wordsmith Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Update: my offer to pay the full asking price if the seller pays the $580 freight cost to me has been firmly rejected, so I shall not be proceeding with this. 'For want of a nail' and all that... On mature consideration, I am not at all overcome with grief. True - the bike was very well-farkled, but I think now that I was probably seduced by that extensive list of farkles, some very expensive. There were only three or four of these add-ons that I routinely fit to any new bike I acquire as soon as possible after taking ownership - these are Grip Puppies: a better horn: and some type of front LEDs for added conspicuity. I later included rear flashing/ pulsing lights a la Skene products. I'm not saying that some of the add-ons wouldn't have been useful - the cruise-control maybe - but most other items I'd never consider adding. Not that I couldn't have afforded them, I just didn't want to afford them! However, some buyer is going to be pretty happy! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhs10 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 33 minutes ago, wordsmith said: Update: my offer to pay the full asking price if the seller pays the $580 freight cost to me has been firmly rejected, so I shall not be proceeding with this. 'For want of a nail' and all that... Full asking price minus shipping... hahaha... good luck with the sell buddy. Sad that you wont be riding with us again. So what changed? Last I heard you were hanging up the helmet. '15 FJ-09 w/ lots of extras... Fayetteville, GA, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordsmith Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 There's a 2015 Tracer that has been advertised for quite some time - brand new, zero km and 'never off the showroom floor' according to the dealer's ad. Asking $12,490 - and of course, totally unfarkled... and in fact it may not even be registered. It's the early Lava Red option, which I much preferred to the Matte Grey versions that I bought, the Lava Reds then being all sold. Bad news is that it's 1848km away from me in the remote outback town of Mt Isa. I imagine that trail and dirt bikes are all the go up there, plus quads, much less so road-bikes of any description. I have put in an offer.... but it would have to be trucked down to me. (Later afterthought) - this MT-01 1670cc beast was my third Yamaha motorcycle, way back... with a different colour tank. Contrasting with the Tracer, the seat on this was superbly comfortable - so Yamaha can do it! Riding a fully-farkled 2019 MT-09 Tracer 900 GT from my bayside home in South East Queensland, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 On 11/30/2018 at 2:56 PM, nhchris said: Hummmm. My question is... at what point do you just say "screw it" and decide to buy a different motorcycle?! cb I agree. I think the bike is great but I am a little disappointed with the suspension, but I can live with that upgrade. I've seen a lot of bikes here and on other forums where people end up spending crazy $ when they should have just bought a more expensive bike that does what they want. I also wonder about people's riding skills. It sounds like a lot of people feel they ride at close to pro calibre but then in the real world I rarely see other riders pushing their bike anywhere near the edge. Me, I'm a decent rider and this bike is giving me plenty. The suspension is a little harsh and I need to sort that out (maybe spend a little). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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