What you're saying is that you hope your Beanie Baby collection is worth as much as you paid for them some day?

 

Some folks (like me) don't have little kids or wives. That saves a ton of money right there! That's a lot of sweet, sweet cash! 😆

 

I have no wife, no kids, no girlfriend, no dog, no nothing. I haven't figured out who gets my bike or even wants it when I die despite it being in great shape.

 

Well, there's this thing known as a "tipping point"...

Once you are willing to mentally accept the fact that you're going to have a $300 a month payment until you die, there's no longer a problem.

 

I believe folks buy new when they want to finance for ease. I've had over 100 bikes in the past 50 years and never bought new. I look at a bike as a toy and I only buy toys for cash when I can afford them. Same for hookers.

 

With HD`s rep - buying a first year release of brand new is a gamble IMO, its a trial & error project by the Moco to see what needs tweaked & gone over. Sad to say that if what needs corrected is to a disadvantage for the Moco then they`ll play the game of odds like when the TC`s came out & tensioner failure was an issue.

If one can buy new - god bless ya! I could if I wanted but there is something more to a bike than a new: color, gps, bigger engine, gizmos & such - you ride for the love & fun of it, to make memories & see places (hallmark moment here).

the age of a Harley only ferments the machine like a fine wine, when it needs rebuilt - rebuild it....! do more than ride & beat it, learn about it but then this is the difference between a motorcyclist & a rider. today most are riders & that means a cruise to the bar to have a few suds then go back home. I keep my bikes & run them until the usefulness is almost gone & then make a decision on to rebuild or move on?

it is a disposable world & that is why NO new Harley will ever compare to the pans, knucks or even the shovels! I see the Evo as the last of the iconic HD`s, even the early model TC88`s - there is something about being able to undo computers & simplify a machine & that's what makes them worth something, these new bikes - you`re screwed with sensors & electronics to a point of it being nothing more than a throw away!

With HD their legacy was a bike built to be rebuilt over & over that stood the test of time, now its an image, T-shirts & a electronic gizmo driven Honda-ish bike that has the founders rolling in the grave knowing that it will end up in a junk yard to be recycled for a washing machine rather than shown in a museum.

So, Bump new & getting screwed by overpaying for a research & development project that will loose more money in its first year than my bikes probably worth, LOL...! But if you have a new M8 enjoy it....!

 

lmfao, even the newest *****, has a 100,000 hard miles at my age.

 

Eh, donate it to the kid down the street!

 

But it's new to you!

 

2 more inches of dick and you'd have some at home