I Did A Bad Bad Thing.

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  Posted by Bitchy August 27, 2015 - 1,170 views
  

   I did a bad bad thing???  I am not sure yet but some how it feels selfish, irresponsible and finically wrong.   But at the same time it feels good, exciting  and  exhilarating... What did I do that you might ask what could bring all these different feelings and all at the same time ? I went and bought yet another bike.

  
  

  I had debating weather to go and buy a new bike or rebuild the Submarine (my 2007 Street-glide)?  I thought I had my mind made up to spend about 6,000$ and rebuild the Submarine.  True and balance the fly wheels add some Timken bearings.  Change the cam bore the heads and make her a 107 cubic inch engine.  And maybe a new seat  as I think the one I have is wore down. So 6,500$ and get to start the whole  new engine break in and see what fun and adventure the next 72,000 miles had to offer.

  
  

  Well Sunday I rode a little over 100 miles to meet some great friends for lunch.  We was celebrating one of these friends new adventure in life.  But that is when it started, one of the guys got a new Indian Chieftain. Basically the Indians  version of the Street-glide.  He was really happy with his exchange and before all of us parted ways he said before you put all that money into your bike go test ride an Indian. As this friend is a gear head and know bikes really well I thought okay I go do a test ride.

  
  

  I am still not sure if that was good advice or not but I decided to go schedule a test ride on the Indian. I did not think I would get to ride one but the dealer  had a older bike (2014)  model of the bike I was looking at and I got to take her for a 4 mile stretch.  I was amazed at the broader range in the gears.  The smoothness of the big 111cubic inch engine.  The easy braking and shifting, the over all smooth way this big beast functioned.  I think I was hooked. Okay I knew I wanted one but being me I told them I got to sleep on this and will talk with them in the morning.

  
  

  I tossed and turned thinking over do I really want or need yet another motorcycle.  If I got one where would I store it as my garage is quit full.  Do I want to get rid of the submarine.  She was my very first brand new bike and I still love her.  Do I want a payment or would taking every thing out of the bank be better.  What is the bottom dollar I would take for the Submarine... A lot of question for me to consider, and very few answers that I liked.

  
  

  The  next morning after coffee I go to talk to Wooly about what I was thinking.  I had come up with what I would take as bottom dollar and what I wanted to do with the Chieftain.  But I also came up with a plan B.  Indian had this model that  came out  called the Dark Horse and it was what got me looking away from Harley and into Indian at the first of the year.  I loved it almost all black more as a run around town but with a little change here and there I could easily make her a cruiser with leather bags a detachable windshield.  So plan A trade in the Submarine and get a new Chieftain, plan B take the money I had saved  to rebuild the Submarine and put it down on the the Dark Horse and keep the Submarine. 

  
  

  Well I cleaned up the Submarine as I wanted it to look good for the appraisal.  Rode over and said lets try to make a deal.  With the high mileage of the Submarine (their words not mine) they would not offer me what I wanted  for it not even close.  So after going back and forth with the owner it turned out that I was going with plan B.

  
  

  My new  bike and all the goodies I ordered for her should be here next week.  I also loved that taking with sales and parts that they was not offended that I like to work on my bike and that  the dealership offers  packages for servicing.  80$ for a normal 5,000  mile service and me doing the work would not interfere with the warranty.  They also said that all the parts except for exhaust and the stage 1 was easy to install and that they did not have a problem with me installing them and that they are easily installed.  This is some thing I thought hell yes save me spending 100$ an hour for a mechanic to put on a few gadgets and change out the seat. 

   

  I am not sure what my new ride adventures will bring and I am not sure what relationship the future will hold for me and Indian.  I have hope that these company is going to do some thing amazing for the American motorcycle industry.  And hopefully we will have a long happy relationship.   Also  as a side note Wooly says that I got to sell my car to make room in the garage for the new bike.  Well he said sell it or it has to set out side.  I am thinking as I hardly put 500 miles a year on my car I might just sell it.