I just watched "Sicko" by Michael Moore. I dare you, yes dare you, to watch it.
'Nuff said.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Booo!
Frustrated in Sidney,
You probably remember my last post (look below if your memory is poor) where I said I was going to get a super-cool, sexy, lime-green VTX1300C. Sadly, they don't make that particular shade any longer, and almost all the ones they ever made have been sold already. They have one in California, but the emissions rules out there force the dealerships to basically neuter the bikes. Also, they have one in NY, but I'd have to pay up to $1,000 for shipping (fu'dat!).
So, I decided to try a different tack and go for something a little different... Voila!
She's a beaut! Not quite as cool and sporty as the key-lime cutie, but still a nice damn bike!
So, I told the guy to gimme one o' dem! and he's like, "Yes Sir!" But, then he called me back with the bad news. The main Honda factory was the only place that had these, so it could take up to two weeks to arrive. Bummed, but not completely despondent, I told him to go ahead and I'd suck it up.
But, while he was on the phone, I told him a couple of things I wanted added. Nothing fancy, just a windshield, handlebar risers (to move the handlebars closer a couple inches) and some footboards for the passenger (my cute little girlfriend... don't tell the wife... she doesn't read my blog!)
He assured me that everything was kosher and he'd get started asap.
30 seconds after hanging up with me, apparently, his manager called him into the office with the (even more) bad news. That style of bike had a safety recall and the dealerships were forbidden to sell, trade, transport, etc, any of these bikes until the problem was repaired.
No big deal, just a half hour job to jump in there and replace the pep cock valve under the gas tank. Easy, right? Well, if the bike was local, it would be no problem. But since the bike is at the dealership, they won't release it until it's been repaired whenever THEY decide to get around to it.
So, this means that the soonest I can expect to lay my hands on this baby is the middle of April. I am the bummed!
On the positive side, this new bike is quite a bit less expensive than the other bike for what is basically exactly the same bike. The reason that it's less is because the purple bike needs less modifications than the green bike. About $2k less as a matter of fact, which is good.
But, damn I loves me some sexy, lime-green bike! Even so, it's not worth an extra $3k for green vs. purple. I mean, cuz green is favorite, but purple is favorite too. You know, green is more favorite. I mean, Purple is favorite, but green is MORE favorite. But I like purple... I like purple. Purple's good.
More to come!
You probably remember my last post (look below if your memory is poor) where I said I was going to get a super-cool, sexy, lime-green VTX1300C. Sadly, they don't make that particular shade any longer, and almost all the ones they ever made have been sold already. They have one in California, but the emissions rules out there force the dealerships to basically neuter the bikes. Also, they have one in NY, but I'd have to pay up to $1,000 for shipping (fu'dat!).
So, I decided to try a different tack and go for something a little different... Voila!
She's a beaut! Not quite as cool and sporty as the key-lime cutie, but still a nice damn bike!
So, I told the guy to gimme one o' dem! and he's like, "Yes Sir!" But, then he called me back with the bad news. The main Honda factory was the only place that had these, so it could take up to two weeks to arrive. Bummed, but not completely despondent, I told him to go ahead and I'd suck it up.
But, while he was on the phone, I told him a couple of things I wanted added. Nothing fancy, just a windshield, handlebar risers (to move the handlebars closer a couple inches) and some footboards for the passenger (my cute little girlfriend... don't tell the wife... she doesn't read my blog!)
He assured me that everything was kosher and he'd get started asap.
30 seconds after hanging up with me, apparently, his manager called him into the office with the (even more) bad news. That style of bike had a safety recall and the dealerships were forbidden to sell, trade, transport, etc, any of these bikes until the problem was repaired.
No big deal, just a half hour job to jump in there and replace the pep cock valve under the gas tank. Easy, right? Well, if the bike was local, it would be no problem. But since the bike is at the dealership, they won't release it until it's been repaired whenever THEY decide to get around to it.
So, this means that the soonest I can expect to lay my hands on this baby is the middle of April. I am the bummed!
On the positive side, this new bike is quite a bit less expensive than the other bike for what is basically exactly the same bike. The reason that it's less is because the purple bike needs less modifications than the green bike. About $2k less as a matter of fact, which is good.
