 anyone ever have a bike shipped?
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There are a few really clean tigers on ebay at the moment.I did buy my america on ebay, but through a dealer and I picked it up in person.these tigerss are private sale and too far to go in person.has anyone here have experiance with this? 500 bucks is the avg to ship to my door.
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buy a plane ticket and ride it home 
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Yeah I thought of that.Its only a 6 hr ride which isnt much for some of you harda$$e$ here but I have never ridden more the 3 hrs and I cant vouch for the weather that far in advance.Yeah I know,Im a pu**y.I am still considering manning up and riding home.
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Without meaning to imply that you are a ******, I just need to brag that my 15 year old daughter is looking forward to a roughly 6 hr pillion ride on friday, with a return journey on either sat or sun  , depending on my hangover and how annoying her mother gets  . And on the following friday it'll be repeated one way with me returning on my own 
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I wouldnt mind the flight /ride if my daughter was along but by the time I bought tickets and a hotel for the overnight b4 the ride home I would be at the same price to just ship it.A 1 way ticket just for me is right around 300 bucks and thats a 4 hour flight for what would only take 6 hrs to drive!Im a cheap pu**y as well!lol
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When you put it that way, having it shipped so that it arrives at your house all nice and shiny does sound tempting But I still had to brag 
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Think of it this way...  ...it could be a great "getting to know you" experience to ride it home. I would think of it as a pleasure to be able to get an opportunity to ride my new bike home...Right? So the end of story goes, you save a few bucks and get to go for a nice long ride on your new bike. 
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A six hour ride you say? That's not far... take a break every tank full and you'll be fine.
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Quote:
Think of it this way... ...it could be a great "getting to know you" experience to ride it home. I would think of it as a pleasure to be able to get an opportunity to ride my new bike home...Right?
So the end of story goes, you save a few bucks and get to go for a nice long ride on your new bike.
I agree, make it an adventure.
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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