Please help......must....resist....want....Rocket...now.

[PeteOZ]

Yeah Mutt.....Every time I get on the Rocket I end up with a grin from ear to ear (and I have the Touring, not even the Classic !).

The Vulcan 2000 was a fantastic bike, scads of power, good cornering, V twin sound, but it didn't give me the same buzz as the Rocket.

If only the accessories (gel seat, dresser bars for highway pegs to fit my 6'7" legs) would arrive, I'd set off on some longer trips. I think Triumph's waiting for their pet cow to die to make the seat.

If you do have to get into debt to buy a bike, THIS IS THE ONE !

Pete
OZ.

 

[xhdskip]

guys,
I live in an old house. I paid for it.
I bought my 97 dodge as a repo several years ago. I paid for it.
I bought my ROCKET on payments. I've about got it paid for.
If you want a rocket, if you dream of it after riding it.(I did).
Then go for it. If you have to get a job delivering pizza at night to pay for it, at least you could deliver them in style and FAST, (under 30 minutes). If you really want it, get it.
Then work towards paying it off.
If you wait till the time is right, it may never come.
Just get it..

 

[dublflush]

responsibility!

Motorcycling in itself is a little bit frivoless , some would say. I got mine while unemployed! But nessesety is the mother of invention, an d you will find a way to pay. I have no regrets, as i still love the rocket, and as much as i think about other bikes (like women) there is still no other bike i would swap it for. I can tell your trying to justify the deal.JUST BUY IT, the rewards will justiffy the deal!!!!

 

[Spongy Rider]

Here's to beating a dead horse ... :kk:
My wife and I made a decision never to borrow money for the purchase of depreciating assets (cars, bikes, boats etc). It was a difficult decision and an extremely humiliating experience. We shared a 20 year old Toyota for two years before we saved the cash to buy our cars outright. We bought as much home as we could afford (we even rented a room out) and since we had no car payments or credit card debt, we could buy more house. The only credit cards we have are used to keep our FICO scores respectable. We pay them off each month. The home is worth well over what we bought if for in 99’ and I now have three bikes in the stable. We shop at the warehouse stores, baggin our own groceries instead of “spreading the wealth” to pay disproportionately high wages for menial tasks (and politically motivated agendas). Our food bill at WinCo is HALF the bill it was at Albertsons!


I manage money for a living but started out in the business doing financial planning for the average Joe. The concept of borrowing (leveraging) money to buy appreciating assets versus depreciating assets is a basic one. For most of us, it defines the battle between deferred versus immediate gratification. Without intending to offend anyone … it’s a battle between the child and the adult within us.


Crazyman, you don’t have to be rich to pay cash for vehicles. You can do it on even a modest income. It’s more an issue of getting ahead of the financial curve. Here’s why: If you can afford to make the payments on a Rocket, then take comfort in the fact that it is cheaper to save for one. You benefit in two ways: You don’t have to pay interest to the bank for the loan, AND you get interest on your money while you’re saving. The only drawback is you can’t have it right now. It does take a few years to get ahead of the financial curve, but once you do, there’s no looking back. Just remember to keep saving money for your next bike instead of paying interest on the one you’re riding today. Same rule for cars. It's a practice that will save you many thousands of dollars over the years. It's also a simple formula for permanently keeping the banks out of your pocket.


… my two cents.