Tango Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 Has there ever been a bike that's been offered to you or you've seen for sale that you regretted not buying? One of my mates had a Honda CBX1000 in the mid 1980's and, to save the temptation of riding it whilst he was on a ban, he entrusted it to me to look after for him. Anyway, after a while he needed some money and asked if I wanted to buy it off him. I was skint at the time, so I turned it down and he sold it to another mate for a song! I later wished that I had scraped the money together to buy it. Anyone else? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 A new Z1 in 1975. Took one for a test ride and loved it.......but I just didn't have the dosh. I think it was 1247otr. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 ,When i bought my sportster in '91 i should have got the transalp instead. My bad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 My 1997 Honda VFR750..…... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motobiker Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 There was a K1200 for sale. in Scotland, it ticked every box. Handily for me, the seller was just a couple of miles from Edinburgh Airport. Before calling him I checked and found that I could fly there from East Midlands for £45!! and could be there by 10am. I also enquired about adding it to my insurance its and so forth. Once everything was in place and I knew all the ins and outs.. I called him and when he asked me where I was, I told him and he immediately called me a time waster and hung up!! I didn't call him back. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 23, 2021 Share Posted August 23, 2021 12 minutes ago, Motobiker said: There was a K1200 for sale. in Scotland, it ticked every box. Handily for me, the seller was just a couple of miles from Edinburgh Airport. Before calling him I checked and found that I could fly there from East Midlands for £45!! and could be there by 10am. I also enquired about adding it to my insurance its and so forth. Once everything was in place and I knew all the ins and outs.. I called him and when he asked me where I was, I told him and he immediately called me a time waster and hung up!! I didn't call him back. Sounds like you encountered a Pretentious Beemer Fuckwit Tony! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesmoDog Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Ducati Superlight, 900SS/SL. When this bike hit the showroom I spent half an hour staring at it and running the numbers in my head. I was still paying off my 907ie and couldn't handle two payments. I should have sold the 907 but didn't. Oh well... it was a one year only model in the USA. Had I known that, I may have sprung for it. I've owned three 900ss's since then. I'm considering building a tribute bike with the same body work but different details (944cc, FCRs, Ohlins shock, differnt wheels, etc) or even selling my 851 and buying a real one. Could very well be my favorite street going Ducati... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 3 hours ago, DesmoDog said: Ducati Superlight, 900SS/SL. When this bike hit the showroom I spent half an hour staring at it and running the numbers in my head..... And it's in the proper Ducati color; yeller. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 Z1000R Eddie Lawson Replica, 1984 was the year, took a test ride but the gixxer 550 had already got me to 9 points so I sold that and got a Jap import pre production DR800 from “Bat Motorcycles?” who were importing all sorts of weird stuff at the time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 35 minutes ago, Buckster said: Jap import pre production DR800 from “Bat Motorcycles?” Yeh.....I remember them......I suppose they're long gone now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 I was interested in a Africa Twin they had but their prices were always a bit too juicy for me. What did you think of the DR800 Ian ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 44 minutes ago, XTreme said: Yeh.....I remember them......I suppose they're long gone now? No idea, I think they were at Biggin Hill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesmoDog Posted August 25, 2021 Share Posted August 25, 2021 19 hours ago, Earache said: And it's in the proper Ducati color; yeller. In the USA that's the only color they came in. It was also the reason I had Larry find me a yellow 996 instead of buying the red one they had in stock. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 2 hours ago, DesmoDog said: In the USA that's the only color they came in. It was also the reason I had Larry find me a yellow 996 instead of buying the red one they had in stock. Smart man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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