Am i crazy or maybe not ?

[COP RUNNER]

I WENT TO A BIKE NIGHT LAST WEEK WITH A FRIEND OF MINE THATS BEEN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE . . WHEN I PULLED IN AND RODE THOUGH , EVERYONE WAS STARING AT ME , IT WAS GREAT , I SQUEEZED THROUGH SOME PARKED BIKES AND WAS ABLE TO PARK RIGHT OUT SIDE OF THE FRONT DOORS TO THIS RESTAURANT . . I GET OFF & TAKE OFF MY GLOVES & HELMET , JUST AS I DO THAT , TWO GUYS & A WOMEN FROM THE RESTAURANT WALK OVER TO ME & ASK IF THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF MY BIKE , I SAID YOU CAN SIT ON IT & TAKE A PICTURE WITH IT ! .. SHE SAID NO , WE WANT YOU TO PUT YOUR HELMET & GLOVES BACK ON AND SIT ON THE BIKE SO WE CAN HANG A PICTURE OF YOU & THE BIKE IN THE RESTAURANT ! . MY FRIEND SAID " I CANT ******* BELIEVE IT " . . I LAUGHED AND SAID ME EITHER ! . I MUST SAY , IT MADE ME FEEL PRETTY GOOD ! .. SO THERE WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED BIKES & A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE THOUGH OUT THE NIGHT , A LOT OF SWEET BIKES , EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT OF THE RESTAURANT & THAT WAS THERE WITH THE OTHER BIKES , CAME OVER AND ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MY BIKE AND HELMET OR AT LEAST COMMENTED ABOUT ME GETTING IMPALED ON THE SPIKES ! IT WAS GREAT ! .. THERE WAS ONLY ONE GUY IN THE 4 HOURS THAT I WAS THERE THAT KNEW THAT IT WAS A V-MAX ! . I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT ! ... EVERYONE LOVED IT , I HAVE NEVER OWNED SOMETHING THAT PUT A SMILE ON EVERYONES FACE , YOUNG , OLD , MALE , FEMALE , EVEN LITTLE KIDS & COPS ! .... BUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT , THIS ONE GUY MAYBE 30-35 YEARS OLD , KEPT CHECKING IT OUT AND WALKING AWAY , THEN HE WOULD COME BACK & FINALLY STARTED ASKING ME ABOUT IT , WE WENT BACK & FOURTH FOR A WHILE , THEN MY BUDDY SAID MAN TIM SOUNDS LIKE HE WANTS TO BY IT , WITH THAT HE LOOKED AT ME & SAID IS IT FOR SALE ? .. I SAID I DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD SELL IT , HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO BUY IT ! .. I SAID WELL YOUR CATCHING ME OFF GUARD BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING IT . HE STARTED ASKING MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT AND I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE CARBS. WHEN IT WAS NEW . ... SO THEN HE ASKED AGAIN , HOW MUCH , I SAID I DON'T THINK I WOULD SELL IT , THEN HE SAID EVERY THINGS FOR SALE , I SAID I KNOW , BUT LIKE I SAID I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING IT , .. THIS WENT ON FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES , THEN I SAID I CANT SELL IT , HE SAID WELL LETS SAY YOU WOULD , WHAT WOULD THE PRICE BE , I SAID I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT , HE SAID . " WE ALL GO TO THESE BIKE NIGHTS EVERY WEEK ALL OVER & WHEN YOU PULLED IN WITH THIS BIKE & HELMET WITH THOSE SPIKES , I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE " ! .. THE WAY THIS ALL CAME TOGETHER , AND YOU DID ALL OF THIS YOURSELF , ITS JUST UNBELIEVABLE ! .. I SAID THANK YOU AND I'M GLAD EVERYONE LIKES IT , IN THE MEAN TIME , DURING ALL OF THIS , OTHER PEOPLE ARE WALKING UP & ASKING QUESTIONS & COMMENTING , SO THEN HE LEANS OVER & SAY'S " WILL $30,000.00 DO IT ? .. I SAID ITS NOT FOR SALE , I'M NOT MESSING WITH YOU AND HOLDING OUT , I DON'T THINK ITS WORTH $30,000.00 SO IF I WAS GOING TO SELL IT , I WOULDN'T ASK THAT MUCH , I JUST DON'T WANT TO SELL IT ! .. YOU COULD HAVE PUSHED MY BUDDY OVER WITH A FEATHER ! ,, HE SAID ( NOW MIND YOU , HE GOES TO CHURCH TWICE A WEEK ) ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR ******* MIND ? .. YOU WOULDN'T SELL THIS THING FOR $30,000.00 , YOUR OUT OF YOUR MIND ! .. I JUST LAUGHED AND SAID I JUST DON'T WANT TO SELL IT ! .. THE GUY WHO WANTED TO BUY IT LOOKED AT ME DEAD IN THE EYE AND SAID " I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND , I WOULDN'T WANT TO SELL IT EITHER !.. WE TALKED SOME MORE THEN HE SHOOK MY HAND & LEFT . ... IN THE MORNING I TOLD MY WIFE & SHE SAID I WAS OUT OF MY MIND , I TOLD HER THAT I WOULDN'T SELL THE WAGON I BUILT FOR OUR SON FOR $10,000.00 , PLUS AFTER ALL THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH IN THE LAST YEAR WITH ALMOST GETTING DIVORCED & STILL GOING TO COUNSELING & AFTER DOING ALL THE WORK ON THAT THING MYSELF , AS SOME OF YOU CAN RELATE , SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE BUILT OVER THE YEARS I HAVE GOTTEN ATTACHED TO , AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS NIGHT THAT I REALIZED HOW ATTACHED I MIGHT BE TO MY MAX NOW & NOW HOW GLAD I AM THAT I DIDN'T WRECK IT AT THE BROWNIE RUN ! ... ITS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU DO STUFF YOURSELF , I ALMOST CRIED WHEN I SOLD MY FIRST STOCK CAR ! IT WAS SUCH A BIG PART OF MY LIFE AND A MONTH LATER I WAS BROKE & HAD NO STOCK CAR ! PLUS IF I SOLD MY MAX , WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO ? .. THE ONLY OTHER BIKE THAT I WOULD WANT IS A HAYABUSA WITH A TURBO , THEN WHAT , GET CHASED BY THE COPS , MAYBE GET LOCKED UP ? .. FOR WHAT , I OWN MY BIKE OUTRIGHT , MOST OF ALL , WHEN I LOOK AT MY BIKE , IT PUTS A BIG ASS SMILE ON MY FACE , SO I GUESS UNTIL IT DOESN'T DO THAT ANYMORE , ITS NOT FOR SALE , ! ...... SO " AM I CRAZY " ? .... :confused2:

