Do you keep tabs on old bikes??

FBR_BDavis · January 13th, 2016, 02:14 AM

I'm curious if anyone keeps tabs on past bikes they've owned??

I recently sold my beloved Ninjette, and sadly, it took less than a month for the buyer to have a nasty incident that damaged the beloved Blue Meanie.. I had kept in touch with the buyer because he's a good kid, and I wanted to make sure his first foray into motorcycle ownership went well.. Things happen, and even though it's not my bike anymore, it hurt like hell to see the damage that was caused.. Anyone else go through this?? I feel like a parent all over again watching a child leave the house.. LMAO!!

VaFish · January 13th, 2016, 04:17 AM

Nope, no idea who has any of my previous bikes, cars, or anything else I have sold.

pantera · January 13th, 2016, 04:35 AM

Nope,I have owned way too many to try to keep track of them.

sh123469 · January 13th, 2016, 05:12 AM

Nope. Junkyards have most of my old stuff anyway. I tend to run it till there's nothing left and it's worth more to the junkyard than the open market. Other stuff, I have no idea.

VaFish · January 13th, 2016, 05:40 AM

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Originally Posted by sh123469

Nope. Junkyards have most of my old stuff anyway. I tend to run it till there's nothing left and it's worth more to the junkyard than the open market. Other stuff, I have no idea.

Same here, Or I sold it because I was tired of fixing all the problems on it. In which case I have no interest in hearing about it after I have sold it.

I guess if I get emotionally attached to my vehicles I keep them until I am no longer attached to them.

HoneyBadgerRy · January 13th, 2016, 06:58 AM

Yeah I have, it sucks knowing that you rebuilt a bike top to bottom, explained to the guy how you need to run premium gas mixed 32:1. then him running straight gas through it and ceasing the topend.

VaFish · January 13th, 2016, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by HoneyBadgerRy

Yeah I have, it sucks knowing that you rebuilt a bike top to bottom, explained to the guy how you need to run premium gas mixed 32:1. then him running straight gas through it and ceasing the topend.

That's why I wouldn't want to keep tabs on a vehicle after selling it.

akima · January 13th, 2016, 08:23 AM

I'm still on my first motorcycle. I don't think it will ever see another owner. I'm planning on keeping it until it can no longer be economically repaired.

I understand your sentiment though Butch. I think if you have spent a lot of time with a thing and put energy into maintaining it, you might keep some level of attachment to it even if it's no longer yours.

For some reason I still have my first 56K modem! I spent a lot of time using that thing and it opened up a whole new world to me.

^ geek

HoneyBadgerRy · January 13th, 2016, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by akima

For some reason I still have my first 56K modem! I spent a lot of time using that thing and it opened up a whole new world to me.

^ geek

And here I am using the stock comcast modem router all in one, when I have a perfectly fine Motorola Surfboard, and a few routers on the shelf. I really need to cut the cord on the land line phone.

jkv45 · January 13th, 2016, 10:00 AM

Had a new pickup many years ago that I did some mods to - color matched the grille and bumpers, blacked-out a few things, nothing major but it was clean-looking without a dent.

Sold it about 3 years later. When the buyer picked it up I remember him saying "I hope I can keep it as nice as you did".

The guy happened to live on my way to work, so I saw it daily.

After about a month the passenger's door was caved in, then the rear bumper was partially ripped off, then the passenger's window was broken out. Sat that way all winter. I think it eventually was towed away and junked.

Oh well.

motoman · January 13th, 2016, 09:14 PM

People have bad luck when they buy from me two people now have bought dirt bikes from me and they both got stolen.

verboten1 · January 13th, 2016, 11:25 PM

I've only ever sold one bike my '08 250, I've kept the rest....

I did not follow that one.

greenaero · January 16th, 2016, 02:07 PM

I haven't made any efforts to follow up on vehicles I've previously owned. I did have some correspondence with the guy who got my Vision ( a moto I had owned for over 20 years ) with some questions and he shared with me some of his experiences with it. He decided to sell it after about a year and asked me if I wanted to buy it back. I declined as I have moved on to my Ninjettes.
I have inadvertently found out about previous motos and autos but usually it is bad news: wrecked, abandoned, unpaid tickets .

VaFish · January 16th, 2016, 02:53 PM

I don't keep tabs on mine, but I guess @Racer x can keep tabs on a couple of his that I bought.

The last bike in line is the 2007. Still playing around with the cafe racer. Had it running this past week, just finally found all the parts for the gas tank in that little metal box.

