Craigslist "funnies"

[wymple]

I saved it....

OK! First.... As I understand it, "restored" means put back to the way it was new. Not merely polished up, or professionally customized, or horribly cobbled to suit your personal taste. If you are calling your Sportster "restored" it had better look a lot like it did when it sat on the showroom floor. Most of the time people mean to say "rebuilt," and hell, they don't know what that means either...

Second.... Can we just get real about "cafe" bikes? Taking off the fender and sticking on a vinyl covered piece of plywood for a seat does not make it a cafe bike. It makes you an idiot for ruining a good bike, and for assuming we are all idiots too. There are some beautiful cafe bikes on CL, just very rarely.... and do I understand this right: "Rat Bike" means "horribly butchered and sloppily rattle-canned until I can't ride it, and now you should buy it...?"

Third.... Don't threaten people with your plans if we don't buy your bike. I don't care if you plan to "sell it for more in the spring" if we don't buy it now! I don't care what you think it would bring on Ebay. If your so damn sure, then put it on Ebay! In fact, don't even tell me what you think it's worth. Tell me what you want for it. I know what it's worth. It's worth what it sells for, and we all have the internet now, and we all follow Ebay, so we KNOW what things are worth.

Fourth..... A pox on all the idiots selling bikes without titles who hasten to include that "titles are easy to get...." Well, again, if it was so easy then YOU WOULD HAVE DONE IT! Newsflash! Whoever holds the title on that bike can claim it, and you are out cold. If you buy a bike with no title it's a parts pile. Pay accordingly. And if it's stolen you can lose everything.

Fifth.... It you are re-posting your ad for 2 FREAKIN YEARS it means you want too much for your pile of garbage and you are drawing excessive attention to what a moron you are!

Sixth.... All your hard work in "Customizing" that bike will not pay off! Unless you are a real pro, in which case you are probably not trying to sell your stuff on CL. You want max dollars for your bike? Get it as original/stock as possible. Buzzsaw butchery and chrome geegaws will not make your bike worth more. It will make it worth less. And for good reason....

Maybe I spend too much time on CL. And maybe I take too much entertainment from watching the flounderings of fools... But these are the conclusions I have drawn from watching trends. I guess I should expect that a "no-cost classified" should draw in the lowest common denominator. I also guess that this shouldn't appear in the "For Sale" section, but should appear in the "Rants and Raves" in the Personals..... But have you seen the Cretins in there? That's another story...

I stick this on here when I see some doofus posting some cobbled claptrap contraption, when slapping myself on the forehead just doesn't do it for me... If you don't like it you are probably a mouth breather who can't sell his XS650 for $4500 after stretching the frame with rebar, removing the shocks, installing angle iron struts, soaking the thing in stove paint, and robbing a Huffy for handlebars....GOOD LUCK!

I was just gonna say all that.........:applouse:

 

[Clone]

I saved it....

OK! First.... As I understand it, "restored" means put back to the way it was new. Not merely polished up, or professionally customized, or horribly cobbled to suit your personal taste. If you are calling your Sportster "restored" it had better look a lot like it did when it sat on the showroom floor. Most of the time people mean to say "rebuilt," and hell, they don't know what that means either...

Second.... Can we just get real about "cafe" bikes? Taking off the fender and sticking on a vinyl covered piece of plywood for a seat does not make it a cafe bike. It makes you an idiot for ruining a good bike, and for assuming we are all idiots too. There are some beautiful cafe bikes on CL, just very rarely.... and do I understand this right: "Rat Bike" means "horribly butchered and sloppily rattle-canned until I can't ride it, and now you should buy it...?"

Third.... Don't threaten people with your plans if we don't buy your bike. I don't care if you plan to "sell it for more in the spring" if we don't buy it now! I don't care what you think it would bring on Ebay. If your so damn sure, then put it on Ebay! In fact, don't even tell me what you think it's worth. Tell me what you want for it. I know what it's worth. It's worth what it sells for, and we all have the internet now, and we all follow Ebay, so we KNOW what things are worth.

Fourth..... A pox on all the idiots selling bikes without titles who hasten to include that "titles are easy to get...." Well, again, if it was so easy then YOU WOULD HAVE DONE IT! Newsflash! Whoever holds the title on that bike can claim it, and you are out cold. If you buy a bike with no title it's a parts pile. Pay accordingly. And if it's stolen you can lose everything.

Fifth.... It you are re-posting your ad for 2 FREAKIN YEARS it means you want too much for your pile of garbage and you are drawing excessive attention to what a moron you are!

