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

[parsley]

I never sold my first bike.

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

[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.

[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.