Subject: RE: What did I miss? Patience is on E-Bay

Author: Ian Adkins

Date: Jun 18, 2003, 8:13 AM

Post ID: 1713436105

-----Original Message-----
From: Rich Zink [mailto:rich.-@acgov.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 10:36 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: What did I miss? Patience is on E-Bay


Here's a hint Keith. If you want bids you needed to start opening bid at
$1,000. You can put your reserve at anything you want but you
need to start
the bidding frenzy and it just isn't going to happen with an
opening bid of
$6,000. If you have watched Ebay for any length of time you would
understand
how this works. Some guy says 'Oh Yea!' I'd give em $1,500 for
it, then some
guy says hey its worth $2,000 and by the time it's done your retired on an
island in the Caribbean. Well maybe not but you get the point.
I think you should just do like I did, owning somewhat finicky
bikes like a
Loop and a Ducati, is to keep the Loop and buy a H@nda or BMW or something
else so that when it's patience's time of month you always have
something to
ride. Just my unbiased opinion worth the magnetic bits it's
written on ;-).


Rich


-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Ruff [mailto:klru-@fcc.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 5:27 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: What did I miss? Patience is on E-Bay


I hear ya, I've been vomiting on this board for 3 years now, y'all have
been putting up with me. I'm on the fence with selling her, which is
why I priced her high on ebay. I've gotten 727 hits as of this morning
with 0 bids. Not sure why some bikes get bidding frenzies, i.e., Moe's
bikes where people run up the bids into the low teens, and why mine has
gotten none (it's not as nice cosmetically as those total restored paint
jobs Moe does but is clean and original, but just as nice mechanically).
Still a few days left though. I am planning on taking a ride up to see
Eric Green, The Guzzi Guy up in Staten Island to see if she is running
her best, I think she still may need some carb tweeking or timing
adjustment. If he gets her running like a bandit, hmmmmm, I may just
have to keep her! Been offered a few trades from Beemer owners, a real
nice 78 Smoke Red R100RS + $2000 for my bike, an 80 Smoke Red R100RT
with 15K original miles on it + $2500 for my bike, or possibly a 90
K100LT all done up for close to equal swap for my bike. Makes me really
think if this is a prime opportunity to get back what I have invested
(around $6K) into this bike, get a nice Beemer, plus cash back in my
pocket. The Beemers are also unique machines, not too many around these
parts, but the Guzzi is super rare. Decisions, decisions. Will keep
you posted.

Keith Ruff
71 Police Ambassador - NJ

3haw-@bluefrog.biz wrote:

Keith,
Ian's story is familiar to me. I whined and complained on this list
(I'm
sure everyone remembers painfully) for almost two years about my Ambo,
couldn't get her going no matter what. Now she runs like a new.......
well
almost new bike. Real glad I stuck to her. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Adkins <ianad-@linkamerica.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 11:42 AM
Subject: RE: What did I miss? Patience is on E-Bay

Keith,

You have definately had to put up with a lot of pain and suffering on
Patience. I have had the good fortune to have had few problems with my

bikes

so I can't be in your shoes. However please allow me to pass

on a story

that

my dad once told me:

He owned a late 50's Olds way back when. There was a period

of time when

all

he seemed to be doing was getting things fixed on it. This went on for

quite

awhile and he was at his breaking point. Just as he was ready

to be done

with the "money pit" and sell it off he then went into a long period
where
all the car would do is run. I think I remember him saying

that he ran

the
car for over two years with no problems whatsoever.

Perhaps you are at that point? You have done just about everything

possible

to that bike. I am surprised it is not as reliable as many of the
Looper's
bikes.

Good luck with the sale...she is a beautiful bike.

...Ian

p.s. I am not jinxing myself with the above statements. But just to be

sure

I wrote this email with fingers...and toes crossed :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: EldoMike [mailto:msse-@classicguzzi.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 9:54 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: Re: What did I miss? Patience is on E-Bay


Though I like to see people on loops, sometimes it's just

time to move

on...good luck whatever you do...

EldoMike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Ruff" <klru-@fcc.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 9:03 PM
Subject: RE: What did I miss? Patience is on E-Bay

Oh the mental torchure. Took her to work the other day and once

again

she owned up to her name as the speedo crapped out again. So it

turned

out to only be the speedo cable again (was just replaced not many

miles

ago). Yes it was minor, but enough to put me over the final edge

and

throw her on ebay. Yes she is priced high, but if someone is

willing

to

pay, she's all theres (especially when compared to the

prices people

pay

for Harpers and Cycle Garden machines!). I think I have

been jinxed

with this Ambo, perhaps someone else will have luck now

that I have

spent my mental lentils and too much dinero getting her

to where she

is

at. Of course the cash in pocket doesn't hurt to pay off

that huge

Visa

bill that she created. Have also had a few intersted

parties offer
me

up some real fine Beemers + cash for Patience, now there's a hoot.
Still in the saddle with a sweet R100RS or R100RT or K100LT plus a

few

grand to play with. One guy offered me $6K in a trade - his 80

R100RT

with 15K original miles + $3K. We'll see. I figured I would list

her

at what I've got into her and see if the price runs up

like some of

those cycle garden bikes we've seen sell for $12K plus, though I'm

not

at all expecting that but why not just list it and see.

May wind up

keeping her after all this is said and done, but I do

have a "sour"

taste now, I'm at the point where I expect something to

go wrong or

break every time I'm out on her, not the confidence I want to have

in

a

courtship with my motorcycle. I think it's time to move on.....

Keith

Zink, Rich, ITD wrote:

Keith? What's up buddy? Has the three year courtship gone sour?

You

poured
your heart and soul into the relationship and now your

dumping the poor

girl
on EBay, alongside overly endowed Harleys and lonely

wallflower Hondas.

Oh
the pain. Or is the reserve set so high you really don't want to

break

up
with the old girl?

Answers please ;-(
Rich