Second thoughts??? I don't want to sell my bike?

Ever had an occasion where you don't wanna part with a bike?

For me, the RS is the epitome of everything awesome. She looks beautiful, from her five spoke wheels, to her massive dual front discs, with twin four piston calipers, her gorgeous swingarm, her magnesium alloy sculpted frame, the sleek shark-like curve of her nose, and those oh-so-beautiful hand welded/manufactured stainless/carbon-kevlar pipes...

There's a reason I've owned the RS250 for 6 years, it's because I keep having moments like this...

I remember, they're rare as rocking horse ****. I travelled from Sheffield to Bedford to get my girl, brought her back up here and introduced her to the rest of the family.



Sorry, had a couple of (or more, or many) beers, just expressing myself.

Seems to me the day I do finally part with her will be a sad day indeed. Perhaps not one even an RSV Factory can fix. :no.
Sorry, just had a few beers, I'm sure you dudes know what it's like. heh.

Ahh don't mind the above. I was seriously, seriously ( 5 litres of cider and a big glass of brandy) drunk (look at the posting time) when I wrote this.
I do love the RS though, and I'll hate having to part with her.
I'm quite sure an RSV Factory would cheer me up though .

Haven't got an RSV yet. Not intending to sell the RS until I have most of the money saved up for one. As for the factory, a 2004 factory would suit me just fine .

Looks like time is on my side. Just been looking around and have seen RSs going for silly money. Not only that, but RSVRs are still coming down in price.
Hopefully, I'll be able to turn this to my favour, and I'll have something a little meatier on my driveway before long .

Yeah, I want something a bit bigger.

Like



Yummy.

I love my RS, she's a little beaut.
It'll be nice to ride something a little easier to ride though .

Drunk Post. It is the prerogative of every biker to get drunk now and then.

Seething with rage. Kinda.
And drunk. Mostly drunk.

I've bought a new lid, new gloves, in 2 weeks I buy new boots as a kinda belated birthday present...

And still I've got this Aprilia RS250 rare as rocking horse **** bike sat between my legs.

And I want an awesome super turbo sexy RSVR. Why? Cos they're big, bad, and heavy. Aren't they?
Um, yes, they're what, 190 kilos, about 50 kilos heavier than the RS250. They're insanely grunty, with a habit of raising their head...
and they sound so incredibly awesome, with that deep awesome BRGHBRGHBRGHBRGH sorta exhaust sound.

And yet, the more I look at the RS, the less I want to part with her. Holy bloody hell, she's perfect in every sense that matters, and little ****** things like fuel economy and cold weather performance? Should have bought a car.

I don't know if I should carry on spending money on her. She's a money pit. She wants new tyres, oil, new everything, every so often. But my god, it almost seems worth the cost just to be able to tell bystanders "F*ck off, she's mine".

My God, never have I owned a bike that is as much a work of art as it is a vehicle. At once, I'm ashamed to presume to have her under my mediocre control, and yet, fiercely reluctant to entrust her to anyone else.





And what's it worth? I'm not even sure I want to part with her anymore. It's not as if 250s are a pound a dozen.

Epilogue I want one of two things from this post.
I want either, a dude to convince me that the RS is worth all the trouble, that she's worth the money and the hassle.
Doesn't take too much convincing...
I might want a dude to say "hey, I have an RSV, Maybe you want to trade the angry unreliability for something new"

I dunno.
Make me happy with the RSV, or make me happy with the RS250.
*shrug*

One way or the other, I'll be whileing away the summer with this tune

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2iMp5mjDuk

Good biking tunes .

Don't panic, I'm back to my normal RSV wanting self now .
And I wasn't seething with rage or seething with anything else. I was a little hyper (and very pleased to see that I can wear earphones very comfortably in my new lid .

I don't really want a gen 1 though. The Gen2 is more my thing - looks wise.
If the RS is that incredibly buyable, you'd think I'd have had more interest in it :biggrin

I'm not sure I would be able to keep 2 bikes on the same drive. I AM sure that I can't afford an RSVR without sellng the RS first.