January 13th, 2016, 02:14 AM	#1
FBR_BDavis ninjette.org member Name: Butch Location: Bridgeton, NJ Join Date: Jan 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R Posts: 121	Do you keep tabs on old bikes?? I'm curious if anyone keeps tabs on past bikes they've owned?? I recently sold my beloved Ninjette, and sadly, it took less than a month for the buyer to have a nasty incident that damaged the beloved Blue Meanie.. I had kept in touch with the buyer because he's a good kid, and I wanted to make sure his first foray into motorcycle ownership went well.. Things happen, and even though it's not my bike anymore, it hurt like hell to see the damage that was caused.. Anyone else go through this?? I feel like a parent all over again watching a child leave the house.. LMAO!!

January 13th, 2016, 06:58 AM	#6
HoneyBadgerRy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Ryan Location: Beaufort SC Join Date: Aug 2015 Motorcycle(s): 05 Ninja 250, 04 KTM 625 SMC, 01 Xc250 Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 3	Yeah I have, it sucks knowing that you rebuilt a bike top to bottom, explained to the guy how you need to run premium gas mixed 32:1. then him running straight gas through it and ceasing the topend. __________________________________________________ Because Unregistered sucks at riding.

January 13th, 2016, 08:23 AM	#8
akima Nooblet Name: Akima Location: England Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250R FI Posts: A lot. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '13	I'm still on my first motorcycle. I don't think it will ever see another owner. I'm planning on keeping it until it can no longer be economically repaired. I understand your sentiment though Butch. I think if you have spent a lot of time with a thing and put energy into maintaining it, you might keep some level of attachment to it even if it's no longer yours. For some reason I still have my first 56K modem! I spent a lot of time using that thing and it opened up a whole new world to me. ^ geek __________________________________________________

January 13th, 2016, 11:25 PM	#12
verboten1 ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Jason Location: Monroe, MI Join Date: May 2013 Motorcycle(s): '75 CB550:.'82 XV920:.'00 KLR650:.'00 EX250:.'08 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot. MOTM - June '15	I've only ever sold one bike my '08 250, I've kept the rest.... I did not follow that one. __________________________________________________ '82 XV920: Soon to be tracker--'00 KLR685:adv --'04 DRZ400E--'12 Super Tenere --'13 Versys Ride more, worry less.

January 16th, 2016, 02:07 PM	#13
greenaero Motorcycle Hypermiler Name: Vic Location: Livermore CA Join Date: Jan 2012 Motorcycle(s): 1999 & 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R's Posts: A lot.	I haven't made any efforts to follow up on vehicles I've previously owned. I did have some correspondence with the guy who got my Vision ( a moto I had owned for over 20 years ) with some questions and he shared with me some of his experiences with it. He decided to sell it after about a year and asked me if I wanted to buy it back. I declined as I have moved on to my Ninjettes. I have inadvertently found out about previous motos and autos but usually it is bad news: wrecked, abandoned, unpaid tickets . __________________________________________________ 235 MPG Hypermotorcycling to a better tomorrow

January 13th, 2016, 04:17 AM	#2
VaFish ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Tom Location: Northern Virginia Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Ninja 250, 2019 Harley Ultra Classic, 2001 Suzuki SV650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '16	Nope, no idea who has any of my previous bikes, cars, or anything else I have sold.

January 13th, 2016, 04:35 AM	#3
pantera ninjette.org member Name: Brion Location: Rochester, NY Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2016 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom / 2017 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Posts: 133	Nope,I have owned way too many to try to keep track of them.

January 13th, 2016, 05:12 AM	#4
sh123469 ninjette.org member Name: Steve Location: Spartanburg, SC Join Date: Nov 2014 Motorcycle(s): EX250, Suzuki Savage, 76 Goldwing restoration project, 71 CB350, 73 Yamaha GT1, Posts: 73	Nope. Junkyards have most of my old stuff anyway. I tend to run it till there's nothing left and it's worth more to the junkyard than the open market. Other stuff, I have no idea.

January 13th, 2016, 10:00 AM	#10
jkv45 Rev Limiter Name: Jay Location: WI Join Date: Jul 2013 Motorcycle(s): '06 SV650n, '00 Derbi GPR, '64 CA77 Dream 305, '70 CL450 Scrambler, numerous dirt bikes Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jun '18, Oct '16	Had a new pickup many years ago that I did some mods to - color matched the grille and bumpers, blacked-out a few things, nothing major but it was clean-looking without a dent. Sold it about 3 years later. When the buyer picked it up I remember him saying "I hope I can keep it as nice as you did". The guy happened to live on my way to work, so I saw it daily. After about a month the passenger's door was caved in, then the rear bumper was partially ripped off, then the passenger's window was broken out. Sat that way all winter. I think it eventually was towed away and junked. Oh well.

January 13th, 2016, 09:14 PM	#11
motoman ninjette.org member Name: derrick Location: ontario canada Join Date: Sep 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 ninja Posts: 32	People have bad luck when they buy from me two people now have bought dirt bikes from me and they both got stolen.

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