What to do, what to do?

[AD345]

Do this! You will have no regrets!

LOL - not helpful Ed. Read again - that was both options

Does your wife get a say in this?

She said yesterday that it is entirely my call


She's a keeper

[MIXONE]

Another vote for the bike.

[curly]

Thank you sinfull.

+1 for the bike

[AD345]

OK - poll added for shits and giggles

I guess another way to think about this is:

Which is more important (to you)

The journey that you do or the bike that you do it on?

[Stirts]

She said yesterday that it is entirely my call

LOL, what was the tone she used when she said that?

For your own sake, do not make this decision alone.

[Edbear]

LOL - not helpful Ed. Read again - that was both options



She said yesterday that it is entirely my call


She's a keeper

Sorry, I mean the second option. Buy the bike and go see the rellies. You never know what may turn up once there if everyone knows what you'd like to do. You could always plan a ride on the US later on.

[AD345]

LOL, what was the tone she used when she said that?

For your own sake, do not make this decision alone.

It was the probably genuinely neutral tone (always a bit of a guessing game to be fair)

She likes my current bike because we can (very occasionally) go out together on it. That would not be a realistic option on the new bike.

However, she is a little freaked out at the prospect of my riding it across the States

I guess if pressed to the limit she would probably rather that I didn't do either option

But she loves me and I'm confident that she will support my decision

[AD345]

Sorry, I mean the second option. Buy the bike and go see the rellies. You never know what may turn up once there if everyone knows what you'd like to do. You could always plan a ride on the US later on.

I admit that I am leaning towards this option. Now, anyway.

[Stirts]

But she loves me and I'm confident that she will support my decision

I admit that I am leaning towards this option. Now, anyway.

I vote "have cake and eat it option"

[DMNTD:Me]

Sorry, I mean the second option. Buy the bike and go see the rellies. You never know what may turn up once there if everyone knows what you'd like to do. You could always plan a ride on the US later on.

What that fulla said!

[BMWST?]

Do the states tour,you have already started planning,get a loan and buy the new bike too.Or do the tour and wait for another bike to come up(might be another three years)

[Zamiam]

Originally I was leaning towards saying to the trip but reading the thread I see you are still able to do the family bit it's just the tour. I suspect this is the bike
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-437867123.htm
And I've seen it in the flesh a couple of times. It's a nice looking bike and at that price very tempting abd i'd be in if I hadn't riden a victory. My brother rides a ness and I have riden it from New Plymouth to Auckland, personally I prefer my common as Harley.

So buy the bike do the tour next year or the year after. The states will still be there if not you won't be worried about bikes or tours

[Owl]

I suspect this is the bike
http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-437867123.htm

Oh dear God, if that's the bike..............DO THE TOUR!

[Usarka]

What a cool dillema to have.

My method of resolving 50/50's is to flip a coin. The good psychological bit is if your initial reaction to the coin toss is negative or if you say "best of three" then change it and go with the other option.

[popelli]

go for the trip

the experience is something you can not put a monetary value on

did it myself in 97, the trip cost more than a new bike but the experience will stay with me forever

there is always another new bike in the showroom and always loans available to buy it

opportunities to travel and experience life do not come often enough

ps still have the bike I clocked up 18k on in the states in 97