Re: sell it to him anyway?

On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:04:50 -0800, The Real Bev
<bashley101+usenet@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

oldfart wrote:

On Jan 8, 8:30 pm, Mike Baxter <mgb...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Sell it. You did your part. Put the cash towards another bike.

Mike Baxter

Yep. Sell it. Get cash, no checks. OF

No. Old bikes are old friends and deserve to be put out to pasture or
at least be resurrected by donating body parts to other motorcycles in need.

Nope. I'm helping the kid find his first vehicle. It's tough
explaining that they really are nothing more than a bunch of metal
and plastic. The sentimentality is all in your head. Use the
space for something new that'll create more memories. Unless
you're in the museum business.



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