I cant believe I am about to do this so soon, but I am selling the SV.
I don't owe anyone an explanation, but because the community of barfers is who they are, even tho I have met like maybe 3 of you... I feel my situation or experience may benefit in a way if someone in the future were to read it.
A brief history of my experience with moto's:
first ride was at 10, I think it was a Honda 50 a friend and I got from a neighbor. We basically tried jumping it off dirt jumps in my friends backyard. Each jump a part would break off and the neighbor moto guy wold help us get her rideable again.
Next it was a legit 250 we would take on trails and open land, carnegie. I was 12.
Skip ahead to when I was 24, got my first streetbike. Same year SV. after a year I had an incident where a truck rand a stop and almost killed me. THe GF at the time (now wife) was like nope, get rid of it.
over the next 10 years I had two CB550's one mine, one loaned from a friend and also a 81 XS 650. I was really comfortable on the older bikes, but never did any long trips. Hardly rode on the freeway. NEVER lane split. Each time I rode however, it was always followed by an argument with the GF, or a debate on safety with her family. So I got rid of them all.
After we got married, my reasoning for getting another bike was always "let me get some miles in, so in the future if we have children I can get rid of it with no regret." Seemed fair, I had plans for longer rides, and a dream was always to ride to the Grand Canyon which is technically still planned for September of 2017. My request was always shot down and was rewarded with 2-3 days of absolute silence.
FInally I convinced the wife to be ok with getting a SV. Riding for 2 years to get some miles in before embarking on the Grand Canyon trip. You cant just take off on that kind of trip with no experience. So, I have been riding about a year, a friends SV, XS.. now my SV. Its been great. Well sort of. I commute in it. Regular trips to Oakland Peninsula South Bay. Everytime I ride there's always someone out there trying to kill you. I don't think I noticed this before due to the low amount of miles I had riden.
January of this year I found out we were expecting our first child. His name is Nolan. He'll be here any day now.
Every time there is a near miss, someone merging without checking.. someone braking hard for no reason.. someone mad I can split lanes in traffic and closes the lane.. I picture me watching him at baseball practice in a wheel chair.. or worse.. not getting to see it at all. It seems a bit dramatic I know. But ****happens right.
I also lost my job in May. So we are living with my wife's parents, who are semi traditional Chinese born in Hong Kong and have NO CLUE as to why I would ride. Sprinkle in a few family friends and one direct relative who have been in serious accidents on bikes does not help.
So, there ya go.. I am selling the bike. It was always a selfish passion, as I swore to never bring the wife on the back (not that she would do it anyway) so I cant include her. The extra cash in savings will be nice as I have still not found a job. I do feel like I am giving up a lot on my end, but I can drive the Grand Canyon rip. Cars and driving have always my passion, but the moto brought a new type of thrill. When the kid is old enough take care of himself, assuming we dont have another.. I can get back into it I suppose. So yea...
Not sure why I felt like bringing this up. Like I said, the community here is pretty cool. I will miss that as well. Even tho I didn't fully involve myself. I have always lurked the forums, as you can tell by my reg date. This place is fun. Safe travels to all of you!
Ill be posting a for sale ad shortly. Linked here then I can keep it bike related and if people want to know why i'm selling they can see here. Along with everything I have done or need to do to the bike. Although, if my trip was scheduled for tomorrow I would do it without hesitation.
