bike outa my own pocket?










edit: gaylord, you cant press 'back' after youve started to add a poll or it fucks up

Moving on to bigger and better things is usually good, however I wish I had not sold my RD250LC, but thats another story. Can't remember selling my first bike, I might have killed it instead? As for the last bike I sold, I sold it to a bloody good bastard. He knows who he is ;)