Modern Vespa

I need to rearrange my financial life and make some changes that will help facilitate that end.

In doing so, and even though I would be going without a motorbike of my own for the next year, I would emerge from my self-inflicted austerity program next season in a far better position to then go ahead and indulge my powered two-wheeler addiction anew.

The Vespa costs little to own and run however, and I will have to seriously weigh it's value as a pleasant and practical diversion against any gain I might realize from it's departure.

The Triumph admittedly costs a relative butt-load to own and pay for, so it's departure would loosen up a substantial amount that could be redirected elsewhere, with good effect.

Even if both of my personal bikes were to go, I would still have access to Trixie's Triumph Speedmaster when the urge to ride a bike strikes, and then there's the Miata, which, to be honest, is just about as much fun to drive as a motorbike is to ride, in my area anyway.

After a year of cutbacks and redirection of 'resources', I would emerge next spring in pretty good shape, and be able to go out and buy any bike I might fancy.

I now need to sit back, have a coffee, and consider my next move.

Bike selling season is well underway though, and I will need to get things moving in that direction immediately if it's my decision to do it.

Flipping a bike and then buying one like it in the near term is usually a substantial financial loser. Especially if you think you might replace your GTS next year, it would be much smarter financially to simply keep it since its not costing you much anyway.

I'm considering that.

To replace the GTS, I would have to go to a dealer near Denver, and probably pay something like $9500 for it.

Sell the Miata, Noooo such a fun and great car to drive believe me you would miss it like i did.

Well made and a bullet proof engine, would be hard to replace.

Whatever you do, don't sell Gracie! Sack up and keep the Vespa. My thoughts, as long as you don't piss off Trixie, everything else is fair game except your other cat( love that one too ).😉 Bill would be tickled pink if you offed the rocket! Yeah, boy!!

Don't panic, I made no mention of dumping the Miata, just the GTS and the Triumph Rocket.

We took the Miata out today for a top-down drive up to Deadwood, then a fifty mile Black Hills
backroad for the return trip home.

The Miata isn't leaving anytime soon.

I've also decided that I will be hanging on to the GTS300, it costs very little to own, and it's used bike dollar value isn't worth the loss of such a pleasurable and yes, therapeutic machine.

I might be able to get $4000 for it, but they're quite rare in this area, and a new replacement a little farther down the line would cost well over double that amount.

It's the Triumph that should be the one to go, as it represents quite a debt, and a large monthly payment that could be put to some very constructive use in other areas that would benefit me greatly later on.

Gracie is a keeper, even if she is bat shit crazy.

Bill who?

I like your plan - keep the Vespa, sell the Triumph. As you said you have the Speedmaster there to ride. Unless Trixie gets the itch to ride it as the same time as you - then you screwed.

You're selling the Triumph to build a giant waspatorium?

Yes, it is currently sporting a fender rack behind the solo seat, so anyone riding 'cupcake' on that bike is definitely in for an unpleasant experience.

Probably not.

Which reminds me, it's almost time to announce the upcoming release of the remaining waspitorium dwellers back into the wild after their cozy over-winter residency.

I must admit, I like the look of the Speedmaster over the Rocket by far. It looks like a Triumph, the Rocket like an Ego machine. But I'm sure it's fun to ride.

There's undeniably a bit of that with the Rocket 3, but after some time and miles, it's just another motorcycle.