What did you do to your Royal Enfield today?

[Ducati Scotty]

Total it, buy a $2000 Ninja 250 to hold you over, then sell it for the same $2000 when the CR gets here. 

You can get any number of bikes in good running condition for $2-3k and sell them for the same or mor come summer.  And a handy guy like you could probably find a beater for around $1k and have it running smooth as silk within a week for next to nothing.

Scott

[barenekd]

Not an entirely bad idea. I do kinda like those little Kwakkers!
I'll have to see what's out there. They aren't much for mileage though! You have to flog them pretty hard to go anywhere.
Bare

[mattsz]

Bare - I do hate to think of you being without a bike... who is Jack gonna ride with?!?  I hope the insurance deal works out to your best advantage!

[gremlin]

Bare - I do hate to think of you being without a bike... who is Jack gonna ride with?!?  I hope the insurance deal works out to your best advantage!

+1

[Jack Leis]

Jacks been doing it solo, 150 miles today ! Going to go out and do it again on Tuesday to Borrego Springs. Gotta keep movin !

[mattsz]

I'd offer to join you, Jack, but for you it would be like getting stuck babysitting the neighbor's little girl.  You'd spend your rides waiting - "where in the hell...??"

[cafeman]

Total it, buy a $2000 Ninja 250 to hold you over, then sell it for the same $2000 when the CR gets here. 

You can get any number of bikes in good running condition for $2-3k and sell them for the same or mor come summer.  And a handy guy like you could probably find a beater for around $1k and have it running smooth as silk within a week for next to nothing.

Scott

I'll second the 250 Ninja. Bought an 07 with 300 miles on it for $2100, put about 8000 miles on it and sold it a year and a half later for $1900 (to a 19 year old kid as his first bike, who worked for all of it, I was impressed!) Was still like new. I did an 1800 mile round trip loaded down w/tour bags on that thing up to the Indy MotoGP in 08. Motor spun over 10,000 rpm forever down the interstate. Really unbelievable motor. You can't kill 'em. 

[Jack Leis]

I'd offer to join you, Jack, but for you it would be like getting stuck babysitting the neighbor's little girl.  You'd spend your rides waiting - "where in the hell...??"

Mattsz, Id be honored to ride with you anytime  !

[gremlin]

It's been a couple of decades, but, next time I ride the Silverwood lake -to- lake arrowhead road (valley of enchantment)  I'll check & see if Jack & Bare are free !

[mattsz]

Mattsz, Id be honored to ride with you anytime  !

Aww, shucks!

Don't tempt me!  I have a friend who has a place up in Arrow Bear, and a girlfriend down the hill in San Bernadino - not all that far, really, from your stomping grounds.  Of course, I'd only have to ride 3100 miles to get to him...

[Ducati Scotty]

A little on the old style baby Ninja: http://www.subcompactculture.com/2012/10/quick-ride-2007-kawasaki-ninja-250.html?m=1

They gotta be getting cheaper.  There's the newer 250 and this year the 300.

[barenekd]

Well, I did the deed today. I'm signing my baby over to the insurance company. They basically offered me a $900 buyback, but then I would have to screw with a Salvage title. So I decided to let it go and use what's left for a good down payment on a Cafe Racer. I will miss it!
Bare

[Jack Leis]

Better days are coming Bare. We'll be riding again before you know it !

[bikesnob]

Looking forward to riding with you guys again

[Jack Leis]

Looking forward to riding with you guys again

How about tomorrow ?