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I had been planning on waiting until spring to start looking at replacing my totalled out trike. It's still going to be some time before I can actually ride again anyway. But I began to worry after the tragic events in the southeast with the terrible flooding that there were going to be a lot of flood damaged motorcycles hitting the market in the coming months. That's usually what happens after something like that.
On a whim, I began browsing Cycle Trader. I had originally started looking at trikes but was dead set on replacing it with another another CSC. There wasn't a lot of choices to choose from. So for kicks I then searched bikes and figured if I found one at the right price, I would just have the conversion done. I stumbled on a 1 owner white 2012 GL1800 bike that only had about 22,000 miles for a really good price. It has all the bells and whistles (comfort, audio, navi, abs) except the air bag just like my totalled out 2007 GL1800 trike had. It is also not crazily farkled out, mostly stock. It has a few accessories but ones I would have added myself anyway. I worked out the deal after several phone calls with the owner and wired him the payment this past Fri.
And wouldn't you know, this bike is located just outside of Dallas. And how convenient, there just happens to be an excellent CSC trike installer just right down I-45 from there in Conroe! I have already been discussing this with Papa Zook and he's more than happy to have my business. And he also has a transporter in mind to get the bike transported down to his place and I will cover the cost. What's even better is that his shop has been very busy but because of my current situation (still recovering), he doesn't need to rush this and can take his time. So it's a win-win. I'm pretty excited about this.
It actually ends up being a bit more beneficial over buying a used trike because I now will get the full factory CSC warranty right from the start. So sometime early next year, I will be flying down to Houston and driving my new to me trike back home...
On a whim, I began browsing Cycle Trader. I had originally started looking at trikes but was dead set on replacing it with another another CSC. There wasn't a lot of choices to choose from. So for kicks I then searched bikes and figured if I found one at the right price, I would just have the conversion done. I stumbled on a 1 owner white 2012 GL1800 bike that only had about 22,000 miles for a really good price. It has all the bells and whistles (comfort, audio, navi, abs) except the air bag just like my totalled out 2007 GL1800 trike had. It is also not crazily farkled out, mostly stock. It has a few accessories but ones I would have added myself anyway. I worked out the deal after several phone calls with the owner and wired him the payment this past Fri.
And wouldn't you know, this bike is located just outside of Dallas. And how convenient, there just happens to be an excellent CSC trike installer just right down I-45 from there in Conroe! I have already been discussing this with Papa Zook and he's more than happy to have my business. And he also has a transporter in mind to get the bike transported down to his place and I will cover the cost. What's even better is that his shop has been very busy but because of my current situation (still recovering), he doesn't need to rush this and can take his time. So it's a win-win. I'm pretty excited about this.
It actually ends up being a bit more beneficial over buying a used trike because I now will get the full factory CSC warranty right from the start. So sometime early next year, I will be flying down to Houston and driving my new to me trike back home...
. I was able to hang out in the shop during the first conversion and see quite a bit of it done which was pretty cool. I now have a really good feel and picked up a lot more knowledge over the years. If I hadn't chose Papa Zook, I think the only other choice I would have considered would have probably been the CSC factory. I am very comfortable both with the bike I found and the installer I am using. A big bonus though is that Papa Zook's shop is the closest to the bike now.
