Overpriced Balloons posted:

The place I work had to put up a barbed-wire fence because people's cars kept getting stolen or broken into. The murder rate is 3 times the national average and the neighborhood where my job is had at least 6 or 7 shootings that I can remember this year (because the police presence disrupted my commute). There is a welfare (or unemployment, I'm not sure which actually) office across the street, which often has a nice line of lovely people outside in the morning, and a park next to that which is a great place to meet a crackhead.

It's bad enough that I'm willing to pay a couple thousand dollars for motorized transport to avoid walking through it.


I'm not hoping to impress anyone, I just tend to get obsessively interested in everything I buy, and I enjoy having something that I like and that I can feel good about using and maybe putting a little money into. If it turns out that getting something like a BMW R60 is completely out of the question, then fine, I'll get something utilitarian that doesn't look as cool. But, if I can get something I like and will enjoy owning, why wouldn't I?

Endless Mike posted:

Both seem to be in good condition and both seem to be at least a little overpriced. I can bring cash in hand, so I can at least negotiate some. Any thoughts? I'm leaning towards the 98 if I can bring it down a little.

tbb9 posted:

well I bought that SV650s, it was just as good in person as it looked in the ad.

A bird poo poo on it on the way home when it was in bed of my truck, thats suppose to be good luck right?

Slavvy posted:

One r7 is a glorious specially built magic flower from when the R1 was a thing but sbk regulations mandated 750cc for a four cylinder and Yamaha got their big balls out, slammed them down on the design desk and purpose built a bike for the rules which then proceeded to finish second behind a Ducati.

The other r7 is an mt07 with fairings and other bling that came out a little while ago.

Russian Bear posted: