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*sniff* Goodbye, Radian...

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#1 Post by Skier » Tue May 02, 2006 1:17 pm

Sold the ol' girl to a friend of a friend who wanted to get into motorcycling.

So, I naturally took some time to make it look nice before selling it:
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Even the tank looked pretty good for being 20 years old:
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I purchased the bike for $800 about two years and 12,000 miles ago. Sold it for $1,000, with a bunch of extras (brand new tires F/R, unmounted, various gaskets, air filter, etc...). Not bad at all.

So: Goodbye Radian, hello, nurse!

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That's right. 2004 Honda 599. Bought it with 391 miles on it from the original owner who just didn't have time to ride it (obviously!).

Let the good times roll. :D
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#2 Post by nyrblue35 » Tue May 02, 2006 1:21 pm

sweet ride. it was tough to pass up on the 599. such a nice looking bike too!
congrats and good luck!
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#3 Post by ZooTech » Tue May 02, 2006 1:26 pm

My condolences/congrats! :cry: :D
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#4 Post by -Holiday » Tue May 02, 2006 1:27 pm

those 599 seems nice, but they seem like they're for smaller riders.
i sat on one and felt like i was on me honda 360.

good looking bike though.
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#5 Post by Skier » Tue May 02, 2006 1:42 pm

-Holiday wrote:those 599 seems nice, but they seem like they're for smaller riders.
i sat on one and felt like i was on me honda 360.

good looking bike though.
It fits slightly better than the Radian does. I have a long torso for being 6' tall, so I can get away with a bike of slightly smaller stature.

I need to go apply some TLC to the bike before it gets dark. And maybe get some studying in for my finals on Thursday. :)
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#6 Post by fireguzzi » Tue May 02, 2006 2:10 pm

Hey skier is that a roadcrafter suit?

man i wish i could afford one of those. :cry:
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#7 Post by Skier » Tue May 02, 2006 2:44 pm

fireguzzi wrote:Hey skier is that a roadcrafter suit?

man i wish i could afford one of those. :cry:
Yessir it is. Two piece, had it for, oh, almost a year now? Can't see how I rode without it.

And for being able to afford one, as I said before, $800 first bike leaves plenty of mone leftover for gear, which doesn't change between bikes. :)

Alrighty, now that the lawn looks all snappy-like, time to go hug the Hornet. I mean, give it a bath.
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#8 Post by Sev » Tue May 02, 2006 3:08 pm

Do you rub the tank every time you walk past? I'm still doing that and I've put over 8000km on mine.

Nice bike, I think you made a good choice, though the yellow ones are faster ;);)
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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#9 Post by NorthernPete » Tue May 02, 2006 3:10 pm

both bikes are sweet looking... you made some cahs on the deal too, good show!
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#10 Post by zarakand » Tue May 02, 2006 4:11 pm

Congrats and my condolences as well. I miss my old bike so much that it's photo is currently my destop background. Enjoy the 599!
Sevulturus wrote:Do you rub the tank every time you walk past? I'm still doing that and I've put over 8000km on mine.

Nice bike, I think you made a good choice, though the yellow ones are faster ;);)
Heh, I think some of you Canucks should go by Sev's house and do a quick black spray painting. :twisted: Slow him down a bit!
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