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Well I let a buddy who sold his wing 10 days ago ride my tourer. We met for breakfast an he asked if I wanted to sell it. I said NO! So we goot on my phones enternet and found one and called the guy and it was bought before we finished breakfast!! So..... it i s 3am and leaving Topeka,KS for Lubbuck,TX... can,t wait to introduce him to his. New family . . . . VRCC!
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« Reply #1 on: August 09, 2010, 05:23:43 AM » |
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BOY. Your buddy don`t mess around. Like Joe says, you can`t hide "money". Safe trip.  |
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Super Santa
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« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2010, 05:58:18 AM » |
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Stay safe, Joe. Wife unit sure is nice letting you go play so much. I think you found a 'keeper'.
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stude31
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« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2010, 06:42:04 AM » |
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Stay safe, Joe. Wife unit sure is nice letting you go play so much. I think you found a 'keeper'.
Ray you are absolutely right.... I know it's a give and take in a relationship and IT TAKES A LOT to put up with me. Sh's a great wife! Only thing she said to me was that we don't have room for me to buy another bike so don't think about it! As long as it's someone else buying the bike she doesn't mind me going along for the ride |
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« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2010, 06:44:51 AM » |
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Sure glad you were smart enough at your 'young age' to 'marry up'.
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tybme
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« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2010, 11:44:23 AM » |
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Ray you are absolutely right.... I know it's a give and take in a relationship and IT TAKES A LOT to put up with me. Sh's a great wife! Only thing she said to me was that we don't have room for me to buy another bike so don't think about it! As long as it's someone else buying the bike she doesn't mind me going along for the ride Don't worry Joe I got ya covered - there's room at my place for an extra if you buy another and need to hide it. |
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« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2010, 03:58:31 PM » |
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Well I let a buddy who sold his wing 10 days ago ride my tourer. We met for breakfast an he asked if I wanted to sell it. I said NO! So we goot on my phones enternet and found one and called the guy and it was bought before we finished breakfast!! So..... it i s 3am and leaving Topeka,KS for Lubbuck,TX... can,t wait to introduce him to his. New family . . . . VRCC!
I assume you've already left Topeka so you may not get this message. In case you do, and need any help finding your way around Lubbock, let me know. I live in Lubbock and would be glad to help. Have a safe trip. James |
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« Reply #8 on: August 09, 2010, 05:14:28 PM » |
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James, I wish I would have known you lived their we are coming home empty trailer. Bike was poorly rrepresented and was in dire need off som tlc. Front fender was hit by a bomper of a car or something an buckled the front fender beyond repair. The seller never mentioned this an none of the pictures showed this. The bike was kept outside and rust was starting on the backrest mount and on frame. There was even a rock that was the size of a half dollar that was wedged between crashbar and#1 intake. I don't know how to say this but the bike was a P.O.S and so was the seller. It would be very dissappointing if I found out this guy was part of the vrcc an would do this to one of it's own members.
Don't waste your time looking to buy a bike in shallowater,tx.... city name should have been the first warning.... oh I pulled up online to show what a new fender cost and to split the cost he said he owned it. Outright and won't go any less. Oh, an the hardbags had deep scratches on them an the tank paint was cracking. So... I will keep my eye out for my buddy he will find one sooner or later.
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« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2010, 06:57:51 PM » |
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Wasn't his dad telling me that he was also bidding on another Valk. online? Sorry to hear that you didn't come back with the bike. At least you got to ride down there.
Safe winds,
Paul
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« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2010, 07:48:38 PM » |
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Man, that bike Hoser has is saaweeet!!! go for it Stude31!!  Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2010, 09:21:25 PM » |
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James, I wish I would have known you lived their we are coming home empty trailer. Bike was poorly rrepresented and was in dire need off som tlc. Front fender was hit by a bomper of a car or something an buckled the front fender beyond repair. The seller never mentioned this an none of the pictures showed this. The bike was kept outside and rust was starting on the backrest mount and on frame. There was even a rock that was the size of a half dollar that was wedged between crashbar and#1 intake. I don't know how to say this but the bike was a P.O.S and so was the seller. It would be very dissappointing if I found out this guy was part of the vrcc an would do this to one of it's own members.
Don't waste your time looking to buy a bike in shallowater,tx.... city name should have been the first warning.... oh I pulled up online to show what a new fender cost and to split the cost he said he owned it. Outright and won't go any less. Oh, an the hardbags had deep scratches on them an the tank paint was cracking. So... I will keep my eye out for my buddy he will find one sooner or later.
