Question for the motorcyle people...

jcramsey

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My neighbors had to move into an assisted living facility for the wife's health. I called the other day to check on them and see how everything was going. He said they just sold their house, and by the end of the conversation he tells me I can have his motorcycle and trailer if I want it. Sure, why not? I double checked with the neighbor who's been storing the motorcycle for the past two years just to make sure he didn't want it.

Looks like I now own a 1994ish Honda Pacific Coast and a three rail motorcycle trailer. Put in a new battery and bled the clutch and took it for a hot lap around the neighborhood. Pretty good runner for a bike that hasn't been on the road in a few years.

I'm not gonna keep it, so any idea what a setup like this worth......bike and trailer? 19,xxx miles on the bike, with a few scratches and one or two small cracks in the plastic. It's pretty clean overall though. For the right middle aged man that wears white tube socks with his mandals...this thing would be ideal. Fill the trunk with ice and a couple cases of Odouls and you'd be the hit of any party.

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Not the actual trailer, but pretty much the same.
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Saw the exact trailer for sale at $450. Guy claims it was $990 new in 2002. Just to give you a ballpark. The bike prices ranged from $1700 for an 89 to $3900 for an 05. I’d say $3000 is probably a good start. Especially since you’ve got nothing in it.
 
Japanese answer to the BMW.
 
They come up for sale on AdvRider once in a while. They’re kind of the scooter of motorcycles, so practical and cool in an emasculated sort of way. The last one I saw that just sold was in good condition with 27k miles, was listed at $2,200 OBO. No idea what he took. Would make a great, cheap commuter.


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My neighbor has one for a commuter bike. He's a hard core hardley-ever-runs owner with 5 very nice hardleys, but prefers the Pacific

Its smooth, does what it should, and is the most emasculating thing on 2 wheels. It's literally the VW cabriolet of the motorcycle world.

For whatever that's worth
 
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Knowing your luck, you could ask $1500 for it, but they would insist on giving your $3000 for it ;). I say Keep it and the trailer so you can pull me around at the autofair next year.
 
Oh I’d get me some leather, some old jeans from Goodwill and cut them down into some jorts, get me a wallet on a chain and then rock that thing to the local biker bar and stroll in like I owned the place.

Pick up some ol bar fly and say “you ready to take a ride pretty lady?” Just to see her face when you strolled out with your chin held high and threw your leg over that beast!
 
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I would bet it probably is one of the more comfortable bikes to ride ...... made for faster paced two up scenic stuff.
I would rock a Hello Kitty helmet one one!
 
ramjo said:
Knowing your luck, you could ask $1500 for it, but they would insist on giving your $3000 for it ;). I say Keep it and the trailer so you can pull me around at the autofair next year.
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Knowing my luck, they'd want to write a check for $3500 and have me cash it and send them the difference while I wait for their shipping company to pick it up since they just got deployed and cant come. :rolleyes: Maybe I should just keep it.
 
Lizooki said:
I would bet it probably is one of the more comfortable bikes to ride
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The ones I've ridden (with full face black helmets and non-descriptive gear so as to not be identified) were silky smooth and did a VERY nice job of disconnecting you with the road and any engine vibration entirely.

But..then again, that's PART of the joy of riding. A sportbike transfers every nook and cranny of the road thru the clip-ons and pegs to allow you to feel the surface and know your limits. Hardley-ever-runs vibrate your balls so you can FEEL like you're alive again. And sport touring gives you a little of both.

The sole reason I sold the smoothest, most reliable bike I've ever owned (CBR1100XX blackbird) wasn't because it was the most comfortable, smoothest bike I've ever ridden long distances. It was because it felt like it had no soul. Despite being MUCH faster than many of my buddies bikes, who has sport touring or sport bikes.

Besides, the "feminine flair" the pacific coast gives off....it too has no soul. It's truly the GINGER of the motorcycle world. But that's it's only flaw. It does what it's intended to do, and does it VERY well.
 
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