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I want a Vintage so bad its killing me.

I remember that feeling. I bought my Vintage cause I wanted to LIVE! I WANT TO LIVE, I TELL YOU! PLEASE, DEAR GOD, LET ME LIVE and I'll CHANGE MY WAYS!( Or at least my oil!) And Ian, you know you have other bikes, maybe in the background, so admit you like other machines also!



true but not one of my other bikes cost me more than $600 to purchase. My Speedy is the most expensive bike I ever bought and that was a little steep at $5,000 with 700 miles on it and 1 1/2 years warranty left. Hermy hooked me up at the time, I went in looking for a new bike when he turned me on to it. The man who traded it in had too short of an inseam to ride it. He traded it for a standard Bonnie.

I did own a HD once, worth money now as it was a 1 year only bike but I sold it years ago. I bought it for $500 was last year pan first year Electroglide. It was someone elses worn out nightmare that was broken more than it was running, hated that bike.

Yep, my conservative alter ego, been there done that! I always, and for years, bought broken down junk and restored them, usually for around $500 or so. The only expensive bike I ever bought was my $4,000, slightly used BA. Then, a couple of years ago, I was in the lustful throes of wanting a new Royal Enfield, mostly cause of the old timey looks and simple technology, like the bikes I've always had. But I looked at one up close, and didn't think it was physically big enough for me, too small to tour on. And the reliability worried me. THEN, the new Indian came out and the sickness began. Thought about it night and day, talked myself out of it cause of the crazy cost. But THEN, we know the rest of the story. I was 56 years old, never had a new "anything", and my friends and family were dropping one after another. The clincher was that my wife's health got a little better and she said she thought she could ride on the Indian. (plus, she's a big girl) Keep workin on it, Ian ole buddy. Think about it. Look at the new bikes. Listen closely for that soft voice coming from a huge, new and shiny sickle...Listen Ian, can ya hear it call....ian, iiiiannn, IANNNN! Keep listening for it. You'll get there!!!

Fidelis et Fortis