Mary#17

Thanks for the tip! I will give him a call.

Looking to purchase a 70s era project bike. KZ400/650. Yamaha 400. RD. CB360 etc... Would prefer running and not totally beat to crap but I'm not looking for perfect as most of it will be refurbished or replaced. Let me know if you have anything in your garage you want to get rid of. Not interested in really clean,original (ie more expensive) as this is a project bike. Thanks! Mary

My husband and I are looking at some project bikes but a couple don't have a title. Ed has looked at getting titles before and it seems like a real pain and also has some risk to it. Anybody bought a bike with no title before and been able to get it titled in Ohio? Thanks in advance. Mary

Sold!

Same here. One bank account. Decisions on extra spending together. Doesn't matter who makes more, that just seems harsh to me but you need to agree on what works for you. I've heard of couples where one spouse is not necessarily responsible with money so I guess I could understand going separate if you were in that situation.

I got this for Christmas. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WE1QYX0?keywords=lg%20hbs%20760&qid=1452092659&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1 Which is the newer version of this http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FO0IHMY?keywords=lg%20hbs%20760&qid=1452092659&ref_=sr_1_4&sr=8-4 The 750 has almost 4000 mostly positive reviews. I really like mine. I don't run (fast walker) but there are lots of reviews from runners who really like them. If you are looking for a wireless option you may want to check them out. Mary

Two stands for sale. Front lift stand and spooled rear stand. Single sided stand is NOT FOR SALE. Asking $90 each. Discount for buying both. Rear - Pit Bull Products - Motorcycle Stands Spooled Rear, Motorcycle Stand Front, but handle is not removable - Pit Bull Products - Motorcycle Stands Hybrid Forklift - Motorcycle Front Stand

Yeah, I think I may be passing on these. Wasn't sold on it as it is and the stories have certainly turned me off.

My daughter wants one too so I'm following this.

Unfortunately, I don't know much about that brand of gear so I can't help you out there. I really like my REV'IT gear. I'm short but busty and a lot of ladies jackets seem to be too tight in the shoulder/chest area but the REV'IT gear works well for me. I like the stretch panels that are being incorporated into many jackets. They help out a lot with providing a better fit. The Alpinestars gear for ladies has also significantly improved in the fit department as well. It seems their earlier gear was just taking their men's gear and shrinking it without much thought to where they made it smaller. Very few jackets come with good back protectors so you will want to look into a replacement for almost any jacket you buy. Look for hard armor in the knees for pants. I have these boots (men's version as they didn't offer ladies when I bought them - thankfully they offered some pretty small sizes Anyway, I like them a lot. They are very comfortable and offer great protection. http://www.cyclegear.com/ALPINESTARS-Womens-Stella-SMX-1-Motorcycle-Boots Whatever you decide, sizing will be your biggest challenge. There is zero consistency in sizing across the brands. My best suggestion is to either find a shop where you can try stuff on or read the reviews. Many women leave their measurements (height/weight) in the reviews to help others out with sizing. It's good you are seeking the gear out as honestly, riding level aggressiveness doesn't have much to do with the need for safety gear. Good luck with your purchase!! Mary

We used to use canyon dancers but now we use strapless stands. Love these things! Wish we had them back in the racing days when we trailered almost every weekend.

Congrats! I'd seriously consider the offer. Sales cool dramatically after September. Mary

Well, we won't get the 3 day in but we did do an overnighter to Beckley and back. Kept it kind of simple as we didn't have a ton of time. From Marietta 47 - decent turns but some of the dips in the road are bone jarring and they are almost always mid-turn. Just keep that in mind. 16 - I like 16. Lots of action. Goes back and forth with great new/newer pavement to crap pavement. When the pavement is new, the road is crazy fun. It's still fun even with the not so great pavement but you need to be aware. 61 - Near deepwater. Honestly, a ridiculously fun stretch of road. sadly the really good part is only about 4 miles maybe?? but it's so good that it's worth turning around and doing again which we did a couple times. On the way back we hit, 61 again - see above Route 2 off of 60 near Montgomery. Pavement quality was poor and what shame. It was just a really unusual road. Very undulating is the best way to describe. Just back and forth. Long downhill section too. We enjoyed it even though the pavement was junky. Good connector to 16. Took 16 again to 4 to 36. 36 is just a fun road. Especially as you get off of 4. About 2 or 3 miles of banked turns. The first turn off of 4 is tight and banked. It's worth jogging over to try it out if you are taking 16 anywhere near 4. The rest of the road has some nice turns as well with varying degrees of road quality. About 225 miles each way. Great trip. No problems and great weather. Cell service is almost non-existent for this whole route. Very odd but I guess that's just how it is. Mary