Sixth.... All your hard work in "Customizing" that bike will not pay off! Unless you are a real pro, in which case you are probably not trying to sell your stuff on CL. You want max dollars for your bike? Get it as original/stock as possible. Buzzsaw butchery and chrome geegaws will not make your bike worth more. It will make it worth less. And for good reason....

Maybe I spend too much time on CL. And maybe I take too much entertainment from watching the flounderings of fools... But these are the conclusions I have drawn from watching trends. I guess I should expect that a "no-cost classified" should draw in the lowest common denominator. I also guess that this shouldn't appear in the "For Sale" section, but should appear in the "Rants and Raves" in the Personals..... But have you seen the Cretins in there? That's another story...

I stick this on here when I see some doofus posting some cobbled claptrap contraption, when slapping myself on the forehead just doesn't do it for me... If you don't like it you are probably a mouth breather who can't sell his XS650 for $4500 after stretching the frame with rebar, removing the shocks, installing angle iron struts, soaking the thing in stove paint, and robbing a Huffy for handlebars....GOOD LUCK!

Ha That is great, sayin' it like it is. So few people do that these days

 

[Spyder]

"Buzzsaw butchery and chrome geegaws"

What's a geegaw? Too funny, but SO true... Are we sure this wasn't posted by someone here? Kinda sounds like Tom?

 

[bobgroger]

Looks like our friends up north are not exempt from bad taste and buzzsaw butchery either....

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/bnc/mcy/5467757761.html

 

[Grimly]

"It has some aftermarket leavers on it."
Yeah; I'd imagine you could leave half your ass on the tyre on the wrong bump in the road.

 

[80GS850GBob]

"It has some aftermarket leavers on it."
Yeah; I'd imagine you could leave half your ass on the tyre on the wrong bump in the road.

...or the tire ...and besides, you've got the license plate to stop ya!
{edit- yes, I'm buggering off now}

 

[Clone]

Looks like our friends up north are not exempt from bad taste and buzzsaw butchery either....

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/bnc/mcy/5467757761.html

The rest of Canada takes no ownership of what the tweakers from the west coast do

 

[Rob S.]

Who even needs a seat? Why not just sit on the tank?

 

[earlfor]

"It has some aftermarket leavers on it."
Yeah; I'd imagine you could leave half your ass on the tyre on the wrong bump in the road.

Yep, great way to chop yer crotch in half and leave yer balls as hamburger under the rear tire. I think I'll pass on that one, I'm not that tough.

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Just the thing for St. Patrick's Day!
[h=2]suzuki gs 650 - $1400 (niles)[/h]

1981 suzuki gs 650




fun bike runs goodready to ride. and is my daily. i love this bike. just need $$ saving up for bigger bike..for more questions or pics just txt. trades welcome. needs nothing except it could use some new tires. comes with gs 850 parts bike and parts for free ... you get everything for $1400... o.b.o.... motor and carbs good on parts bike.

 

[witttom]

Just the thing for St. Patrick's Day!
suzuki gs 650 - $1400 (niles)

1981 suzuki gs 650




fun bike runs goodready to ride. and is my daily. i love this bike. just need $$ saving up for bigger bike..for more questions or pics just txt. trades welcome. needs nothing except it could use some new tires. comes with gs 850 parts bike and parts for free ... you get everything for $1400... o.b.o.... motor and carbs good on parts bike.

Do you have the link to this post? I'm curious... where is it?

 

[Buffalo Bill]

Do you have the link to this post? I'm curious... where is it?

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[JamesWhut?]

Is it just me or have CL prices taken a turn for the even more absurd lately? Maybe its the warm weather down here than has hopes a springing, but old junk is listing for $1K because, I guess its a nice round number, and of course Harleys are five grand for a 20 yr old 883... /rant.

 

[dorkburger]

...... the snot bike. Its been here before.

 

[Spyder]

It was posted for sale last year, but I think it was up over $2000 at that time. I might be willing to give him a grand for all listed. He only painted bits and pieces that hideous green. Quick and quality paint job would get my son on 2 wheels in no time at all...

 

[dorkburger]

True enough.

 

[fred smailes]

If I was going to buy that bike I'd take a can of black paint with me,,,, MAN!!!

 

[wymple]

https://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/mcy/5480653267.html

 

[JamesWhut?]

Oh wait! I bought this one. Doh!

 

[bobgroger]

Be sure to post a build thread