 

[maxcruiser]

Tim, I think it goes without saying - you are one crazy **** - for sure, but that's what we love about you!

Hey man, sounds like it was a good night for you and after the year you've had, kudos to you, brother!

Happy to hear that you "Spike Max" will be here with you for a long time to come.

Mike

 

[woodsman30]

I will never sell anything again unless I am ready to sell it. Been there done that and totally regretted it still do:bang head:
+1 for having the guts to say no ..............just saying

 

[gamorg02]

u better believe i'd sell mine for $30k!! haha, i have some offers on it right now i'm muddling through actually.

 

[dannymax]

I WENT TO A BIKE NIGHT LAST WEEK WITH A FRIEND OF MINE THATS BEEN THERE A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE . . WHEN I PULLED IN AND RODE THOUGH , EVERYONE WAS STARING AT ME , IT WAS GREAT , I SQUEEZED THROUGH SOME PARKED BIKES AND WAS ABLE TO PARK RIGHT OUT SIDE OF THE FRONT DOORS TO THIS RESTAURANT . . I GET OFF & TAKE OFF MY GLOVES & HELMET , JUST AS I DO THAT , TWO GUYS & A WOMEN FROM THE RESTAURANT WALK OVER TO ME & ASK IF THEY CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF MY BIKE , I SAID YOU CAN SIT ON IT & TAKE A PICTURE WITH IT ! .. SHE SAID NO , WE WANT YOU TO PUT YOUR HELMET & GLOVES BACK ON AND SIT ON THE BIKE SO WE CAN HANG A PICTURE OF YOU & THE BIKE IN THE RESTAURANT ! . MY FRIEND SAID " I CANT ******* BELIEVE IT " . . I LAUGHED AND SAID ME EITHER ! . I MUST SAY , IT MADE ME FEEL PRETTY GOOD ! .. SO THERE WAS ABOUT A HUNDRED BIKES & A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE THOUGH OUT THE NIGHT , A LOT OF SWEET BIKES , EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT OF THE RESTAURANT & THAT WAS THERE WITH THE OTHER BIKES , CAME OVER AND ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT MY BIKE AND HELMET OR AT LEAST COMMENTED ABOUT ME GETTING IMPALED ON THE SPIKES ! IT WAS GREAT ! .. THERE WAS ONLY ONE GUY IN THE 4 HOURS THAT I WAS THERE THAT KNEW THAT IT WAS A V-MAX ! . I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT ! ... EVERYONE LOVED IT , I HAVE NEVER OWNED SOMETHING THAT PUT A SMILE ON EVERYONES FACE , YOUNG , OLD , MALE , FEMALE , EVEN LITTLE KIDS & COPS ! .... BUT OVER THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT , THIS ONE GUY MAYBE 30-35 YEARS OLD , KEPT CHECKING IT OUT AND WALKING AWAY , THEN HE WOULD COME BACK & FINALLY STARTED ASKING ME ABOUT IT , WE WENT BACK & FOURTH FOR A WHILE , THEN MY BUDDY SAID MAN TIM SOUNDS LIKE HE WANTS TO BY IT , WITH THAT HE LOOKED AT ME & SAID IS IT FOR SALE ? .. I SAID I DON'T THINK THAT I WOULD SELL IT , HE SAID HE WOULD LIKE TO BUY IT ! .. I SAID WELL YOUR CATCHING ME OFF GUARD BECAUSE I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING IT . HE STARTED ASKING MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT IT AND