Soulshine2
Well-Known Member
I need some peer advice ,which I'll get to in a bit ...I dont know what everyone does for their other hobbies while theyre not brewing . I dont really know how to title this properly at all.
I need to set the stage for the advice I need.
Heres my situation. Years ago when I was 36 I bought my first motorcycle (2003 Honda Shadow, I wanted one since they came out in 1982)and got rid of my bass boat(Champion) I traded that bike for another one (used ,2002 HD Heritage Springer) which I absolutely loved and rode hard for a solid 10 years . In 2015 I reluctantly traded that for the bike I have now(HD Ultra Limited) due to need of a touring type rather than a cruiser. Comfort. Its a nice bike but it just isnt the same . My springer had a uniqueness and cool factor that turned heads everywhere. I miss it .
Back when I was in high school I saw a 1951 Chevy "Advanced Design" pickup (models went 1948-1953)for sale and just was in awe ,$500 , at the time I had no vehicle and was borrowing my parents car until I could. I took my dad to look at it . It was a complete runner ,original , but it smoked and leaked and had a lot of filler in it. My dad said no I wasnt buying that POS and park it in his driveway to leak oil everywhere,etc. Dad stuff. I had great plans for it, including a custom engine build that I saw in a Car Craft Magazine which I still have from 1983...400 pontiac 4 bolt main ,bored out , mild stroker ,shaved heads and decked coming out to a 415 c.i. "Mouse Motor",( any gear heads out there know the big blocks were referred to as Rat Motors.)and a Muncie 4 speed. I'm looking for one of those same trucks for a project now. My wife knows this and shes even looked at/for some for me. She knows me well,that Im determined and she wants to be included in the process of the project. Shes cool , we do everything together.
Shes asked how much this project will cost and is fine with it ,even if it does come to $20K .
We enjoy our motorcycle rides but since we moved down south its not the same. We don't have riding friends and the places we go arent exactly "bike friendly" crappy roads, gravel parking lots, and people just drive like idiots. We ride maaaaybe once a month mostly due to work or weather . Too busy, its rainy or just too hot. Ive expressed more than once I could sell the bike because of this and if we wanted to , just rent one for the day .We're not really ready to get off the bike forever. It just sits more than it gets ridden for what I'm paying + insurance.
Just the other night as we were driving to a concert , she tells me she would be ok with it if I sold the bike for this project and it'd be nice to go do something different -like car shows , travel with it, still drive our favorite country back roads, etc.
On the PLUS side of it, she could drive the truck if need be.
I still owe around $5000 on the bike ,its still under full warranty. Its loaded and clean ,worth an easy $20,000 . I've never done it outside of a dealership . How does one go about selling something you don't own outright?
The $15,000 I would net would get me really close to the truck I want to have in the end ,if not have some left over.
I need to set the stage for the advice I need.
Heres my situation. Years ago when I was 36 I bought my first motorcycle (2003 Honda Shadow, I wanted one since they came out in 1982)and got rid of my bass boat(Champion) I traded that bike for another one (used ,2002 HD Heritage Springer) which I absolutely loved and rode hard for a solid 10 years . In 2015 I reluctantly traded that for the bike I have now(HD Ultra Limited) due to need of a touring type rather than a cruiser. Comfort. Its a nice bike but it just isnt the same . My springer had a uniqueness and cool factor that turned heads everywhere. I miss it .
Back when I was in high school I saw a 1951 Chevy "Advanced Design" pickup (models went 1948-1953)for sale and just was in awe ,$500 , at the time I had no vehicle and was borrowing my parents car until I could. I took my dad to look at it . It was a complete runner ,original , but it smoked and leaked and had a lot of filler in it. My dad said no I wasnt buying that POS and park it in his driveway to leak oil everywhere,etc. Dad stuff. I had great plans for it, including a custom engine build that I saw in a Car Craft Magazine which I still have from 1983...400 pontiac 4 bolt main ,bored out , mild stroker ,shaved heads and decked coming out to a 415 c.i. "Mouse Motor",( any gear heads out there know the big blocks were referred to as Rat Motors.)and a Muncie 4 speed. I'm looking for one of those same trucks for a project now. My wife knows this and shes even looked at/for some for me. She knows me well,that Im determined and she wants to be included in the process of the project. Shes cool , we do everything together.
Shes asked how much this project will cost and is fine with it ,even if it does come to $20K .
We enjoy our motorcycle rides but since we moved down south its not the same. We don't have riding friends and the places we go arent exactly "bike friendly" crappy roads, gravel parking lots, and people just drive like idiots. We ride maaaaybe once a month mostly due to work or weather . Too busy, its rainy or just too hot. Ive expressed more than once I could sell the bike because of this and if we wanted to , just rent one for the day .We're not really ready to get off the bike forever. It just sits more than it gets ridden for what I'm paying + insurance.
Just the other night as we were driving to a concert , she tells me she would be ok with it if I sold the bike for this project and it'd be nice to go do something different -like car shows , travel with it, still drive our favorite country back roads, etc.
On the PLUS side of it, she could drive the truck if need be.
I still owe around $5000 on the bike ,its still under full warranty. Its loaded and clean ,worth an easy $20,000 . I've never done it outside of a dealership . How does one go about selling something you don't own outright?
The $15,000 I would net would get me really close to the truck I want to have in the end ,if not have some left over.