That sucks to go all that way just to find a POS. Did the seller not think you would notice all the stuff wrong with the bike? What an idiot! Wish I could have checked it out for you. It would have saved you a lot of miles. Good luck with your search. |
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« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2010, 09:48:46 PM » |
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Joe, tere s a bunch of valks on craig list Houston .check them out and we can go look at them for you and your buddy |
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« Reply #14 on: August 10, 2010, 07:29:12 AM » |
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Man thats sucks Joe! Sorry you went all that way for a dead end - and a misrepresented Valk.  |
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« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2010, 08:44:34 AM » |
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(Hey Stude you could have got one here in Toepicker, bought one to sell a couple weeks ago. ) Oh you must have been talking to Stude31 ... we call him stude jr. 
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« Reply #16 on: August 10, 2010, 08:51:04 AM » |
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(Hey Stude you could have got one here in Toepicker, bought one to sell a couple weeks ago. ) Oh you must have been talking to Stude31 ... we call him stude jr. Sorry I keep fergitten there's two of you. Hoser ??? |
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« Reply #17 on: August 10, 2010, 09:42:16 AM » |
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James, I wish I would have known you lived their we are coming home empty trailer. Bike was poorly rrepresented and was in dire need off som tlc. Front fender was hit by a bomper of a car or something an buckled the front fender beyond repair. The seller never mentioned this an none of the pictures showed this. The bike was kept outside and rust was starting on the backrest mount and on frame. There was even a rock that was the size of a half dollar that was wedged between crashbar and#1 intake. I don't know how to say this but the bike was a P.O.S and so was the seller. It would be very dissappointing if I found out this guy was part of the vrcc an would do this to one of it's own members.
Don't waste your time looking to buy a bike in shallowater,tx.... city name should have been the first warning.... oh I pulled up online to show what a new fender cost and to split the cost he said he owned it. Outright and won't go any less. Oh, an the hardbags had deep scratches on them an the tank paint was cracking. So... I will keep my eye out for my buddy he will find one sooner or later.
Joe, was this the I/S advertised in the Classifieds as being in Anton? I just check mapquest and those two towns are in spittin distance of each other. Marty |
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« Reply #18 on: August 10, 2010, 10:01:40 AM » |
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No Marty this was a red an white tourer. I am tired of riding in a truck, so tomorrow we have found four bikes to go look at and maybe buy two of them..... I will post results... stay tuned.
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« Reply #19 on: August 10, 2010, 01:12:52 PM » |
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(Hey Stude you could have got one here in Toepicker, bought one to sell a couple weeks ago. ) Oh you must have been talking to Stude31 ... we call him stude jr. That's right... Sr.. great to finally meet you and hopefully do it again next year... maybe have more time than we did this year.... Take care and keep in touch... yes I am "jr". |
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« Reply #20 on: August 10, 2010, 01:27:22 PM » |
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I had that happen to me several years ago. I lived in Raleigh at the time, and wanted a Ford Falcon Ranchero. Saw one on the internet, pics looked great. I left out late on a Friday evening with a buddy, cashiers check (at that time a safe way to purchase) and INTENT TO BUY!! I got to Huntsville Alabama the next morning and as I rounded the corner, thought wow! As I got closer, I thought well!! As I pulled in the driveway I thought crap!!
This guy thought he had a gold mine, it was low mileage, he could prove it. But, what he had failed to mention, is that the floor boards were bondoed in, with drippings of bondo hanging down. The exhaust gasket was leaking (common problem) and had been for so long that it had eroded the manifold. The front wheel bearings were so loose that when I shook the tires, I really thought they would fall off!
Those are just the highlights. The little pickup only had 84k miles on it, and he had all the paper work to prove it. The problem was, that it had not had anything done to it in 15 years. And he wanted a premium price for it!
I left it setting, and he could not believe it! I wouldn't have gave 500 hundred for it!
Some people have different views of what is what is in great vs poor condition.
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« Reply #21 on: August 10, 2010, 02:24:54 PM » |
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No Marty this was a red an white tourer. I am tired of riding in a truck, so tomorrow we have found four bikes to go look at and maybe buy two of them..... I will post results... stay tuned.
Joe, If I can make a suggestion. Post a thread on the board like I did asking for a local member to check the bike out just like you helped me with. Marty |
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