Now what do I do?

[odot]

I'd keep the harley just in case. I mean....what if the ol' lady gets tired of you for some reason? Yer gonna need the hog to pick up sluts in the red light district.

I'm just sayin.

 

[gregory]

Tell her you bought two because they were on sale and realized that you really only needed one and returned the extra bike, thus saving an extra 14 grand.

No, you can't sleep on my couch.

 

[Ric in Sac]

Check in here every two hours so we know you are still alive . . . :lol:

Tell her that if you fail to report in we are calling the cops!!!

 

[mattster31]

My bike 08 is finally in for pickup tomorrow! ( 13,700 OTD ) Now comes the hard part, what to tell the wife. I have read a couple of topics on this matter. So I am taking my own advice and that is, do it and then ask for forgiveness! It's not that she doesn't want me to have a bike. It is the fact that I have a Harley too. I have tried to sell it on cycle trader without much luck. Between me you and the lamp post, I really don't want to get rid of it, I have a lot of money in the engine and chrome department. Hey who says you can't have two bikes????
I get to break it in this weekend on a trip to Hot Springs, AR. I can't wait to hit the mountains and the twisties.

I will give you an update on both.

Good luck with that!! I bought my FZ750 last year and almost ended up divorced!!!! When she finally warmed up to it, I took her for a long ride and she said it was not comfortable. I had to agree, so I said let me find something better........ I now have my '03FJR in the shed and she loves it!! My plan worked!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.............................

 

[FJRski]

Tell her you are going out for a ride, and beg her to come enjoy it with you, tell her you really want to enjoy this together.

Works for me...

 

[Open Fire]

Xharley-

sounds like you got the spouse reaction settled rather nicely.

I am going to try a slightly different approach....I am going to take the FZ1 in for trade and bring home the FJR and hope the wifey doesnt notice.

Not really, but it sounded good in my head.

 

[Ramblin Man]

If she's hot, you tell her that Ramblin Man (and probably others) are ready to satisfy all her sexual needs while you are out riding. So really you are doing HER a favor. All of those weird kinky fantasies she was afraid to tell you about with the 55 gallon drum of buttescotch pudding and aboriginal dwarves dressed as football players can all come true now.

In the end she'll thank you for it.

 

[Hawkeye]

Bottom line. You never know when your time is up. If there is something you REALLY want to do, just do it. You may pay a price, but no balls no blue chips and better to have fully lived and died than not to have tried.

Gunny ++ that one. I waited until I was 52 for my first bike and could kick myself for waiting so long. Matter of fact , going to D&H today to pick a dual sport for my oldest son (27). Just bring it home and hope for the best. The worst that can happen is you will own two bikes and an ex.

 

[xharleyrider]

Thought I would give you an update since it has been a couple of weeks. As you can imagine, she was pretty pissed off to say the least. After a few days passed she finally starting to talk to me, actually it was nice a quite around here :yahoo: Her deal was sell the Harley and then I have no problem with you getting another bike. I told her I did try for over two months on cycle trader and craigslist without one inquiry!

This past Monday I reposted the Harley on Craigslist for $13,500 from $14,500 and sold it the next day! It was picked up yesterday, sad day indeed. :angry: I had to make peace since she wasn't very happy even though I know over time she would get over it. WTF, I can always get another one. lol.

The deciding factor to be honest, don't tell my wife however. I took the Hog out for a ride one day last week since I haven't ridden her in about three weeks. I have to tell you, I lost the excitement I once had whenever I would throw over a leg on her, (the bike not my wife) I still get excited with the wife! I know you can not compare the FJR to her but damn it felt like I was riding a tractor! It just wasn't the same The FJR is truly an awesome machine when it comes to performance, comfort and safety. I think I will ride to the HD stealer on the FJ and see how many I can recruit, just kidding.........

 

[Bounce]

I get to break it in this weekend on a trip to Hot Springs, AR. I can't wait to hit the mountains and the twisties. I will give you an update on both.

good luck and take some care learning what the FJR can do and what it tries to seduce you into thinking it might do.

 

[Silver Penguin]

I have 3 bikes in the garage. Its good to be single.

We share nine bikes. It's good to be married.

Suggest that the good lady receives the gift of helmet, jacket, gloves and boots, all carefully chosen for size and color. As she is enjoying the new outfit, the news is gently broken that a lady as beautiful as she is, deserves a much more stylish steed, for her loving husband to take her out on. His deep love for her requires that they spend more quality time together, and what better than stylin' around town on a new FJR?