I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I HAD WITH THE CARBS. WHEN IT WAS NEW . ... SO THEN HE ASKED AGAIN , HOW MUCH , I SAID I DON'T THINK I WOULD SELL IT , THEN HE SAID EVERY THINGS FOR SALE , I SAID I KNOW , BUT LIKE I SAID I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT SELLING IT , .. THIS WENT ON FOR ANOTHER 10 MINUTES , THEN I SAID I CANT SELL IT , HE SAID WELL LETS SAY YOU WOULD , WHAT WOULD THE PRICE BE , I SAID I DON'T WANT TO SELL IT , HE SAID . " WE ALL GO TO THESE BIKE NIGHTS EVERY WEEK ALL OVER & WHEN YOU PULLED IN WITH THIS BIKE & HELMET WITH THOSE SPIKES , I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE " ! .. THE WAY THIS ALL CAME TOGETHER , AND YOU DID ALL OF THIS YOURSELF , ITS JUST UNBELIEVABLE ! .. I SAID THANK YOU AND I'M GLAD EVERYONE LIKES IT , IN THE MEAN TIME , DURING ALL OF THIS , OTHER PEOPLE ARE WALKING UP & ASKING QUESTIONS & COMMENTING , SO THEN HE LEANS OVER & SAY'S " WILL $30,000.00 DO IT ? .. I SAID ITS NOT FOR SALE , I'M NOT MESSING WITH YOU AND HOLDING OUT , I DON'T THINK ITS WORTH $30,000.00 SO IF I WAS GOING TO SELL IT , I WOULDN'T ASK THAT MUCH , I JUST DON'T WANT TO SELL IT ! .. YOU COULD HAVE PUSHED MY BUDDY OVER WITH A FEATHER ! ,, HE SAID ( NOW MIND YOU , HE GOES TO CHURCH TWICE A WEEK ) ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR ******* MIND ? .. YOU WOULDN'T SELL THIS THING FOR $30,000.00 , YOUR OUT OF YOUR MIND ! .. I JUST LAUGHED AND SAID I JUST DON'T WANT TO SELL IT ! .. THE GUY WHO WANTED TO BUY IT LOOKED AT ME DEAD IN THE EYE AND SAID " I TOTALLY UNDERSTAND , I WOULDN'T WANT TO SELL IT EITHER !.. WE TALKED SOME MORE THEN HE SHOOK MY HAND & LEFT . ... IN THE MORNING I TOLD MY WIFE & SHE SAID I WAS OUT OF MY MIND , I TOLD HER THAT I WOULDN'T SELL THE WAGON I BUILT FOR OUR SON FOR $10,000.00 , PLUS AFTER ALL THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH IN THE LAST YEAR WITH ALMOST GETTING DIVORCED & STILL GOING TO COUNSELING & AFTER DOING ALL THE WORK ON THAT THING MYSELF , AS SOME OF YOU CAN RELATE , SOME OF THE THINGS I HAVE BUILT OVER THE YEARS I HAVE GOTTEN ATTACHED TO , AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THIS NIGHT THAT I REALIZED HOW ATTACHED I MIGHT BE TO MY MAX NOW & NOW HOW GLAD I AM THAT I DIDN'T WRECK IT AT THE BROWNIE RUN ! ... ITS DIFFERENT WHEN YOU DO STUFF YOURSELF , I ALMOST CRIED WHEN I SOLD MY FIRST STOCK CAR ! IT WAS SUCH A BIG PART OF MY LIFE AND A MONTH LATER I WAS BROKE & HAD NO STOCK CAR ! PLUS IF I SOLD MY MAX , WHAT WAS I GOING TO DO ? .. THE ONLY OTHER BIKE THAT I WOULD WANT IS A HAYABUSA WITH A TURBO , THEN WHAT , GET CHASED BY THE COPS , MAYBE GET LOCKED UP ? .. FOR WHAT , I OWN MY BIKE OUTRIGHT , MOST OF ALL , WHEN I LOOK AT MY BIKE , IT PUTS A BIG ASS SMILE ON MY FACE , SO I GUESS UNTIL IT DOESN'T DO THAT ANYMORE , ITS NOT FOR SALE , ! SO " AM I CRAzY " ? . :confused2:

