FINALLY got my bike and truck IN the trader... i hope both sell quickly...but I'm notcounting the money yet....
registering the two new bikes was a pretty penny...selling my old bike is what I'm counting on once my credit card bill comes in... despite the "winning" of the bikes, the TAXES and liscensing was a shocker....
also, both bikes are going to the authorised dealer for their 500 mile service...required for the warranty... PRICEY service. I've NEVER had to take my bikes in...the mister has done most all of the maintenance and alterations, service etc... having a bike mechanic friend do the things that he either didn't have time for or were beyond his capabilities.. which, in all these years, haven't amounted to much...
so, yeah...had NO idea how expensive maintenance could be... also, the builder sent me, for free a set of different bars...I don't like the shape of the ones that came with it... the bummer? the COST of having the dealership trade them out...whoa!!
I don't begrudge anyone with skills their compensation...but I'm no fool either...the delaership is getting a BIG ASS chunk of that fee... The mister could do it, but...that would void the warranty, they were only willing to ship the bars to the authorised dealer...yada yada yada...
bike ownership is not cheap...I never expected it to be, but DA-YUM...
Being mechanically minded, both myself and the mister, has saved us more money than I ever realised...
We do alot of things ourselves... around the house, on the vehicles, buying things second hand and restoring them to their former glory has always been a part of my life... my father has YET to lose money on anything he has EVER bought! some of this stems from my parents frugality? when you don't have the money...you rely on your wiles to accrue your hearts desires...
My own sense of recycle/re-use/restore has alot to do with taming my ownh internal consumerism, my desire to aquire, without ALWAYS having the means to do so...and also, my appreciation for days gone by. There is beauty in all things old.. ...quality, character, workanship, beauty
There is value in not being a mindless consumer, not contributing to the wastefuness that is so prolific in the US.
The one area we have not always adhered to this...primary vehicles. work vehicles. We have not always had the time to keep up on maintaining a vehicle we rely on...as in, driving a classic car for everyday transportation doesn't fare well when your kid has to get to school.. My old pontiac cheifton was a beauty...but damn! it was a tank...and it wasn't all that releliable in the rain.. it was built in 55 and was a family heirloom...most of it original equipment...it was also a bit of a hog with not so great emmision standards... in this case, a new economy Scion was needed. and the Cheifton was sold to another family member...
I do a pretty good job otherwise...in keeping to my recycle/reuse standards...very few pieces of furniture in my home are new... most, I've aquired and restored, vintage or family belongings, found at garge sales or aquired in my own home when we bought it... Every house we've owned was built in the 40's it's an era I feel intuned with
Having brand spankin new custom bikes is so odd for me... the residual costs of owning them, will continue to surprise me... neither myself, nor my husband has EVER owned a BRAND new bike...not the dirtbikes, not the trailer, not our street cycles... who knew it could be so costly to have HANDLEBARS changed out?
wow... I'm thinking that 3rd cupocoffee was a smidge too much... THAT was quite a tangent noh?
registering the two new bikes was a pretty penny...selling my old bike is what I'm counting on once my credit card bill comes in... despite the "winning" of the bikes, the TAXES and liscensing was a shocker....
also, both bikes are going to the authorised dealer for their 500 mile service...required for the warranty... PRICEY service. I've NEVER had to take my bikes in...the mister has done most all of the maintenance and alterations, service etc... having a bike mechanic friend do the things that he either didn't have time for or were beyond his capabilities.. which, in all these years, haven't amounted to much...
so, yeah...had NO idea how expensive maintenance could be... also, the builder sent me, for free a set of different bars...I don't like the shape of the ones that came with it... the bummer? the COST of having the dealership trade them out...whoa!!
I don't begrudge anyone with skills their compensation...but I'm no fool either...the delaership is getting a BIG ASS chunk of that fee... The mister could do it, but...that would void the warranty, they were only willing to ship the bars to the authorised dealer...yada yada yada...
bike ownership is not cheap...I never expected it to be, but DA-YUM...
Being mechanically minded, both myself and the mister, has saved us more money than I ever realised...
We do alot of things ourselves... around the house, on the vehicles, buying things second hand and restoring them to their former glory has always been a part of my life... my father has YET to lose money on anything he has EVER bought! some of this stems from my parents frugality? when you don't have the money...you rely on your wiles to accrue your hearts desires...
My own sense of recycle/re-use/restore has alot to do with taming my ownh internal consumerism, my desire to aquire, without ALWAYS having the means to do so...and also, my appreciation for days gone by. There is beauty in all things old.. ...quality, character, workanship, beauty
There is value in not being a mindless consumer, not contributing to the wastefuness that is so prolific in the US.
The one area we have not always adhered to this...primary vehicles. work vehicles. We have not always had the time to keep up on maintaining a vehicle we rely on...as in, driving a classic car for everyday transportation doesn't fare well when your kid has to get to school.. My old pontiac cheifton was a beauty...but damn! it was a tank...and it wasn't all that releliable in the rain.. it was built in 55 and was a family heirloom...most of it original equipment...it was also a bit of a hog with not so great emmision standards... in this case, a new economy Scion was needed. and the Cheifton was sold to another family member...
I do a pretty good job otherwise...in keeping to my recycle/reuse standards...very few pieces of furniture in my home are new... most, I've aquired and restored, vintage or family belongings, found at garge sales or aquired in my own home when we bought it... Every house we've owned was built in the 40's it's an era I feel intuned with
Having brand spankin new custom bikes is so odd for me... the residual costs of owning them, will continue to surprise me... neither myself, nor my husband has EVER owned a BRAND new bike...not the dirtbikes, not the trailer, not our street cycles... who knew it could be so costly to have HANDLEBARS changed out?
wow... I'm thinking that 3rd cupocoffee was a smidge too much... THAT was quite a tangent noh?
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And the burden of proof is on them, BTW.
I think it is a crock of shit either way, since even HD doesn't require you to use them for maintenance.
I think I saw it in the 'trader....