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A sad day today, I sold my /5



After a lot of navel gazeing I came to the realization that you can have too many airheads. Sorry Ken. The proceeds will help me fund some work on my conversion, (see my threads on tires and trans bearings).


As well I'll have some time to ride my R26.

Commiserations, Garnet. And you were in such a good position to continue and get the whole set. Couldn't you have sold one of the grandkids, or got your wife an extra job or something?

The R26 is one of the prettiest bikes in the universe. Just between you and me, If ever I were to be tempted to cheat on my sweetie, it would be with a R26.

Sad to hear you had to let one go, but I know exactly what you mean. I'm thinking of whittling my fleet down to two as well.

You can rely on us Garnet to help you through any difficult times.
Did you go and inspect the garage where it will live?
It won't go and live in a trendy cafe will it?

ME 109 wrote:It won't go and live in a trendy cafe will it?

Hanging from the ceiling!!!

Oh - poor Chuey...

Airbear wrote:Commiserations, Garnet. And you were in such a good position to continue and get the whole set. Couldn't you have sold one of the grandkids, or got your wife an extra job or something?

We don't even have kids to sell, and the wife is actually expecting me to get a job.

Tim Shepherd wrote:I'm going in to have knee surgery on the 18th, and missing work for a few months will put a pinch on things.

Holy crap, hope that has nothin to with your recent off road adventure.

justoneoftheguys wrote:

ME 109 wrote:It won't go and live in a trendy cafe will it?

Hanging from the ceiling!!!

Oh - poor Chuey...

Thankfully no, going to a nice home for full tarting up her former shiny self.

Garnet wrote:

Tim Shepherd wrote:I'm going in to have knee surgery on the 18th, and missing work for a few months will put a pinch on things.

Holy crap, hope that has nothin to with your recent off road adventure.

Nope, it's a long term problem that has gotten worse in the past year. My shoulder still aches from the accident, but I'm mostly healed from that.

Garnet wrote:A sad day today, I sold my /5 . . .

. . . After a lot of navel gazeing I came to the realization that you can have too many airheads. Sorry Ken. . .

A sad day indeed, Garnet. My condolences. That is a sweeeeeet looking /5!

If it's of any consolation my dictum "There's no such thing as too many airheads" has declined in personal intensity. For one thing I've noticed over the years that it's a major task to keep as few as 3 running at the same time. I also notice that I'm not much on the lookout for airheads any more. (With the exceptions of a nice R90S preferably Daytona Orange, or a /5, preferably toaster tank, or a /2 conversion, preferably any /2 conversion.) Why, the summer before last I even turned down a short wheelbase /5 that I had seen on the Boise Craig's list. Though it seemed to run reasonably well, it was an over priced rolling project bike.

Of course I may not be in my "normal" frame of mind. I'm finally near completion of my dream shop in Boise. But it will take all of this coming summer to make it a workable shop. It's hard to explain but that means building a lot of things like shelf building, wall racks, and other storage systems. And then getting pretty much everything in boxes to go on the shelves, properly labeled as to contents. Also equipment made functional, rolling stands for power tools, finally mounting my Harbor Freight tire changer, and the much needed refrigerator bought and stocked with liquids. OK, so some of that isn't that hard to do.

And when I'm done I'll be able to give my airheads more well deserved attention.

So I like to think I comprehend your situation.

Ken, sympathetic in Oklahoma