HELL YES YER CRAZY!! :wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko::wacko:

BUT NOT CAUSE YOU DIDN'T SELL YOUR BIKE....YOU'VE BEEN CRAZY FOR A LONG TIME!! :rofl_200:unk::rofl_200:

 

[spursmech]

unk: Hey, I would have called his bluff, and said got the cash? You could spike out an 09 and have a good time. Later, Spurs

 

[COP RUNNER]

I FELT LIKE A MILLION BUCKS ON MY WAY HOME , BUT I STILL HAVEN'T SECOND GUESSED IT ! .. ITS NOT LIKE IT WOULD PAY OFF MY HOUSE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT , SO I WOULD HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER BIKE & HAVE TO DO ALL KINDS OF STUFF TO IT , BUT WITH A 7 YEAR OLD SON THATS ALWAYS WITH ME & THAT I LOVE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE , IT TAKES MOST OF MY TIME & TO ME , MY MAX TURNED OUT SO MUCH BETTER THEN I EVER COULD OF IMAGINED OR DREAMED IT WOULD , THAT I STILL LOOK AT IT AND CANT BELIEVE THAT ITS MINE . .. SO I WOULD BE SAD TO SEE IT GO , AND THIS YEAR STARTED OFF PRETTY SAD FOR ME , SO MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING , ( THATS WHY I GET RID OF IT AS SOON AS I GET IT :rofl_200 .. PLUS I CANT WAIT UNTIL MY SONS A LITTLE BIT TALLER , SO I CAN GET HIM ALL BLACK RIDING CLOTHES & HELMET AND PUT SPIKES ON IT SO THAT WE MATCH ! .. unk:

 

[Redbone]

If somebody offered me 3-4 times what I have in Redbone I'd be looking for a '05 AND FJR right about now. I have put a lot of work and love my bike but I could duplicate the work and do it better the 2nd time around. But that's me.

I'd say yer crazy man but if your bike is exactly what you want then your not crazy at all. But like Danny said yer just plain 'ol regular crazy!unk:

 

[88vmx12]

heck my wife would have divourced me if I told her that story. She whould have kicked my ass out!

 

[eatatjoz]

I'm with you dude!
Mine's sitting in the front room with 2nd gear gone, and you couldn't pry it from my hands. She's mine and I waited a long time to get her.

I've sold my LUV truck with a 400 small block, my 4X4 Monte Carlo, and my 1911 commander for more than they were worth. As it turns out, they were worth more to me in my possession than the money I received.

Spikes are cheap, but that's not what makes it yours!

 

[Rollie]

Yeah you're crazy , but I thought that the first time I saw the spikes ! LOL :rofl_200:

I also think we're all just a little over the crazy line for owning a very unique and dangerous motorcycle. Kind of like wanting to tame the wild stallion that everybody else is afraid to ride.

unk:

Don't blame you one bit for wanting to keep what you built. Both of you are keepers !

:clapping:

 

[specter]

I've wanted a vmax since 1985, my bills are being paid & theres food on the table. Unless that changes it an't for sale! Although for $30,000:hmmm:

 

[Max D]

Hay guys I'm new to the forum but not new to motorcycles by any means. Cop Runner you gotta be crazy to have that for a user name. I totally dig the spikes your rocking. I bought my 06 max last week (same color as yours) and now that I've warmed up to the bike I can see why you didn't sell.

 

[kaboom]

Crazy?!?!?!?

Nah......you are probably the most sane person I have ever met......unk:

 

[Shuriken]

I'd have sold it, bought an 09, and invested the rest.

Collect the money and hand the keys to an assistant; then you leave so you don't have to see them ride off on your bike....

Then spike up the 09. Heck, even build some small wings and maybe put US Air Force markings on it.

Your bike is original. I've never seen spikes on a bike.

 

[COP RUNNER]

I'd have sold it, bought an 09, and invested the rest.

Collect the money and hand the keys to an assistant; then you leave so you don't have to see them ride off on your bike....

Then spike up the 09. Heck, even build some small wings and maybe put US Air Force markings on it.

Your bike is original. I've never seen spikes on a bike.

