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by Timetonut
Sat Aug 25, 2007 5:02 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: Yamaha 1983 Maxim XJ 650
Replies: 3
Views: 2311

XJ550

I just got my xj550 for $900. Then I had to add all the tax and title change etc. to all of that. Thank goodness for AAA to do all the work for me though. I always use Kelly Blue book to check out my price variations. There is also another institution that does estimates on all that, but I have ...
by Timetonut
Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:47 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: Trouble with my wife...
Replies: 34
Views: 13826

Lunacy

One can never predict how life will turn out for another person, even when all the details might be the same.

I am married and have two kids, one almost 3 and one 6 months. My wife knows how to ride, but doesn't have her own license, and really is not a fan of cycling. For her, the pain of seeing ...
by Timetonut
Sat Aug 25, 2007 4:27 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: Protech
Replies: 0
Views: 1446

Protech

As some of us do at some foolish point, I gave away my leather jacket. I am now in need of it again. Sadly, I have given one to my cousin, and another to a friend at church.

The point of all of this is... I loved my Protech Jacket, and am looking for an online dealer who still sells them, or knows ...
by Timetonut
Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:23 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: Lost VIN Number- Where do we find it?
Replies: 6
Views: 4570

Thanks Everyone

Thanks for all the help. Between the different variations, my friend and I were able to find the vin and use it for a title transfer. I am now VERY VERY proudly commuting back and forth from work everyday. Now I am having fun discovering the quirks of a 25 year old machine. It still runs like a ...
by Timetonut
Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:51 pm
Forum: Beginning Bikers
Topic: Lost VIN Number- Where do we find it?
Replies: 6
Views: 4570

Lost VIN Number- Where do we find it?

Hi everybody.

I am in the great spot of buying the same model and make of motorcycle I first learned on. A 1982 Yamaha Maxim 550. The trick I have run into is that part of the sticker VIN Number (redundant, I know) has been torn. The middle part. I know that the VIN matches the VIN somewhere on ...