Likely to sell me bike

Will · 10-05-2010, 16:02

I'm planning on moving soon and where I shall be moving to will not really lend itself for keeping a bike. I don't particularly want to leave it outdoors as it will likely sit there for days/weeks on end without being used (which is always tempting for people keen on theft). I also seldom use it nowadays. I don't like riding by myself, I don't really go for "blasts" by myself anymore. I don't want to sell it, not at all, but I have to be rational and sensible and realise that I just don't use it as much as I used to. In fact I've only used it three times this year. :/

I like the fact I have a bike and that I can use it whenever I want - but the fact is, I just don't see myself using it as regularly as I should so I feel like i have something sitting there which I'm paying for (not much to be fair, insurance is £25 a month and tax is £50 a year) which I'm going to use a dozen times if that...

I can't leave the bike at my parents as they don't have the space for it either and where I'll be moving to (around Putney) would be too much of an inconvenience to drive there just to take the bike for a spin (I'd have to tighten everything, oil everything every time I do owing to the lack of use!).

I don't really know what other options I have.

It's got around 15k miles.
51 Plate
Never been dropped.
Lots of mileage left on the tyres.
A+ condition
Titanium exhaust.

so I reckon 2k is achieveable which will be nice pocket money. I've paid off my credit cards this month so it would go to my savings pot and not be used other than perhaps funding towards a more expensive holiday (i.e. NY).

I just wanted to share my rant and vent

Oh and thank Paul for listening to my whinging already!

If anybody wants it I'd rather sell it to a friend than a stranger.

Knipples · 10-05-2010, 16:05

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaa! You promised me a ride on it! Me sad

Tak · 10-05-2010, 16:07

Jhadur · 10-05-2010, 16:44

not good news.

Um on another note you could maybe say make and model might help with the advert bit

Will · 10-05-2010, 20:30

LOL! Triumph TT600. Beautiful bike - absolutely stunning.

I don't want to get rid of it, but I don't feel it is sensible to keep something that I'm not going to be using... it might be different if I had people that I rode with often, or if I used it to commute - but I seldom use it and it just vexes me that I have a bike I don't use.. I hate knowing I have it but don't use it

Zirax · 10-05-2010, 20:36

Sweet! A mr2 mk1

TinkerBell · 10-05-2010, 21:18

I am very suprised! It makes complete sense though, and you can always buy a newer one at a later date when it is more convenent

You forgot the best part of the news! Very pleased for you hun

Del Lardo · 10-05-2010, 21:38

Dude, not a easy decision to make. I made a similar one 2.5 years ago to sell my Elise and I was able to buy her back 6 months ago when I was in a much better situation to actually use the bloody thing. Might be a tad trickier to do with your bike but remember that you can always pick up another one in a couple of years (if you're allowed to

) £2k for that amount of performance is simply astounding, real shame that I will never trust myself on a bike.

Will · 10-05-2010, 21:55

I thought of you straight away Paul when faced with this situation as I know you've been through the same thing. It's more silly having something that Im not using and paying for it rather than crying over a toy which I know I can get later on in life. I think living in London and owning a bike just isn't fun and I'm not getting the best out of it.

Del Lardo · 10-05-2010, 22:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will

I thought of you straight away Paul when faced with this situation as I know you've been through the same thing. It's more silly having something that Im not using and paying for it rather than crying over a toy which I know I can get later on in life. I think living in London and owning a bike just isn't fun and I'm not getting the best out of it.

If you had somewhere to store it I'd say keep it for the ~£500/year it costs to run (assuming minimal mileage) but as you don't it does seem a bit daft and after the initial emotional drag it becomes a happy memory. Maybe time for a break and you can become one of those annoying fair weather bikers once you've moved into the suburbs

10-05-2010, 16:02	#1
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Likely to sell me bike I'm planning on moving soon and where I shall be moving to will not really lend itself for keeping a bike. I don't particularly want to leave it outdoors as it will likely sit there for days/weeks on end without being used (which is always tempting for people keen on theft). I also seldom use it nowadays. I don't like riding by myself, I don't really go for "blasts" by myself anymore. I don't want to sell it, not at all, but I have to be rational and sensible and realise that I just don't use it as much as I used to. In fact I've only used it three times this year. :/ I like the fact I have a bike and that I can use it whenever I want - but the fact is, I just don't see myself using it as regularly as I should so I feel like i have something sitting there which I'm paying for (not much to be fair, insurance is £25 a month and tax is £50 a year) which I'm going to use a dozen times if that... I can't leave the bike at my parents as they don't have the space for it either and where I'll be moving to (around Putney) would be too much of an inconvenience to drive there just to take the bike for a spin (I'd have to tighten everything, oil everything every time I do owing to the lack of use!). I don't really know what other options I have. It's got around 15k miles. 51 Plate Never been dropped. Lots of mileage left on the tyres. A+ condition Titanium exhaust. so I reckon 2k is achieveable which will be nice pocket money. I've paid off my credit cards this month so it would go to my savings pot and not be used other than perhaps funding towards a more expensive holiday (i.e. NY). I just wanted to share my rant and vent Oh and thank Paul for listening to my whinging already! If anybody wants it I'd rather sell it to a friend than a stranger. __________________ *No No!*

10-05-2010, 16:07	#3
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	__________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

10-05-2010, 16:44	#4
Jhadur Peter Pan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Lost Inside My Head Posts: 1,068	not good news. Um on another note you could maybe say make and model might help with the advert bit __________________ "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it."

10-05-2010, 20:30	#5
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	LOL! Triumph TT600. Beautiful bike - absolutely stunning. I don't want to get rid of it, but I don't feel it is sensible to keep something that I'm not going to be using... it might be different if I had people that I rode with often, or if I used it to commute - but I seldom use it and it just vexes me that I have a bike I don't use.. I hate knowing I have it but don't use it __________________ *No No!*

10-05-2010, 21:18	#7
TinkerBell Dirty Spammer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In the middle! Posts: 2,454	I am very suprised! It makes complete sense though, and you can always buy a newer one at a later date when it is more convenent You forgot the best part of the news! Very pleased for you hun __________________

10-05-2010, 20:36	#6
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	Sweet! A mr2 mk1

10-05-2010, 21:38	#8
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	Dude, not a easy decision to make. I made a similar one 2.5 years ago to sell my Elise and I was able to buy her back 6 months ago when I was in a much better situation to actually use the bloody thing. Might be a tad trickier to do with your bike but remember that you can always pick up another one in a couple of years (if you're allowed to ) £2k for that amount of performance is simply astounding, real shame that I will never trust myself on a bike.

10-05-2010, 21:55	#9
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	I thought of you straight away Paul when faced with this situation as I know you've been through the same thing. It's more silly having something that Im not using and paying for it rather than crying over a toy which I know I can get later on in life. I think living in London and owning a bike just isn't fun and I'm not getting the best out of it. __________________ *No No!*

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