06-29-2024, 01:29 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Volcano, Ca
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Yet Another Motorcycle Buying Adventure
What's more fun than spending money on a NBD (New Bike Day)!? Spending OTHER people's money on a NBD!
My buddy, Fiddletown Dave, has multiple Honda bikes. A CRF230 (his wife's), a CRF250 and CRF450. All pure dirt. Now that he lives up here full-time (post retirement), we could hear him whimper every time we'd take off on the dual sports for a few hour lunch ride. Then it happened. "wife approval" for a dual sport/adv style bike. WOO HOO! Being a big Honda guy, he was very interested in the CRF300 Rally. Then about three days ago, he and I went out for a couple hours. He rode my RE Scram......and fell in love. Then things happened swiftly. Two days ago, four of us morons jumped into Dave's F150 four door, and took the long trek to Roseville to look at the CRF300 Rally. He liked it, especially being a staunch Honda guy. The problem was at 65 years old, he's really getting tired of mounting these super tall bikes. The Honda rep said 36" seat height. Dave collected all the important info and we left. Next stop, the Royal Enfield dealer. I was excited of course, they had a new Bullet on the floor according to the website. I've really been wanting to check one out. Once there, I really liked it....but then was smitten by a black Classic 350 sitting next to it. Must....resist.....temptation.... It was TOUGH! I even text Mrs. 2LZ a pic. Her response? "It's going to be a long, hot summer. How does sleeping in the shop with no bathroom privileges sound?" Point taken...... Back to Dave. Long story short, Dave fell for a Rock Red Himalayan! They made him a smokin deal, plus 300.00 worth of free garb. he's a happy boy.
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"Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350 |
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06-29-2024, 02:33 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2021
Location: De Soto, MO
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That'll work.
 I really like the look of the 350 Classics, esp. the one with the blacked-out exhaust. The 350 Hunter is a good-looking bike too. The BMW dealer near-ish to me has 19 REs, 15 from 2023. They are making good deals on them. It looks like that free accessory package for the Himmi is now a standard thing to clear out old inventory. A 2023 350 Classic is $4K OTD. Hunter, $3900 OTD.
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Join Date: Sep 2021
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2021 Lifan Xpect--sold 2022 Lifan KPX 1972 Honda CT90--The Carrot 1969 Honda CT90--The Tomahto Cheesy is the WDK (workplace drama king). Now retired. Nope, back in the saddle. Climate: The Movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A24fWmNA6lM How our government really works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjadCd0VRBw Question all authority.....think for yourself |
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Yesterday, 06:38 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2022
Location: Pennsyltuckey
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I recently went to look at a CFMoto 650 ADV and the RE Himalayan/Scram 411. This dealer advertised $3995 for the CFMoto and $4500 for the Scram (Himmy out of stock) but they quoted $6300 and $6900 OTD!
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