Goodbye Kawasaki Ninja
Yesterday I posted my motorcycle on Craig's List. Today it is sold. The buyer put it on a trailer and carted it away.
I feel a great burden lifted off my shoulder. This has been causing me stress for quite some time as I have been carting it around and such, and it's been costing me money and time to keep maintaining. Now I can devote my attention to the true motorcycle, my Bandit. I am thinking of outfitting it for touring, as I think I would like to tour. Hopefully Miriam and I will be able to make the back seat a comfortable place to sit. Right now, it's particularly unpleasent to sit on for any great period of time. I think we would both enjoy riding together through a variety of beautiful area's, but it's not worth it if you are resigned to an extremly uncomfortable trip.. I'm hoping a backrest and some more forward pegs will dot o solve the problem, plus some higher handlebars. I don't see the point of riding any motorcycle that cannot take TWO people in comfort... And with great swiftitude.
We had a great ride last summer in Princeton, a beautiful area to ride for those so inclined. The trees were in full bloom, and the temperature was warm, but not too warm. I don't recall exactly how long we were out there, but it must've been a good 3 to 4 hours. While I can comfortably say I think that we both thoroughly enjoyed the ride, there's no doubt we both had some discomforts related to the riding position. These were mainly back and knee related due to the pitched for nature of the seating arrangement.
It is hoped that higher handle bars and a back rest will largely alleviate most of the problems caused by the current seating arrangement for both rider and passenger alike. In addition, highway pegs will allow use of forward pegs for Passenger during long trips.
If the Bandit's ultimate comfort potential finds itself to be lacking... Then I shall have to find a superior solution. I have a few bikes in mind ...
So in one day I got about 8 offers. Craig's list definitely works. My bike was sold within 24 hours. I'm very impressed! And unlike certain OTHER methods of selling a bike (Big Bucks Auto... You know who you are. Don't do business with them. Or like me, you will waste a good 2 gallons of gasoline and probably $10 in tolls...) I didn't even have to leave our apartment.
I feel a great burden lifted off my shoulder. This has been causing me stress for quite some time as I have been carting it around and such, and it's been costing me money and time to keep maintaining. Now I can devote my attention to the true motorcycle, my Bandit. I am thinking of outfitting it for touring, as I think I would like to tour. Hopefully Miriam and I will be able to make the back seat a comfortable place to sit. Right now, it's particularly unpleasent to sit on for any great period of time. I think we would both enjoy riding together through a variety of beautiful area's, but it's not worth it if you are resigned to an extremly uncomfortable trip.. I'm hoping a backrest and some more forward pegs will dot o solve the problem, plus some higher handlebars. I don't see the point of riding any motorcycle that cannot take TWO people in comfort... And with great swiftitude.
We had a great ride last summer in Princeton, a beautiful area to ride for those so inclined. The trees were in full bloom, and the temperature was warm, but not too warm. I don't recall exactly how long we were out there, but it must've been a good 3 to 4 hours. While I can comfortably say I think that we both thoroughly enjoyed the ride, there's no doubt we both had some discomforts related to the riding position. These were mainly back and knee related due to the pitched for nature of the seating arrangement.
It is hoped that higher handle bars and a back rest will largely alleviate most of the problems caused by the current seating arrangement for both rider and passenger alike. In addition, highway pegs will allow use of forward pegs for Passenger during long trips.
If the Bandit's ultimate comfort potential finds itself to be lacking... Then I shall have to find a superior solution. I have a few bikes in mind ...
So in one day I got about 8 offers. Craig's list definitely works. My bike was sold within 24 hours. I'm very impressed! And unlike certain OTHER methods of selling a bike (Big Bucks Auto... You know who you are. Don't do business with them. Or like me, you will waste a good 2 gallons of gasoline and probably $10 in tolls...) I didn't even have to leave our apartment.