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Big Twin
Posts: 1,420
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Nelson, Lancashire
Yes the one in Newcastle. Have not told my girlfriend yet as I am trying to think of a plausible reason for me buying it instead of doing one of the bathrooms in the house! I could really do with someone buying my multistrada even though I have not advertised it. That way I could invent a straight swap scenario?!! "Look Dear its 2 years older than my multistrada, but worth the same so I did a straight swap" Do you think she will fall for it? No me neither. I kind of realise I will have to sell the MS as I cannot really justify having the both of them. Strange really that I bought the MS coz I was struggling with my size on my 996s and did not miss it at all at first but eventually started hankering after the pain of a 996 again.
I know the MS really is the better bike for my uses at the moment, but nothing is for ever and I could always change back! I have not bothered putting it up for sale as I noticed you had mentioned selling yours and then someone else posted theirs for sale. I know its only a few weeks ago at Raid the Lakes that I said to you how I loved the MS and would be keeping it! but a 996r was very high on my list of must haves before I'm too old.
I am not too bothered about the investment side of things but its kind of nice to realise that I could probably got my money back in the future as its only got 2500 miles on it and I got it for a reasonable price. I could have spent the same kind of money on a k5 or r1 and eventually take quite a big hit come trade in time?
Just scared of what the missus is going to say! Though I am selling my XJR (Jaguar not Yamaha!) to buy her something she can drive the 2 critters around in and the shopping etc while I run around in my 5 year old van so she cant say too much! Still scared though as she does not get bikes at all.
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