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

Author: 3haw-@bluefrog.biz

Date: Jun 19, 2003, 7:00 PM

Post ID: 1713459295

I regret selling my Ambo everyday! Got married and had to sell her to pay
for some of the costs. Maybe I should have sold my blood, a kidney or
something instead. That's why nobody has seen me at any of the rallies.

will change once I have Daisy done. My advice, stick with it no matter

and the rewards will start showing themselves soon.

Paul
Midlothian, Va
73 Eldo "Elvira" at a halt in favor of "Daisy"
74 Eldo "Daisy" new project
----- Original Message -----
From: <3haw-@bluefrog.biz>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 9:55 PM
Subject: Re: What did I miss? Patience is on E-Bay

Keith,
I say what Rich says, keep the loop and buy some other two wheeler for

when

you gotta run but the Goose is nesting. Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Rich Zink <rich.-@acgov.org>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 10:35 AM
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

$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

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,

some

guy says hey its worth $2,000 and by the time it's done your retired

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

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

with 0 bids. Not sure why some bikes get bidding frenzies, i.e.,

bikes where people run up the bids into the low teens, and why mine

gotten none (it's not as nice cosmetically as those total restored

jobs Moe does but is clean and original, but just as nice

Still a few days left though. I am planning on taking a ride up to

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

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

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

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

couldn't get her going no matter what. Now she runs like a

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

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

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

done

with the "money pit" and sell it off he then went into a long

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

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

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

again

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

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

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

a

few

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

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

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

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

>
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

to

break

>> up
> with the old girl?
>
> Answers please ;-(
> Rich
>
>
>
>