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stopped by my buddies house.. he just got home from wintering in az.. traded his decked out VTX 1800 for a victory tourer... not the TOTALLY maxed out clown lookin one.. but close.. gotta admit it is purdy..BUTTT.. base price was 22 grand.. with all the addons it was 30 grand.. he said he went back a week later and tried to buy back his honda for when he wanted power.. he put a power commander and a set of pipes on his victory and its still SLUG.. i thought to myself.. ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDN ME.. YOU PAID 30 THOUSAND FRIGGGGGIN DOLLARS FOR A BIKE AND DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE GONNA LIKE IT!!!!! YIKES..
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« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2012, 12:22:29 PM » |
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The six Ps apply to this situation. Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. 
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« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2012, 12:24:42 PM » |
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I think I heard someone once say... "You can't hide money."
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« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2012, 12:27:47 PM » |
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A friend just went and paid $30K for a Harley !!
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« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2012, 04:12:56 PM » |
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I stopped at my local Honda M/C dlr on the way home and almost gagged.  There is a 2012 Goldwing on their floor that just misses $27000.00  2 Years ago i paid $5800.00 fer my 99 I/S. I looked at it werent that fancy.  Artic white don't do it fer me.  Heres the clincher-they already sold 2 of these wings!!  Someone here bouts gots some moola.  Fer damn sure ain't me.  RIDE SAFE.
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« Reply #5 on: June 02, 2012, 04:24:02 PM » |
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stopped by my buddies house.. he just got home from wintering in az.. traded his decked out VTX 1800 for a victory tourer... not the TOTALLY maxed out clown lookin one.. but close.. gotta admit it is purdy..BUTTT.. base price was 22 grand.. with all the addons it was 30 grand.. he said he went back a week later and tried to buy back his honda for when he wanted power.. he put a power commander and a set of pipes on his victory and its still SLUG.. i thought to myself.. ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDN ME.. YOU PAID 30 THOUSAND FRIGGGGGIN DOLLARS FOR A BIKE AND DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE GONNA LIKE IT!!!!! YIKES..
A friend just went and paid $30K for a Harley !!
I think I heard someone once say... "You can't hide money."
I thought it was "You can't hide Stupid" ?? 
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« Reply #6 on: June 02, 2012, 04:31:36 PM » |
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Gotta love my VALK, it will last the rest of my life.You can't beat that.
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« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2012, 05:12:21 PM » |
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The six Ps apply to this situation. Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.  [/quotes sounds to me like you've been to a Pat Parelli horse clinic..
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« Reply #8 on: June 02, 2012, 05:19:44 PM » |
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The six Ps apply to this situation. Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.  sounds to me like you've been to a Pat Parelli horse clinic.. Actually, it's a military term although I was taught the 7 Ps. Prior Proper Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Marty
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« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2012, 05:37:43 PM » |
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They is going to have to pry my damn dead fingers off the handle bars of MGM. I plan on catching that DDT feller in total mileage before they toss my ashes under the grass for fertilizer.
MGM no for sale to anyone. I got 2 kids that want him pretty bad, but, they can't decide who gets the Chevy Trike and who gets MGM. Told them after I was gone they could duke it out.
Both have motor endorsements, so no problem there, and they both have ridden MGM & the Chevy. So I'm not too worried there. I can always be their Guardian Angel, if I can keep up.
The Chevy, it would be a toss up as to who can handle it the best. Daughter has more miles on it as the driver. She has made 3 rescue trips to get me home from stupid accidents. 1. (Wisconsin), Taking picture, fell off of a planter and broke my wrist, 2. (Idaho) I fell hard and almost broke my knee, had to have it replaced 12 years later, & last but not least, 3. (Oregon) I got my foot shoved under a curb liner bus, by a little juvenile, who's ass needed kicked, but mommy said, son, you shouldn't do things like that, tell the man you are sorry, Kid said keep the f**K out of my way ya old bastard. I wanted to just slap the crap out of him but a 40 year old turd hitting on a 12 year old, don't think so..
Each trip she got to fly out and bring ole dad home, bless her heart. If dad needs any assistance, she is Johnny on the spot to respond, she loves her daddy. He hauled her little butt to all the lower 48 and to Alaska getting State Capital pictures. That was where she 1st got to ride MGM, she had an endorsement, and I think she was 17, not older than that. Cause she discovered boys at 18 and quit riding in the summer with dad. LOL.... I got the stomach flu or something, I did not feel good at all. Her school started 2 days later so, she jumped in the saddle of MGM, fired him up, rode about 9 or 10 laps around the parking lot and out into the street a couple of time, dragging the trailer behind her. She pulled up beside me and said mount up dad, we is a headin East bound and down. We had stayed over night in Salt Lake City. I made it about 40 miles, East before it hit me. Almost dumped the bike when I had to upchuck. She did a super good job riding dad Bitch and dragging my old Stage Coach Trailer. that I wish I'd of never sold. She would do anything for me and, yeah, I know, I'd do anything for her also.