Hi Amy, There are a few of us. I'm up north so not much help to you. See the links above. They might be useful to you. Welcome to Ohio Riders. Mary

Yes, you are correct. You can get a buyer's agent that works for you but then you will be paying the fees on your own. You might also be paying a double commission as I'm pretty sure the buyer's agent still gets some of the original commission. I'm not as familiar with that so you should research that. Regardless, it's up to you to make your realtor work for you. That's why you should try to find a realtor that is recommended by friends and family. Make them give you the comps on homes beings sold in the area and one's that have sold and haven't sold. How long did they sit on the market? How many price drops? Did they sell for more than the asking price? Stuff like that. Then you can make a judgement call on the best price to offer. Sometimes pricing is a gut thing. If the house is exactly what you are looking for, you may be willing to go in at a higher price not to lose it. Banks have gotten pretty tough on appraisals so they won't approve a loan if the house isn't within a reasonable price point for the product/location etc... Hope that makes sense.

Thanks. I'm going to look that road up. Should be in the general area I have planned for us.

1. Is an agent really needed? No, but as the buyer it is in your best interest. Seller pays the fees. 2. How does an agent help if we already have an idea which house to go for? Good agents will know the house's true value and how to negotiate for the best price. They can also negotiate extras. Sellers are very emotional and vested in their homes. It's better to have a neutral party doing negotiations as it's easy for feelings to get hurt and it's just better to have the agent do those negotiations. Yes, it's business but this is also often a person's dream. First house. Kids grown up there etc... Don't be afraid to offer a low price if you feel you can justify it. You also need to be prepared that a price that is too low will piss off the seller and they will become more difficult to negotiate with then. Pride and principal can a be a b*tch. Supply is low in most markets which can be challenging for a buyer. 3. Does he take care of all the paper work regarding closing etc? Yes. 4. Is the procedure for closing a long and arduous one? i read about getting home inspected etc? can these be arranged by ourself/ or does agent take care of this? Depends on the situation. Some close quick, others takes lots of time. Short sales and foreclosures can be notoriously difficult to navigate. Empty homes can typically go fast. Depends on your bank and their bank as well. Absolutely get a home inspection. Try to get references from friends and family as they vary greatly in terms of skills and experience. The home inspection is extremely important!!!! . 5. Suppose a house is listed at 240K zillow estimate is 200K what is a reasonable/ decent offer to make? dont want to offend by low balling too much (like used bike ) also dont want to offer more obviously. Zillow is good as a starting point but it is certainly not the end all be all. Zillow does not have the ability to do apples to apples comparisons. It just looks at the basic features of the house and compares it to other homes in the area. It has no idea if the house has been updated. It sometimes doesn't even have all the data accurate so use it as a starting point to review. Look at other homes that have sold and their features and then compare it to the house you are looking at. Your realtor should provide you with comparative comps in the area. 6. What other things should i be looking for when scouting for houses? Location wise and type and size wise we have (she has ) definite dream. But its the other details that we have no clue. eg type of heating/cooling / electrical / how old is real bad / what long term expenses we should keep in mind / etc What else comes to your mind? Come up with a checklist of items and then prioritize by must have and would be nice to have. Be realistic. If you are looking at used homes, they are used. Don't expect perfection. Even new homes aren't perfect. It's also almost impossible to find a used home that has EVERYTHING you want. Be prepared to compromise. Don't look at 50 houses. It's a waste of your time and the realtors. If you keep thinking the next one will be better, you may miss out on the perfect house. Be prepared for something to break. If you can negotiate a home warranty, that would be a nice extra for peace of mind. Drive the location at different times of the day. Traffic and such can vary greatly. You can't changed the location of the house and building additions can be pricey and/or impossible in some cases. Look past people's decorating. Our first house was a county loving, pink lace with baby blue accents wet dream. Not my style and my husband gagged and cringed throughout much of the tour but the bones of the house were great. Paint, new window treatments and some carpeting made an amazing difference. All relatively inexpensive fixes. Kitchens are the most expensive and difficult to remodel. Keep that in mind. Also keep in mind, dated oak cabinets looks great painted or stained black. Very in style right now. Bathrooms are close second. Windows can make a world of difference in heating and cooling of your home. Newer windows are better. Gas is cheaper than electric. A gas furnace and water tank would be preferable to electric. 7. Any advice for a super noob like me? anything that comes to mind tell me even if you think its silly/ basic as i am starting from almost null experience level. Good Luck! Hope you find something perfect!