(Then the next purchase will be an MSF course and a used Ninja 250 for the lady. Since the FJR is jointly owned, she may want to take it out for a spin by herself :lol: )

Jill

 

[boomerang]

My bike 08 is finally in for pickup tomorrow! ( 13,700 OTD ) Now comes the hard part, what to tell the wife. I have read a couple of topics on this matter. So I am taking my own advice and that is, do it and then ask for forgiveness! It's not that she doesn't want me to have a bike. It is the fact that I have a Harley too. I have tried to sell it on cycle trader without much luck. Between me you and the lamp post, I really don't want to get rid of it, I have a lot of money in the engine and chrome department. Hey who says you can't have two bikes????
I get to break it in this weekend on a trip to Hot Springs, AR. I can't wait to hit the mountains and the twisties.

I will give you an update on both.

Oh shit dude ! I think the fact that you have kept it a secret up to this point is what will really piss her off. Or at least my wife would be ! When I bought mine I told her that I really wanted to by a bike,mostly just to get a response eather good or bad. I got one of those ( I dare you ) go ahead and get one if thats what you want to do,from her. So,I just showed up at home with it one day. The response was as I expected it to be,she was pissed for a while but she warmed up to it. At the time the money was there and life was good. Sense then she was forced to change jobs and money for us became tight. Now the bike payment is a good tool for her to use against me when ever the oppertunity prsents itself. Now I'm trying to convence her how with the cost of gas we cant afford to get rid of the bike. Think it will work?

 

[Bustanut joker]

Hit her with a Banjo, thats what I'd do.

Hey, Bob from that Seventy's show recommended that when shit went wrong.

I'm just sayin'

:jester:

 

[UPSMAN]

I sold my 06 back in October and i bought an 06 RK custom in Dec. This past Wed. night i was looking in the classified's here and found my 06 was back up for sale. I sent a pic of it to my wifes work with the add and she found it on when she got to work on Thursday and called me and asked if i wanted it back, I said dont ask me that (we were planning on getting another one in a year or two) and we talked and Friday we drove down to south Georgia and now it sits in my Garage beside my Roadking!!!

 

[xharleyrider]

I sold my 06 back in October and i bought an 06 RK custom in Dec. This past Wed. night i was looking in the classified's here and found my 06 was back up for sale. I sent a pic of it to my wifes work with the add and she found it on when she got to work on Thursday and called me and asked if i wanted it back, I said dont ask me that (we were planning on getting another one in a year or two) and we talked and Friday we drove down to south Georgia and now it sits in my Garage beside my Roadking!!!

Now that is a happy ending! Maybe one day that will happen to me as well!

 

[Cal City FJR]

You all are a bunch of P.W. wimps. Being single I have ZERO issues with this.

Here is an easy solution, guess what I bought a new bike end of story. Take a man pill and don't wimp out.

 

[xharleyrider]

You all are a bunch of P.W. wimps. Being single I have ZERO issues with this.
Here is an easy solution, guess what I bought a new bike end of story. Take a man pill and don't wimp out.

Well it's called compromise when your married. It's called I don't give a shit when your single....

 

[rainbowrider]

Well it's called compromise when your married. It's called I don't give a shit when your single....

Amen, Brother. I try to use "we" a lot. Like, "we" really need this so "we" can do this together. Works most of the time.

 

[Tenchi]

You all are a bunch of P.W. wimps. Being single I have ZERO issues with this.
Here is an easy solution, guess what I bought a new bike end of story. Take a man pill and don't wimp out.

Well it's called compromise when your married. It's called I don't give a shit when your single....

Reminds me of Rules of Engagement.

Jeff: "Audrey and I compromise all the time. When we got our first apartment, Audrey wanted a cat. I didn't want to get a cat. So we compromised and got a cat."

Adam: *laughs* "That's too bad fella, it's not going to happen to me. Jennifer's allergic to cats."

Jeff: "So am I."

Adam: "So why'd you let Audrey have her way?"

Jeff: "You have a biology text book around here?"

 

[xharleyrider]

Reminds me of Rules of Engagement.

Jeff: "Audrey and I compromise all the time. When we got our first apartment, Audrey wanted a cat. I didn't want to get a cat. So we compromised and got a cat."

Adam: *laughs* "That's too bad fella, it's not going to happen to me. Jennifer's allergic to cats."

Jeff: "So am I."

Adam: "So why'd you let Audrey have her way?"

Jeff: "You have a biology text book around here?"

So true!!!!