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« Reply #10 on: June 02, 2012, 07:31:13 PM » |
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What is MGM?
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« Reply #11 on: June 02, 2012, 07:53:38 PM » |
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What is MGM?
That's RJ's Valkyrie. Quite a few of us name our Valks. My Tourer is Sandman and my I/S is Wild Blue Yonder. Marty
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« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2012, 07:59:46 PM » |
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Mine is "named" "the Valk" because if it won't come when you call... a name is useless.
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« Reply #13 on: June 03, 2012, 05:47:28 AM » |
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Mine is "named" "the Valk" because if it won't come when you call... a name is useless.
Good point! "the wife" wont always come when shes called, but I still call her by name...
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« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2012, 06:09:31 AM » |
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They is going to have to pry my damn dead fingers off the handle bars of MGM. I plan on catching that DDT feller in total mileage before they toss my ashes under the grass for fertilizer.
MGM no for sale to anyone. I got 2 kids that want him pretty bad, but, they can't decide who gets the Chevy Trike and who gets MGM. Told them after I was gone they could duke it out.
Both have motor endorsements, so no problem there, and they both have ridden MGM & the Chevy. So I'm not too worried there. I can always be their Guardian Angel, if I can keep up.
The Chevy, it would be a toss up as to who can handle it the best. Daughter has more miles on it as the driver. She has made 3 rescue trips to get me home from stupid accidents. 1. (Wisconsin), Taking picture, fell off of a planter and broke my wrist, 2. (Idaho) I fell hard and almost broke my knee, had to have it replaced 12 years later, & last but not least, 3. (Oregon) I got my foot shoved under a curb liner bus, by a little juvenile, who's ass needed kicked, but mommy said, son, you shouldn't do things like that, tell the man you are sorry, Kid said keep the f**K out of my way ya old bastard. I wanted to just slap the crap out of him but a 40 year old turd hitting on a 12 year old, don't think so..
Each trip she got to fly out and bring ole dad home, bless her heart. If dad needs any assistance, she is Johnny on the spot to respond, she loves her daddy. He hauled her little butt to all the lower 48 and to Alaska getting State Capital pictures. That was where she 1st got to ride MGM, she had an endorsement, and I think she was 17, not older than that. Cause she discovered boys at 18 and quit riding in the summer with dad. LOL.... I got the stomach flu or something, I did not feel good at all. Her school started 2 days later so, she jumped in the saddle of MGM, fired him up, rode about 9 or 10 laps around the parking lot and out into the street a couple of time, dragging the trailer behind her. She pulled up beside me and said mount up dad, we is a headin East bound and down. We had stayed over night in Salt Lake City. I made it about 40 miles, East before it hit me. Almost dumped the bike when I had to upchuck. She did a super good job riding dad Bitch and dragging my old Stage Coach Trailer. that I wish I'd of never sold. She would do anything for me and, yeah, I know, I'd do anything for her also.
Sounds like your daughter should get her choice. 
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« Reply #15 on: June 03, 2012, 06:40:39 AM » |
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ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDN ME.. YOU PAID 30 THOUSAND FRIGGGGGIN DOLLARS FOR A BIKE AND DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE GONNA LIKE IT!!!!! YIKES..
There is absolutely NO excuse in this case, Victory has a very liberal "Test" ride policy. He obviously didn't take advantage of it. I found the Victory's to be somewhat lacking in power as well, except for the Hammer. I have been told that all of them can be made to run with the Hammer, I think it involves adding what they call a "stage 1" kit.
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« Reply #16 on: June 03, 2012, 09:00:18 AM » |
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stopped by my buddies house.. he just got home from wintering in az.. traded his decked out VTX 1800 for a victory tourer... not the TOTALLY maxed out clown lookin one.. but close.. gotta admit it is purdy..BUTTT.. base price was 22 grand.. with all the addons it was 30 grand.. he said he went back a week later and tried to buy back his honda for when he wanted power.. he put a power commander and a set of pipes on his victory and its still SLUG.. i thought to myself.. ARE YOU FRIGGIN KIDDN ME.. YOU PAID 30 THOUSAND FRIGGGGGIN DOLLARS FOR A BIKE AND DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WERE GONNA LIKE IT!!!!! YIKES..
A friend just went and paid $30K for a Harley !!
I think I heard someone once say... "You can't hide money."
I thought it was "You can't hide Stupid" ??  I believe it's, "You can't fix stupid." Still fits! 
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