Is now a good time to sell?

MD · 31st August 2004, 19:50

Always disappointing to hear someone is giving up on bikes. I don't know you FS so I wont risk commenting on life's trials and tribulations. Just wish you well. There is some good advice here such as parking it up for a month, wait until summer. A bit of fine weather always brightens our perspective. I had a firestorm too so I can comment that mine was expensive for servicing, ate tyres for in-between meal snacks and sucked gas so fast the sunction could collapse the tank. You said money wasn't the issue so perhaps a fresh bike will cheer you and her indoors up? Works for me (Ok, maybe not her). Maybe a better bike for the commute/passenger. Life without a bike may just make matters worse, not better so have a think about how having no bike will improve your situation?

**Jackrat** · 31st August 2004, 20:10

Mate,Iv'e never been there myself but Iv'e seen mates give up riding because
of women an they've all been sorry they did it,the worse thing is that a few of them had broken marriages/relationships not long after.I don't know you or your other half but before you chuck in some thing you love make damn sure that's really the problem and not something deeper.
On the purely bike front I also have a hard time keeping up with modern costs an trends.My solution was to buy an older bike and ride it less,only quality time sort of thing.
What ever you do,Good luck.

**badlieutenant** · 31st August 2004, 20:11

Originally Posted by Hooks

Take it from one who's been there .... I gave up and mothballed mine 14 years ago to get some peace at home ...... but she ended up finding something else to moan about and gave in then too .... after setting the precedent I was on a hiding to nothing .... in the end she fucked off anyway ... and now I have peace & quiet .....AND I have my bike back on the road ...as well as soon hopefully getting it on the track .... the moral of the story is ..... live your own life the way it was when you met her and if she can't live with it then she's the one that made the mistake ... move on ... there are plenty of good women out there that don't want to change you ....so go get one !!!

Either way good luck .....

dito. couldnt afford to run my bike as i was putting ex thru uni. retrospectively i think in doing so it helped to make the relationship diminish and die. Your relationship is important but retaining your identity and freedoms within a relationship is a delicate ballancing act. If YOU enjoy riding a bike and some of the self identity that goes with it then calling your own bluff to sell isnt going to hurt her but in the long term hurt both of you. Some of the other comments point to another cause. Seems she focusing on what you do alot, does she have her own seperate interests ? just a thought. hope it pans out well for you mate.

**Ms Piggy** · 31st August 2004, 20:45

Originally Posted by firestormer

That WAS the point. We can easily afford me owning a toy, but I keep getting bleating about it. This IS what I choose to spend money on. It's cheaper than our skiing holidays, or shopping in Melbourne, but those are OK.

Hmmmmmm...this sounds more like a relationship/marriage issue than a bike issue.

**Ms Piggy** · 31st August 2004, 20:52

Oh I see I was a bit behind the 8 ball here - sorry just read the rest of the thread.

Definitely don't give it up if it's b/c you feel you HAVE to keep her happy, you'll only end up resenting her.

**Racey Rider** · 31st August 2004, 21:11

If you do decide to go without bike for a month or two, rather than pay someone 100 bucks to store it for you, why not rent it out to someone.
Someone like ME for example!

I'm sure I can come up with 100 bucks to rent the VTR for a couple of months!

If it helps you out in this time of trouble that is.

Good Luck.
Racey.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 1st September 2004, 00:16

I know the fun factor for me was much greater on the CB125T rather than the beemer for commuting.... It's just that the CB couldnt really go anywhere apart from town and short motorway stretches...

Perhaps a smaller bike would up the fun factor?

Then again, it sounds like you are over the hill of expense on the fahrtsturm anyway, so it'd be a bit of a waste to sell it

**toads** · 1st September 2004, 08:46

Originally Posted by Jackrat

Mate,Iv'e never been there myself but Iv'e seen mates give up riding because
of women an they've all been sorry they did it,the worse thing is that a few of them had broken marriages/relationships not long after.I don't know you or your other half but before you chuck in some thing you love make damn sure that's really the problem and not something deeper.
On the purely bike front I also have a hard time keeping up with modern costs an trends.My solution was to buy an older bike and ride it less,only quality time sort of thing.
What ever you do,Good luck.

this is very wise advice Jackrat, you're a bit of a philosopher ain't ya!!

**Shafted** · 1st September 2004, 09:55

...and more than a little ominous - what with the

'If I don't post anything on here tomorrow, it means I'm dead.'

He wasn't serious was he? You never know these days

Sounds to me like there is some great advice being shared here

For what its worth, it seems to me part of the deal is deciding whether you are the sort of person who just rides bikes or the sort of person who is a biker - it is not pejorative difference, more philosophical - if you just ride bikes (and fix them and so on) giving up bikes may not be a big deal - but if you are a biker, giving up bikes is just a bad idea and you are just fooling yourself, and her.

Sounds to me like you are a biker

Hope that everything works out ok mate

**Dodgyiti** · 1st September 2004, 12:21

I stopped riding for 3 years, told myself it was time to move on, but it was always in my blood no matter what I threw myself into. And when you do get back in the saddle, you wonder what the reasons were in the first place.
If commuting gets you down, then buy a cheap, gutless,ugly, but cheap to run commuter bike. Then save the main bike for pure pleasure riding. Dunno, worked for me in the past.
Oh, I remember why I stopped riding, I made myself stop until I was fully recovered from my one and only accident, it took 3 years is all.

And my long suffering lady says I'm a lot better to live with now I'm on 2 wheels again, not sure why though?

**Eddieb** · 1st September 2004, 16:27

Originally Posted by Shafted

...and more than a little ominous - what with the

'If I don't post anything on here tomorrow, it means I'm dead.'

He wasn't serious was he? You never know these days

Well he's alive, having posted on several other threads.

**vifferman** · 1st September 2004, 16:42

Originally Posted by Eddieb

Well he's alive, having posted on several other threads.

Oh yeah - here I am. Sorry, Shafted - didn't mean to cause alarm.
Sorted it out at lunchtime.
Seems all Mrs FS wanted was for me to acknowledge that the FahrtSturm was costing quite a bit (averaging $168/month so far, which should drop now that all the unusual one-off expenses are eliminated). I still offered to sell it, but she's dying to try out her new leather suit, so I'll have to keep it for a bit.
Until the "next one" (which is weird, given that my last bike was decreed to be "the very last one. Ever.")

Originally Posted by Shafted

...and more than a little ominous - what with the

'If I don't post anything on here tomorrow, it means I'm dead.'

He wasn't serious was he?

Yes.