If anyone's thinking of buying a TLS1000...

[wilber]

As Dangerous so nicely put it dont do it mate you'll miss the old girl ,sell the ute the tls will be hard to replace or even get near what its really worth.

[imdying]

Well... where to start...

How much do you want for it? And are you likely to want to buy it back?

What do you do for a living, perhaps there's another option in your industry? (i.e. someone might know of another job)

Sell that shitty ute! Falcons are a dime a dozen in this country! At least you'll have a hope of getting what it's worth, you'll not get half of what the TL cost to build.


BTW, this bike was TL of the Month over at TLZone in March 07.

[Morcs]

mmmm vandriver bits... mmmm

[98tls]

Well... where to start...

How much do you want for it? And are you likely to want to buy it back?

What do you do for a living, perhaps there's another option in your industry? (i.e. someone might know of another job)

Sell that shitty ute! Falcons are a dime a dozen in this country! At least you'll have a hope of getting what it's worth, you'll not get half of what the TL cost to build.


BTW, this bike was TL of the Month over at TLZone in March 07.

Mate if it comes to selling it buying it back wouldnt be possible in the forseeable future,problem is if work goes belly up then theres a whole heap of people looking for bugger all jobs in this small town,a lot of little industries have layed off or gone belly up combined with the freezing works losing 2 chains very early,if the mill loses 130 as predicted then things are going to get tough.Theres a few different things i could do,selling the ute or the other car is one of them.Been down the bank this morning just to confirm the mortgage protection thingy is good to go if need be which it is,though it doesnt kick in for 42 days which is a little annoying but no matter least its good for 6 months.As for what the TL is worth,buggered if i know,im realistic though its a 10 year old bike edit actually its 11.A bloke down here reckons hed cough up 8 for it which is pretty good dosh,it shouldnt bother me but the fact that he will just trash the thing annoys me.

[alley cat]

Noooooooo dont do it. gawd you must be gutted. I love that bike, and yes yes the whizzy clutch thing is way cool.
Im with the selling of kidneys idea also.

[imdying]

You need a flush vtwin enthusiast to store it for a few years for you

[98tls]

Yea that might be the go mateJust been over the supermarket,in the entrance was a newspaper stand with "Summit cuts jobs" etc quoting an unamed source who said from 120 up to 1/3 of the work force will be going,fucken hell we havent been told yet so where they get this stuff from is beyond me.

[Clivoris]

Bro.
It's easily worth 8k. Has to be the best example in NZ. I'm over-extended at the moment, but don't forget to let me know if you're getting rid of the L. Love-machine supermono.

[T.W.R]

plenty of other shite you could get rid of before the TL would have to go bud, it's irreplaceable, ditch it and you may as well have sat around a camp fire torching $50 notes for an evening with all you've spent on it

Plus: you couldn't be the poster boy for Kolourcare any more either

[98tls]

plenty of other shite you could get rid of before the TL would have to go bud, it's irreplaceable, ditch it and you may as well have sat around a camp fire torching $50 notes for an evening with all you've spent on it

Plus: you couldn't be the poster boy for Kolourcare any more either

I hear ya Bill,believe me i dont want to get rid of it the old girls a bit special really but if its a needs must then its not really a choice,i dont actually need the thing,yea there other things i could sell but they would either not give me enough of a buffer or in the case of things like the ute more than i need,its not done n dusted yet anyway,big meeting tommorow so will see what they come up with.

[geoffc]

See what spins out at work. You may be one of the staff keeping your job. Its a real bugger. F... those stupid greedy people that created this horrible financial mess. Our thoughts are with you. Tomorrow you have a clearer picture and can plan from there.

[T.W.R]

I hear ya Bill,believe me i dont want to get rid of it the old girls a bit special really but if its a needs must then its not really a choice,i dont actually need the thing,yea there other things i could sell but they would either not give me enough of a buffer or in the case of things like the ute more than i need,its not done n dusted yet anyway,big meeting tommorow so will see what they come up with.

Quit the track bike, the XS750, and pull the pin on that thruxton you've got coin in

To be honest the ute is a white whale you'd never get what that thing owes you plus at present it's just guzzling gas for you

The TL is your release bud so don't cripple yourself by cutting it free

[oldrider]

Might just as well throw in a few pics.Aftermarket suspenders/steering damper,heaps of carbon,05 Busa 6 pots/braided lines,aftermarket rearsets/undertray with leds,Supersprox rear sprocket new chain etc blah blah blah.....to much more to list.Since those pics theres been an SV chin spoiler put on it which looks pretty good even if it is off an SV.....lol.

The pics don't do this bike justice, this is one of the nicest bikes I have ever seen! (and I have seen a few)

Sad to hear this Mike, got my fingers crossed for you. Cheers, John

[Mikkel]

I hear ya Bill,believe me i dont want to get rid of it the old girls a bit special really but if its a needs must then its not really a choice,i dont actually need the thing,yea there other things i could sell but they would either not give me enough of a buffer or in the case of things like the ute more than i need,its not done n dusted yet anyway,big meeting tommorow so will see what they come up with.

That is true.

Try and make sure that you won't have any regrets from whichever way you choose to get around this whole financial mess.

Unless you need both of your cars and all of your other stuff I'd think you'd be better off selling something to which you are less attached.

[Okey Dokey]

Hey, buddy, just wanted to say I'm thinking of you today and hoping you don't get the bad news you have been dreading at work. Your bike looks to be a real beauty from the photos, and I daresay is even more impressive in real life.