I know I haven't showed my face here in quite a long time, but I do check in on the threads occasionally. I haven't rode much in several months, for a lot of reasons, some excusable, some not.
My bike has been in the garage since December, and I've rode less and less since last labor day when I began showing nerve damage from a herniated disc in my neck I received 3 years ago.
In January I bit the bullet, and had spinal fusion surgery at the age of 29. I was supposed to bounce back quickly, within 3 weeks, but that was not the case. It's three months later, and I still feel the screws in my neck, and am quite limited on a daily basis. I am convinced that I will get better, but it will be several months to a year.
In the meantime, my bike is neglected, and I think it has come time to sell it. It makes me sad thinking about parting with it after so much effort to make it mine, but it literally pains me to ride it, and honestly, I could use the money to pay off my car and free myself of debt so that quitting my job would be an option (it's hard to sit at a keyboard 8 hours a day with neck issues).
Anyway - I was hoping for advice. I think selling it is unfortunately the right decision. She's a good bike, and somebody needs to be able to ride her. My question is where do you think the best place to sell it, and how much do you think it is worth?
It is a 2009, Yamaha blue, with 2200 miles on the odometer (I know that's pitiful). I bought it brand spanking new out of the crate in July 2011 if memory serves. It's been debadged, and still has frame sliders, bar ends, its been lowered, wheel stripes, I installed a 12V plug and a GPS mount, heated grips, a racing windscreen (still have the old one). Finally it'll come with my most recent purchase, two givi V35 hard cases, and the mounts are still on the bike. The only damage the bike has is a scuff on the right frame slider and right mirror (can't really see it unless you're looking for it) from a slow careful drop in my driveway (lost my balance on a hill, couldn't keep her from dropping, but I did manage to minimize it).
I did break-in maintenance at 600 miles, and I also took her out today (at some risk to my neck), gave her some tender care by cleaning the chain, changing the oil (Amsoil 10w40 full synth), aired the tires up, and tomorrow she'll get a spit shine and some fresh pics for advertising.
Keeping in mind I live in MS, and the weather is gorgeous right now, what do you think she's worth? She's practically new, I was hoping for no less than $4k, do you think with the accessories it'd be worth upwards of $5k? I paid cash, so clean title obviously.
I hope that one day I'll make a full recovery, and I'll buy a new bike. I'm not getting rid of my gear, because I'm counting on getting back on one day, but in the meantime, I hope somebody will enjoy this bike as much as I have.
My bike has been in the garage since December, and I've rode less and less since last labor day when I began showing nerve damage from a herniated disc in my neck I received 3 years ago.
In January I bit the bullet, and had spinal fusion surgery at the age of 29. I was supposed to bounce back quickly, within 3 weeks, but that was not the case. It's three months later, and I still feel the screws in my neck, and am quite limited on a daily basis. I am convinced that I will get better, but it will be several months to a year.
In the meantime, my bike is neglected, and I think it has come time to sell it. It makes me sad thinking about parting with it after so much effort to make it mine, but it literally pains me to ride it, and honestly, I could use the money to pay off my car and free myself of debt so that quitting my job would be an option (it's hard to sit at a keyboard 8 hours a day with neck issues).
Anyway - I was hoping for advice. I think selling it is unfortunately the right decision. She's a good bike, and somebody needs to be able to ride her. My question is where do you think the best place to sell it, and how much do you think it is worth?
It is a 2009, Yamaha blue, with 2200 miles on the odometer (I know that's pitiful). I bought it brand spanking new out of the crate in July 2011 if memory serves. It's been debadged, and still has frame sliders, bar ends, its been lowered, wheel stripes, I installed a 12V plug and a GPS mount, heated grips, a racing windscreen (still have the old one). Finally it'll come with my most recent purchase, two givi V35 hard cases, and the mounts are still on the bike. The only damage the bike has is a scuff on the right frame slider and right mirror (can't really see it unless you're looking for it) from a slow careful drop in my driveway (lost my balance on a hill, couldn't keep her from dropping, but I did manage to minimize it).
I did break-in maintenance at 600 miles, and I also took her out today (at some risk to my neck), gave her some tender care by cleaning the chain, changing the oil (Amsoil 10w40 full synth), aired the tires up, and tomorrow she'll get a spit shine and some fresh pics for advertising.
Keeping in mind I live in MS, and the weather is gorgeous right now, what do you think she's worth? She's practically new, I was hoping for no less than $4k, do you think with the accessories it'd be worth upwards of $5k? I paid cash, so clean title obviously.
I hope that one day I'll make a full recovery, and I'll buy a new bike. I'm not getting rid of my gear, because I'm counting on getting back on one day, but in the meantime, I hope somebody will enjoy this bike as much as I have.
