oRg'sters -
I was having a conversation with a friend from work about scooters and he was telling me how much he wished he had bought a CBR 600 F4i back in the '90s. It got me thinking... what bikes do you all wish that you hadn't missed out on? I don't mean what bikes do you drool over now, like a Confederate or a YZF-M1 - I mean, are there any regular consumer level bikes that you wish you hadn't passed up the opportunity for?
For me, there are three:
After I got rid of my red and white '89 Hurricane 600, I really wanted to replace it with a 1990 ZX-10. I really liked the Red and Black paint scheme and just thought they were awesome scoots. I opted instead for a Blue, Black and Orange '93 GSXR 600. I did this in part to help out a friend - she was a great scoot.
When I gave the GSXR to my ex-wife in the 1997, I was faced with a choice: a 1992 ZX-7R (this had been my absolute dream machine for about 5 years), a 1997 GSXR-1100 or a 1997 ZX-11D... I bought the 11D and it stands out as the single worst motorcycling mistake that I have ever made (besides putting panties on VaBs' Ceasar). I sold that bike less than 6 months later.
Back in '08, just before deploying for what would be my last time, I had the opportunity to by a 2007 Duc 999S (Parts Unlimited scheme)... at the time, it was a lot of money for an absolutely beautiful machine... the timing wasn't right and I had to pass on the deal.
Today, if I came across either the 7X-7R or the 999s, I would probably jump at the deal - actually, in the future, I would probably jump at both of them...
How about you all?
MCM
I was having a conversation with a friend from work about scooters and he was telling me how much he wished he had bought a CBR 600 F4i back in the '90s. It got me thinking... what bikes do you all wish that you hadn't missed out on? I don't mean what bikes do you drool over now, like a Confederate or a YZF-M1 - I mean, are there any regular consumer level bikes that you wish you hadn't passed up the opportunity for?
For me, there are three:
After I got rid of my red and white '89 Hurricane 600, I really wanted to replace it with a 1990 ZX-10. I really liked the Red and Black paint scheme and just thought they were awesome scoots. I opted instead for a Blue, Black and Orange '93 GSXR 600. I did this in part to help out a friend - she was a great scoot.
When I gave the GSXR to my ex-wife in the 1997, I was faced with a choice: a 1992 ZX-7R (this had been my absolute dream machine for about 5 years), a 1997 GSXR-1100 or a 1997 ZX-11D... I bought the 11D and it stands out as the single worst motorcycling mistake that I have ever made (besides putting panties on VaBs' Ceasar). I sold that bike less than 6 months later.
Back in '08, just before deploying for what would be my last time, I had the opportunity to by a 2007 Duc 999S (Parts Unlimited scheme)... at the time, it was a lot of money for an absolutely beautiful machine... the timing wasn't right and I had to pass on the deal.
Today, if I came across either the 7X-7R or the 999s, I would probably jump at the deal - actually, in the future, I would probably jump at both of them...
How about you all?
MCM
, and a few others (I tend to always have two or three bikes in my collection at any one time... it's a sickness!) but somehow never found myself with a Gen2 Hayabusa. I still can't figure out why! My last bike was my second B-King which I got through a trade+cash deal on a TL1000R I had and wouldn't you know it, it piqued Rubb's interest! Next thing I knew, another trade+cash deal was done and I finally had my silver/grey Gen2 Hayabusa. Thank you Andy! 