MY THING IS , I HAVE WANTED A V-MAX SINCE 1985 , WHEN I WAS DRAG RACING MY 1979 XS1100 AND SAW ONE AT THE TRACK , SO 22 YEARS LATER I FINALLY BOUGHT ONE & OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS HAVE CUSTOMIZED IT & DID THE "O" RING FIX KIT ! , AND KNOW I LOVE IT ! .. THE GENERATION II V-MAX HAS NOT REALLY GROWN ON ME , SO I WOULDN'T BUY ONE OF THOSE , PLUS I CANT DO ANOTHER " SPIKE BIKE " BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT . :confused2: ... IF I BOUGHT A GENERATIONN II FOR $20,000.00 WITH TAX , THEN SPENT ANOTHER $4-5,000.00 PLUS THE TIME AND THEN WHAT IF I DON'T LIKE IT ? .. I LOVE THE LOOK OF MY MAX & HELMET WITH EVERYTHING ALL BLACKED OUT , JUST NOT SURE I COULD DO ANOTHER BIKE AND LIKE IT AS MUCH ! .. :confused2:

 

[Shuriken]

I also think we're all just a little over the crazy line for owning a very unique and dangerous motorcycle. Kind of like wanting to tame the wild stallion that everybody else is afraid to ride.

This might be the best excuse I've heard so far as to why we ride these "flame flexing wobblers" (to resurrect an old saying from a certain former member). :biglaugh:

 

[Shuriken]

MY THING IS , I HAVE WANTED A V-MAX SINCE 1985 , WHEN I WAS DRAG RACING MY 1979 XS1100 AND SAW ONE AT THE TRACK , SO 22 YEARS LATER I FINALLY BOUGHT ONE & OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS HAVE CUSTOMIZED IT & DID THE "O" RING FIX KIT ! , AND KNOW I LOVE IT ! .. THE GENERATION II V-MAX HAS NOT REALLY GROWN ON ME , SO I WOULDN'T BUY ONE OF THOSE , PLUS I CANT DO ANOTHER " SPIKE BIKE " BECAUSE I HAVE ALREADY DONE THAT . :confused2: ... IF I BOUGHT A GENERATIONN II FOR $20,000.00 WITH TAX , THEN SPENT ANOTHER $4-5,000.00 PLUS THE TIME AND THEN WHAT IF I DON'T LIKE IT ? .. I LOVE THE LOOK OF MY MAX & HELMET WITH EVERYTHING ALL BLACKED OUT , JUST NOT SURE I COULD DO ANOTHER BIKE AND LIKE IT AS MUCH ! .. :confused2:

Cool. I came up from a couple of XS11s myself. Had a hard time walking away from them.

When I look at your helmet, it reminds me of the stealth skin on some of the modern aircraft. You could theme an 09 that way to match your helmet.

I was thinking more like $15k for a used '09...

Either way, being original is awesome and I applaud you for that.

 

[COP RUNNER]

I MUST ADMIT , I WASN'T EVEN GOING TO POST THIS STORY , I FIGURED THAT EVERYONE WOULD BUST MY BALLS FOR NOT SELLING IT , BUT AFTER TALKING IT OVER WITH " DANNYMAX " I DECIDED TO POST IT , AND I'M GLAD BECAUSE MUCH TO MY SURPRISE , THERES MORE PEOPLE THAT UNDERSTAND WHY I DIDN'T SELL IT , AND I'M VERY GLAD THAT THERE ARE SO MANY GUYS THAT ARE AS ATTACHED TO THERE MAX'S AS I AM ! .. AND THAT MAKES ME FEEL EVEN STRONGER THAT I DID THE RIGHT THING , . AND AS ONE OF THE PRIOR POSTS SAID , " AS LONG AS THE BILLS ARE PAID AND THERES FOOD ON THE TABLE " , " MONEY ISN'T EVERYTHING " .. unk:

 

[tugla]

Bro im not going to call you crazy, thats like the pot calling the kettle black hahahah
no man i think you did the right thing in not selling it. if the bike is paid for and you are not hard up on cash then there is no point like you said. then you have to go back, buy another and spend all that time on it, its never the same but if fixing and flipping bikes is your business then worth doing it. you have obviously spent lots of time thinking on how you wanted it to look and did a wicked job at it, so im with you dude, glad you kept it cause dont think there is anyone else that can pull off that look then you man, it's a unique look and it says COP RUNNER........i would have been disappointed if you did sell it. glad you had fun at the show and what a great way to boost the ego a little eh unk:

cant wait to see jr CR in a spiked helmet and leather on the back, im sure he will be flipping the bird to passing motorist while smiling under the black visor unk:unk: