Roger the shrubber_imp
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Idiots on other websites hating on my CL ad.
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holy666diver_imp
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My friend had one of those! They are rare! Just curious do you work on bikes for a living or are you just a collector? You seem to have some pretty cool bikes.
LongRanger_imp
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Very nice. A buddy is Spain had the exact bike (I don't recall the serial number) and could absolutely ride the wheels off of it. He loved it.
Roger the shrubber_imp
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I've been around motorcycles all my life, an affliction not shared by my parents or siblings. This was all my own doing.
I am a career car and motorcycle mechanic and collector, have bikes I ride and bikes I stow away. I went on a bit of a new bike frenzy last Fall and bought six new ones, so far I've ridden all of them except my new MV which will likely sit on a display stand until the race kit arrives from Italy.
Latest addition is a 2017 Honda Africa Twin Tricolor DCT which replaced the 2017 CB1100EX I decided to pass over.
I am a career car and motorcycle mechanic and collector, have bikes I ride and bikes I stow away. I went on a bit of a new bike frenzy last Fall and bought six new ones, so far I've ridden all of them except my new MV which will likely sit on a display stand until the race kit arrives from Italy.
Latest addition is a 2017 Honda Africa Twin Tricolor DCT which replaced the 2017 CB1100EX I decided to pass over.
dsan1964_imp
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I like those African twins... my Dad just picked up a Ducati monster 812 yesterday... he will be 72 next month.. at least we can go riding again soon. He sold his kawi Concors a few months back when my mom was sick. Before she passed away. He already has a new " friend" she doesn't have any interest in riding.
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F800GT_imp
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Jealousy is one of the causes that makes people gossip instead of keep their mouth shut.
Roger the shrubber_imp
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Just venting... thanks for your encouragement, but I am beginning to think that CL is not the best venue to market my bikes.
ChipBeck_imp
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Roger,
That is a GREAT looking bike. You don't happen to have a new RD-350 or RD-400 two stroke Yamaha street bike do you? That would be a fantasy bike for me. I wish I'd bought one when they were new.
Chip
That is a GREAT looking bike. You don't happen to have a new RD-350 or RD-400 two stroke Yamaha street bike do you? That would be a fantasy bike for me. I wish I'd bought one when they were new.
Chip
Roger the shrubber_imp
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Chip,
I had a succession of Yamaha 2 strokes beginning with a badly abused R5, then two RD350s, a 1979 RD400 Daytona, and two RZ350LCs, one red, white, and blue and the other in the famous yellow speed block Kenny Roberts edition.
All sold off now, I moved on to a couple of CBXs, an Eddie Lawson Replica KZ1000R, a KZ1000TC turbo, and a number of other collectibles including my only two stroke road bikes, a YZR500 and a RGV500 Gamma, both currently being restored.
I loved my old RDs.... leaving my friends behind in a cloud of two stroke smoke was one of my favorite activities until they banned me.
I had a succession of Yamaha 2 strokes beginning with a badly abused R5, then two RD350s, a 1979 RD400 Daytona, and two RZ350LCs, one red, white, and blue and the other in the famous yellow speed block Kenny Roberts edition.
All sold off now, I moved on to a couple of CBXs, an Eddie Lawson Replica KZ1000R, a KZ1000TC turbo, and a number of other collectibles including my only two stroke road bikes, a YZR500 and a RGV500 Gamma, both currently being restored.
I loved my old RDs.... leaving my friends behind in a cloud of two stroke smoke was one of my favorite activities until they banned me.
kennyw
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One point i would make is to remove the "venting" from your cl ad or at least reduce it to a simple statement of "price is firm, no trades", etc. Ranting never works in your favor as a seller. As a serious buyer, I would hesitate buying from someone that has a short temper and is threatening to raise the price of they are displeased with me (the extreme interpretation of your venting). I've dealt with crazy sellers, exs, and father-in-laws before. Any time I see a rant in an ad it is a red flag to run away.
On another note, cl is probably not a good place to sell something rare and collectable. I've had far better luck with ebay. People don't send very many crazy emails because they are bored and they "vote" with their pocketbook.
On another note, cl is probably not a good place to sell something rare and collectable. I've had far better luck with ebay. People don't send very many crazy emails because they are bored and they "vote" with their pocketbook.
Roger the shrubber_imp
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Point made, and advice taken. Appreciate the candor 
but I'm actually having a lot of fun with this.
Luckily, I have a couple of friends who are members of that group and have run to my defense in my absence. I think it's pretty sorry that they've taken my ad and made it a topic of ridicule.
but I'm actually having a lot of fun with this.Luckily, I have a couple of friends who are members of that group and have run to my defense in my absence. I think it's pretty sorry that they've taken my ad and made it a topic of ridicule.
holy666diver_imp
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How do you know people are ridiculing your post? Are they posting about you online somewhere?Roger the shrubber_imp said:Point made, and advice taken. Appreciate the candor
Luckily, I have a couple of friends who are members of that group and have run to my defense in my absence. I think it's pretty sorry that they've taken my ad and made it a topic of ridicule.
kennyw
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Most forums have rules against that kind of behavior, at least the good ones like this forum I would expect the moderators to clean it up. I would say there is no failure in defending yourself, but I would take the high road and keep comments polite/simple for a better chance at attracting serious buyers who are the only people that matter in a sales transaction.Roger the shrubber_imp said:Point made, and advice taken. Appreciate the candor
Luckily, I have a couple of friends who are members of that group and have run to my defense in my absence. I think it's pretty sorry that they've taken my ad and made it a topic of ridicule.
It's one thing for a serious buyer to show up with cash in hand and offer less than you are asking because they feel it is worth less than you feel it is. People running their mouths on the internet are just background noise with no skin in the game.
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