Need wisdom on chopper deal

 

My bud M at the blueberry farm still wants my chopper.

In case anyone missed it last time there's pix here:
http://s292.photobucket.com/albums/mm32/sean_q_/

He wants me to trade it + a $500 boat for a 5th wheel trailer for which
he sez I can get $4k. Mebbe more. In addition, he guarantees that if I
can't get that price by Sept 15 then we reverse the deal and I get
the chopper back. Also I can ride the thing any time I like.

At the moment I'm into this bike for about $3200, and it still needs new
steering bearings and a few other minor details (such as a front brake
cable, signal lights, a horn, front fender etc). If I keep it, I would
only use it at city street speeds in town and mainly ride it around
to show off (trying to avoid, shall we say, "Imperial entanglements").

Meanwhile, he's got a chopper that (probably) rides better than mine,
or would if it were fully built. Right now it's a ramshackle rolling
project; another CB750 in an Amen Savior frame:
http://www.650motorcycles.com/AmenSavior.html

The motor came out of a running bike (I heard it run) and there are
rusty 6" over forks. Since the rake is less extreme I think it would
handle better. Also from taking a few measurements I could rig up
a seating arrangement that would be more comfortable than the extreme
chopper posture on mine.

I was the one who found the Amen Savior on Craig's. I thought
the old-style spring loaded rear suspension was cool, and M ended
up buying it. If it were mine I'd be looking for a springer or girder
front end. And I have a strange feeling it will somehow end up mine
(M and I have swapped so many bikes and other deals over the past
few years that it's all a blur in my mind).

Naturally he's willing to trade my chopper for his straight across,
but I'd be giving up a working bike for a project. Ah, what to do.
Meanwhile I still have this '81 Stires VW springer trike project.
So many toys, so little time.

As others have pointed out, my chopper has many drawbacks... and
yet I love it. Remember Archie and his two girlfriends? Betty
is blonde and wholesome, the all-American poster girl. She represents
the well designed, roadworthy motorcycle, ie the sensible choice.

Veronica is rich, spoiled, self-centered, manipulative and scheming.
Betty is obviously the better candidate for wife and mother, so why does
Archie even give Veronica the time of day?

Because she's so irresistibly *sexy*, is why.

Sean_Q_

 



Anyone remember _Raintree County_?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Raintree_movieposter.jpg

SQ

 



    So, he needs to sell his trailer and buy your bike ( and maybe
your boat ).  In that order.



    Great name !  Is that a LJTTH model ?  "Let Jesus Take The
Handlebars' )


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Sean_Q_ wrote:

Is your buddy allergic to cash, or just lazy and/or hard of
thinking?  Why doesn't *he* sell the trailer and give you
cash for your bike?  If it's so easy to sell that shouldn't
be a problem for him.

This "trade at all costs" mentality totally mystifies me.

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Mark Olson wrote:


My chopper runs now and he'd be able to ride it tomorrow.
It's an instant gratification kind of thing.

SQ
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