One 23 yr olds quest for a Speed Triple

[expatbrit]

And if the plan is to hew to the Queen's English, why isn't there aluminium in Canada, or tyres?

There is. They just spell them funny.

[zed88]

I think the story sounds a bit funny and probably how a young person would approach purchasing a vehicle. Unstoppable determination with a bit of poor foresight, but at the end very helpful and everybody got what they wanted.  Then again I just turned 26 a week ago and still remember how excited I was to pickup my first bike a few days after I turned 21, and then my second last November.  Nothing was going to stop me either. Although I brought cash for the first, and certified check for the second so no issues.  

Good on you for working it out with him.  keep that enthusiasm alive as long as possible!

[scottzilla]

I like how they spell the letter Z.  Zed.  WTF, letters make sounds and are formed in to words.  It's Z you euro-fucks.  ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

[birdrunner]

I like how they spell the letter Z.  Zed.  WTF, letters make sounds and are formed in to words.  It's Z you euro-fucks.  ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Makes you sound like a Nazi in an old war flick.

"vie are killing ZEE girl tonite, sign zee confession "

Should just be "Z"  just like I should be "I" and S should be "ess". ....... oh never mind.

Can't expect the country that invented Imperial measurement to be consistant,  and they ride on the wrong side of the road.

[sammyseaman]

Some of us Yanques have figured out that the USA is not the centre of the universe, but still struggle with the vagaries.  Where do you taque the cheque to cash it?  To the banque?  Is somebody who can't write cheques an exchequer?  Do you parque your vehicle outside the banque, or do you prefer drive-through banquing?  Are you cautious when making a deposit in the banque after darque?  Did you know Meadowlarque Lemon was a Globetrotter, but still spelled his name wrong?

And if the plan is to hew to the Queen's English, why isn't there aluminium in Canada, or tyres?

 

[mugwump58]

Isn't that the way they spell it in ENGLAND?  You know, the place that invented English.  

Too many letters for them poor Yanks to learn, eh?

Wouldn't it be funny if it was from the French, Normans and all....

[Mastros2]

Years and years in the dirt, none on the street.

Haha!

[birdrunner]

Wouldn't it be funny if it was from the French, Normans and all....

Add Geman, Saxon, Celtic, Erse, etc.   Didn't they "Invent" it by mixing all the other languages?  And what language did we Americans invent?  (that's in general use)

[MadOzodi]

ayy, bee, see, dee, eee, eff, gee, ayytch, aye, jay, kay, elmo, pee...

[Windblown]

Nice story.  Glad to see you were willing to take a chance on someone and it all worked out.  

I still occasionally throw logic to the side and say "Damn the torpedos" when I have my sights set on a new toy... and as often as not I end up wondering what the hell I was thinking afterwards. LOL

[Tyrroneous]

I still occasionally throw logic to the side and say "Damn the torpedos" when I have my sights set on a new toy... and as often as not I end up wondering what the hell I was thinking afterwards. LOL

I'm 35 and that is me to a 'T'!...or is that 'tee'?  

When I was in my early 20's a good college buddy of mine wanted to get into riding.  He found a used bandit 600 being sold by a dealer about that was about 3 hrs away.  We drove up there one afternoon after class and arrived just before the dealer closed.  The bike had a Bandit 1200's tank and gauges, but otherwise was in okay shape, or so we thought.  I was the one responsible for riding the bike home since my friend didn't have his license yet.  Everything seemed okay at first.  But after a while I noticed that the brakes didn't seem very responsive.  And then it got dark and I found out the headlight was aimed about 2' in front of the bike--or so it seemed.  I eventually got my friend to pull over and we looked at the front end and found BOTH fork seals leaking like mad.  No wonder the brakes didn't work...they were covered in oil.  We eventually made it home after a long, dark, cold ride.  But I remember how excited he was to have his first motorcycle.  We got the front end issues fixed and the bike provided years of service.  

[Croak]

I totally understand that kid's excitement, I still fall victim to it myself.  I'm 47 and about to do a (somewhat) long and (possibly) dark ride tomorrow.

My Tuono arrived in Washington almost a week earlier than expected and is ready for me to pick up, if I want to make way down to Newcastle WA, to get it.  So I booked a one-way train ticket from Vancouver, BC to Seattle for tomorrow (Good Friday holiday up here), will cab it from the train station to Newcastle, and plan on riding it the three-four hours (with traffic) back across the border, starting my trip back mid-afternoon.  Typical PNW spring weather is iffy, no guarantee the bike will run, and I've not spent even a minute in the saddle of this particular bike yet.

The alternative is to wait until next Tuesday when they run shipments up from the distro center to Blaine, as was originally planned.  It would shorten my ride by over a hundred miles, and it's cheap and easy for me to get a ride down to the border and just walk across.  But that would require taking a vacation day, and I'd have to wait the entire long weekend.  

Excitement wins, most times, in my book.  

[falconati]

^^^^^^^I may have recently done slightly more extreme

[cb400]

I suffer from the "got to have it now" myself. The 4 weeks I'm having to wait to pick up my '03 Tuono is killing me.    
Luckily I have some distraction, like the wife having minor back surgery.  

[cbsnbiker]

You folks may enjoy the story of how I acquired my first BMW F650GS.

Part 1: http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,13627.0.html

Part 2: http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,15373.0.html

RIP.

[Kraz]

The check thing is SUCH a hassle now.  I had a bank check that I called and verified before the guy even got there, and they said it could be cashed at any place that was in there little credit union club.  That was not true - no one would cash it.  My bank originally said they wouldn't take it b/c both mine and the buyer's names were on the check, which makes it a "third party" check (cheque), which they don't do, even with both parties there.  Of course, I make a big deal out of it (since buyer pulled an all-nighter coming down from CT to VA, and was turning right around after business was done) and they made an exception.

Personal check is much easier - just need time for it to clear, or somewhere to go back to if it bounces.

[scottzilla]

You folks may enjoy the story of how I acquired my first BMW F650GS.

Part 1: http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,13627.0.html

Part 2: http://www.sport-touring.net/forums/index.php/topic,15373.0.html

RIP.

I can relate to the bee stings.  I was picking up some brush on my property and got hit by 3 Yellow Jackets on my ankle.  I ran away, screaming like a little girl.  I wish I was kidding.
Those little bastards don't fool around; they set up an airborne, 3 level perimeter defense around the nest.