Was thinking of selling........

[jack02]

When I put my ol' 89' back on the road earlier this year, I didn't end up using it as much as anticipated thru' the summer (I'm in the UK). At 45 years old (me,not the bike!) I feel like I've got the world on my shoulders, family/work/bills etc etc. Sure a lot of you know the score. I always seem to have something more pressing to attend to than ride the bike,to the point where I've been thinking of passing the ol' girl on to someone who has the time to use her as intended.

Well I got the kid off to school this morning and when I got home I realised that there wasn't actually anything stopping me from going for a spin. Didn't expect an easy start as it's been stood for at least six weeks,but my lack of faith was rewarded by firing up on the button. Quick check of tyre pressures and I was away. It's autumn here,my favourite time of year. It's dry,reasonably mild,breezy and with the declining sun shining meekly through a lowering sheet of cloud which promises rain later. For the first time in months I've felt alive,the bike really on song as tho' it was as happy as me to be out again. Watching the shadow of me and the bike in unison being cast onto the road by the feeble sun behind us,I felt a pang of shame and anger almost that I'd even thought of selling. The ride lasted almost 3 hours,just bumbling around almost aimlessly and enjoying the thunder of the exhaust and the passage of time,thinking about this and that. Getting home (reluctantly) and with the ol' girl ticking over contentedly in the drive as I unlocked the house, it dawned on me that I actually love the thing. Sell her? No,I can't.

[WestOzFJ]

Well I for one am glad to hear you've come to your senses..

Whether you like it or not, once it's in your blood you can never get it out, else you're just not being who you really are....

Least that's how I reckon it is...

[Coronet]

 In the same boat as you, sometimes the bike sits for 6 weeks without being started, but you know what - its there ready to go when I get the time.
Sold the last FJ I owned because I "didn't have time to ride, etc, etc" - big mistake!
Decided this time there would be no "selling the bike". I don't care if I only ride it twice a year - its not for sale.

Mark H.

[racerman_27410]

The way that was written it could only have come from the heart..... well said Brother!


in a world full of negatives we HAVE to hold onto all the positives we can lest we be drawn into the darkness
forever.

Long live the FJ
Long live the KOokaloo!


Frank

[Silent21]

I'm a new fj/motorcycle owner and every time I read how much people love their fj I realize how luck y I am to have this as my first bike.  Congrats on realizing what's important. 

[Mark Olson]

When I put my ol' 89' back on the road earlier this year, I didn't end up using it as much as anticipated thru' the summer (I'm in the UK). At 45 years old (me,not the bike!) I feel like I've got the world on my shoulders, family/work/bills etc etc. Sure a lot of you know the score. I always seem to have something more pressing to attend to than ride the bike,to the point where I've been thinking of passing the ol' girl on to someone who has the time to use her as intended.

Well I got the kid off to school this morning and when I got home I realised that there wasn't actually anything stopping me from going for a spin. Didn't expect an easy start as it's been stood for at least six weeks,but my lack of faith was rewarded by firing up on the button. Quick check of tyre pressures and I was away. It's autumn here,my favourite time of year. It's dry,reasonably mild,breezy and with the declining sun shining meekly through a lowering sheet of cloud which promises rain later. For the first time in months I've felt alive,the bike really on song as tho' it was as happy as me to be out again. Watching the shadow of me and the bike in unison being cast onto the road by the feeble sun behind us,I felt a pang of shame and anger almost that I'd even thought of selling. The ride lasted almost 3 hours,just bumbling around almost aimlessly and enjoying the thunder of the exhaust and the passage of time,thinking about this and that. Getting home (reluctantly) and with the ol' girl ticking over contentedly in the drive as I unlocked the house, it dawned on me that I actually love the thing. Sell her? No,I can't.

That is the beauty of the fj , Always ready to ride when you have the time.  Hop on and head out of town and let the road take you wherever.

A decent ride will always clear your head .

[Fred]

Good on ya! I discovered the same thing after being off the bike for years. Fortunately, I never sold it, I'm stubborn that way. While this year has been tough for me and my mileage has way been down, my bike isn't going any where.  It will be the last thing to go before I move into a cardboard box.

[andyoutandabout]

As was oft discussed at the rally fireside: sellers remorse is a terrible affliction, so why put yourself thru it?

[jack02]

Well thanks everyone for reassuring me that I'm making the right decision - think I might be having some type of mid-life crisis. In this mad ol' world perhaps my FJ is an oasis of sanity and goodness that I must cling on to regardless. I've been riding bikes of all types for 29 years and you're right - when you've sold one it's not long before the urge to get another gets too much. I've kept my FJ for far longer than any bike that's gone before it because it's by far the best. Looks like we're gonna grow old (dis)gracefully together,aww...

[Mark Olson]

yeah, I was a bit of a bike gypsy myself until I bought my fj.  It has been 6 yrs now and many mods later.