Journal of an ESFJ Possum

So, I finally did it.  

Me and Tommy looked at bikes on Saturday at a dealer by my parents house in Wauconda.  We found some pretty cool machines but what caught my eye was a stunning 00' CBR600F4, orange and black.  Bike was very clean, despite a bent foot brake lever and a small blemish on the muffler.  Looks consistent with tipping over, no way in hell was this thing ever laid down, might have possibly brushed up against a curb.

So, to make a long story short because I'll post pics when I pick it up, the asking price was high for the milage 14,xxx.  So, I give the guy a $1000 deposit, writes me up a sales receipt for the full price of the bike.  Now, everybody knows you don't pay the asking price.  So, I call him later saying I wasn't going to pay $5100 for that (tax, title, license, doc fee really ADDS THE FUCK UP BTW) and start to bargin with him.  To my suprise, he doesn't budge, saying (and understandably so) somebody will pay that price by the end of the week, it is the beginning of riding season after all.  So, what do I do?  I walked away, and happy I did.  Told him I'd be by the next day to pick the deposit up, no biggie.

He calls me a few hours later and starts saying he really hates turning down business and what not, lets make a deal.  Ok, my interest is sparked again :D 

I came in there today and we worked out a price for $5000 on the dot with a new front tire, and about $400 in riding hear, including a black $200 HJC helmet.  So, you figure $4400 for the bike itself.  I know I still overpaid but at this point, I found something I really like and I don't have to go through a major headache with a title transfer.  Incidently, Tommy's putting up with a lot of bullshit with the DMV because the seller of his R6 fucked the title up in a way where he's going to have to get the bike completly retitled and wait a good 2-3 months for plates. 
Fuck that.  

Also a druken  cliff_husky wants me to leave him a shout on this LJ post, so here ya' go pup ;)