grumble grumble...

[synreal]

this is the first (and only) time i will say this..I wish i was in california.

normally i despise things like...well..beaches and heat, but there is something i want desperately there that i can't have from my current vantage point in michigan.

i ran across a gentleman who is selling the "rolling frame" of a honda cb 750 motorcycle. by "rolling frame", he means everything but a gas tank, gauges, exhaust and paint (he is even including about 8 pounds of grease and filth on the engine for free), and he only wants $125 for it. i was looking for a bike to rebuild over this blissfully long and icy winter, but sadly it is not to be.

note to self - must devise a way for most of the midwest and mountain states to be "relocated" to make cali a reasonable drive from detroit.

[Snewk]

I'm in Florida, even farther from Cali than you are syn. Although I hate the hot weather here, we have beaches to go to, now only to find time to go to them.

[Potatoboy]

He won't crate it up?

The frieght won't be that much if he sends it through someone like DHL.

[synreal]

he just wants the bike gone, and that's why he is letting it go cheap. he said if the buyer wants anything fancy (palette, crating, ...), basically anything other than me showing up in his driveway with a pickup, that the cost will go up quickly.

i think wyn is thinking of upgrading to a nicer/bigger bike in the spring, i'll check to see if i can buy his current one off of him once it gets too cold to ride this fall. i'm 90% done rebuilding a '74 360cc race bike, but need something with a bit more umph to take me around town.

[Potatoboy]

meh, take a few days off work... road trip.

[synreal]

sure why not, its only a 4705.2 mile round trip ($250 in gas)

[Potatoboy]

and your point is...?

[synreal]

that im not spending twice the amount on gas/shipping that i am on the actual product...tis a matter of principle.

[Potatoboy]

You could always use Ian's brilliant idea....

Fly out and Uhaul back...

Didn't check the price of the ticket, but the truck is only 1,099 and includes 2776 miles, the rest are meager $.40 each.

[PyRo]

Yes, but can you get one for less than $400 where you live is the question.

[animal]

Grumble Grumble???!!!??!

Grumble Grumble...
I thought this thread would force me to use the "Food".


Some of you old school guys might actually know what I'm talking about

[Potatoboy]

I do!

I'm a dork too!

"SHHHH. It's a secret to everybody."

[synreal]

have you ever gone online to price out a vehicle, and wondered what poor SOB has to go through and create the little tiny pictures that show you what your car would look like?

imagine it, some unfortunate soul has to sit down and create images of every model, in every color, with every fabric option, every wheel combo, and every possible combination of factory installed exterior options that a manufacturer offers. that guy's life must kinda suck at times.

in other news, i got a glorious "little" task at the office today...

[Potatoboy]

haha

</nelson voice>

[synreal]

<font size="1" color="#888888">//note to self//
hang potatoboy by his entrails.</font>

you'll find the back of my hand very displeasing...