But, damn I loves me some sexy, lime-green bike! Even so, it's not worth an extra $3k for green vs. purple. I mean, cuz green is favorite, but purple is favorite too. You know, green is more favorite. I mean, Purple is favorite, but green is MORE favorite. But I like purple... I like purple. Purple's good.
More to come!
Sunday, March 16, 2008
The new bike
Breathing easy in Sidney.
Now that the bonuses have come through and we got a couple bucks in the old checking account, what better than to drive 100 miles to the nearest big town (yes 100 miles) and spend that money!
So, we hopped in the truck with the boys and drove out to Cheyenne, which is the nearest town that has a Circuit City. I was interested in projector TV's and the wife wanted to look at laminate flooring. She hates the house but thinks we might be able to spruce it up a bit if we could just get rid of the old crappy carpeting.
One other thing that Cheyenne has is a motorcycle dealership or two. Well, I would have kicked myself if I went all the way to the big city and not looked at bikes.
To make a long story short (hah!), here's what my next bike is going to look like:
It's a Honda 1300 VTX, and as you can see, it's lime green! Oh, it's beautiful all righty. I'm going to have to make a couple of modifications, like change the handle bars, the seat and add some floorboard pedals, a windshield and saddlebags, but you get the idear.
As a reminder, here's my current ride:
(Who IS that cool kid??)
Anyway, it will be a few weeks yet before I can actually get the bike as we have to agree on trade in amounts, and the cost of all the mods. In the meantime, I have my jpegs to keep my warm at night.
On a side note, we didn't get a HD projector or any laminate flooring, or even any new carpet. We DID eat some fantastic Mongolian Grill, and enjoyed a little Baskin Robbins.
Watch this space for news concerning the new bike!
Now that the bonuses have come through and we got a couple bucks in the old checking account, what better than to drive 100 miles to the nearest big town (yes 100 miles) and spend that money!
So, we hopped in the truck with the boys and drove out to Cheyenne, which is the nearest town that has a Circuit City. I was interested in projector TV's and the wife wanted to look at laminate flooring. She hates the house but thinks we might be able to spruce it up a bit if we could just get rid of the old crappy carpeting.
One other thing that Cheyenne has is a motorcycle dealership or two. Well, I would have kicked myself if I went all the way to the big city and not looked at bikes.
To make a long story short (hah!), here's what my next bike is going to look like:
It's a Honda 1300 VTX, and as you can see, it's lime green! Oh, it's beautiful all righty. I'm going to have to make a couple of modifications, like change the handle bars, the seat and add some floorboard pedals, a windshield and saddlebags, but you get the idear.
As a reminder, here's my current ride:
(Who IS that cool kid??)
Anyway, it will be a few weeks yet before I can actually get the bike as we have to agree on trade in amounts, and the cost of all the mods. In the meantime, I have my jpegs to keep my warm at night.
On a side note, we didn't get a HD projector or any laminate flooring, or even any new carpet. We DID eat some fantastic Mongolian Grill, and enjoyed a little Baskin Robbins.
Watch this space for news concerning the new bike!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
It's BONUS time!
That's right, after a year of waiting and trying NOT to get fired, it's finally all paid off! Tomorrow is Bonus day! That means thousand and thousand of dollars! Yep, $2,000! ;-)
After this crappy financial year that we've had, that money will sho come in handy! I was positive that I was going to get fired this week, just days before this little windfall.
However, somehow I made it! Somehow my mouth didn't get me fired after all!
So, now I'm in a pretty good mood.
Next week, my oldest kid will be here with her boyfriend. Fortunately, I'm rich enough to take them to McDonald's or some other nice place. Woo hoo.
After this crappy financial year that we've had, that money will sho come in handy! I was positive that I was going to get fired this week, just days before this little windfall.
However, somehow I made it! Somehow my mouth didn't get me fired after all!
So, now I'm in a pretty good mood.
Next week, my oldest kid will be here with her boyfriend. Fortunately, I'm rich enough to take them to McDonald's or some other nice place. Woo hoo.
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