Thanks for the supportive comments, guys. Last night's inspection of the bike has to be the worst ever for me!
Bill, the seller lives in an apartment complex, and the bike, although it has a MC cover, is outside. It was so cold that my hand was shaking as I visually inspected the bike with a flashlight. The battery was obviously weak since it does not have a battery tender attached and had probably not been started in some time, so it took a bit to fire up, but then it ran well.
Another guy living in the complex drove by and asked if he was selling the bike. Bill gave the guy his phone number.
That was when I realized that I had to act quickly and that, if I waited, the bike could very well be sold since Bill apparently needs the money ASAP. He knew that he priced it below what he could have gotten if he had had time to be patient, given the great condition and very low mileage of the bike.
So, I just acted on my gut instinct. Consequently, I slept very poorly, wondering if I had made a big mistake. Now I get to wait for warm weather and dry streets to pick the bike up and find out whether or not I made a wise decision. And take it down to Erico's to have it checked over . . .
If Dave Warfield had sold me his black 2004 Sprint RS, I would never have done what I did last night!
:-)
Sleepless in Denver
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: emrat@googlegroups.com [mailto:emrat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Steve Farrow-reid
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2013 1:03 AM
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [emrat:3269] 2003 Black Triumph 955 Daytona
Nicely done, you beat Matthew to it first!!
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On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 9:16 PM PST Dan Pilcher wrote:
>For those of you who don't spend their valuable time scouring Craig's List like Bob and me, here's the link. The photos don't do the bike justice. The owner, unfortunately, is in a divorce and filing for bankruptcy and has to sell in a hurry. Thus, the relatively attractive price.
>
>http://denver.craigslist.org/mcy/4223792687.html
>
>The first owner had it for eight years and only put 1,800 miles on it. The current owner added the next 2,200 miles in a couple of years . . .
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>Dan
>
>
>From: emrat@googlegroups.com [mailto:emrat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of TapperRC@aol.com
>Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 10:13 PM
>To: emrat@googlegroups.com; EMRAT
>Subject: Re: [emrat:3266] 2003 Black Triumph 955 Daytona
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>Good for you Dan...I saw that Daytona pop up and that is a sweet deal!!!
>
>Bob
>
>From: Dan Pilcher
>Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:09 PM
>To: EMRAT
>Reply To: emrat@googlegroups.com<mailto:emrat@googlegroups.com>
>Subject: [emrat:3265] 2003 Black Triumph 955 Daytona
>
>
>It never hurts to go look at a bike, right? What harm is there in just looking? 4,000 miles and in excellent condition. So . . .
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>I bought it!
>
>:-)
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