Not sure. I was having a hard time finding it on the map so I'll have to take a closer look. We are trying to plan another WV trip but near Beckley this time as we just don't have as much time. Just an overnighter. At least we can hit up 61 which we love.

Is this near Barnesville?

Oh my! Glad you are ok. Where did this happen?

Feel for you. That's probably what we will do with the money when we sell the bike. Need the drive extended. Anybody do concrete work? Might be willing to trade for that.

Hello all, We are selling our dirt bikes. No where to ride and no time to ride. Just sold my CRF150 and now need to sell my husband's bike. Please see info below. Craigslist link has LOTS of pictures. Thanks. 2001 Honda XR 250 dirt bike - $2100 Very clean, good tires. Zero damage. Even the stock grips look new. I have only put 20 miles on it in the 3 years I have owned it. Just cleaned the carb, adjusted the floats, cleaned and gapped the plug and adjusted the valves. It starts a LOT easier now. I still need to dial in the carb, but whatever it was that made it a bear to start seems to be fixed. I have a Honda service manual. This bike needs nothing. Maybe interested in trades. Looking for a Hot tub, vintage motorcycle or ??? Just not interested in a 4 wheeler or dirt bike as I don't have anywhere to ride. If I did, I would keep the XR. Thanks for looking. https://cleveland.craigslist.org/mcy/5177104392.html

That thought occurred to me as well. Although surprised it took almost 4k miles to happen.

Ha! No, I'm pretty sure the deep swells of Route 47 might have had something to do with the line falling off. Having said that, it took 3 of us to get the tank back on and we have to take it off again as Ed forgot to clip the other lines under the tank. I'll look into those lines. Thanks for the suggestion.

Well, the stars aligned, got time off and had babysitters lined up so we headed out for a 3 day trip to WV on Thursday. Dropped the trailer off in Marietta and started the ride. Took 47 out and had just turned onto RT 16 (about 55 miles) and my bike died. Couldn't get it started again. Bike was turning over but nothing coming from the fuel pump. Took it apart as much as we could on the side of the road but couldn't see any obvious problem and the fuel pump wasn't working as far as we could tell so we figured that we had a pump failure. Push the bike to a house about 1/2 mile away and the people were nice enough to throw it in their garage. Take the solo cowl off the Monster and I hop on the back of my husband's bike. Well at some point, he had taken off the right foot peg since we never ride double so I had to hold my foot up for the whole ride back to the truck/trailer. Finally, get back to pick up my bike and head home. We left at 11 a.m. and got home at 11:30 that night. So trying to salvage the time off, we decided that we would take the kids to Niagara Falls. Well, as we are exiting the turnpike near our house, the power steering fails on the Acadia and we just barely miss crashing into the wall. Thankfully Ed was driving as I'm not sure I would've been able to yank it back especially considering that we were towing. So that effectively blew the Plan B trip. I guess we weren't meant to travel this weekend. Tore the bike apart at home and yanked the fuel pump out to find the tube to the filter had popped off. Thankfully, simple fix, sadly, still ruined the trip. Oh well. Just seems to the type of riding year we are having. Sigh.....