Originally Posted by
Dockhead
Yes, the yacht is a great folly from a financial point of view -- a hole in the water you throw money into. Why I try to be ultra-sensible with all other things in my life, no car, etc.etc.
I don't fancy paying the depreciation on something like a R&M bike. A bike is not a car with hundreds of systems which you can't fix yourself and costing thousands or tens of thousands each to replace. I don't care that much about the warranty. I'm leaning towards a used Multicharger.
A bike is not a car that is correct. But I think that is already long established.
I would care about warranty but then again I was a warranty manager for many years and have known a lot of bikes that have needed warranty and could have gotten quite expensive if someone had to fix them on their own for a manufacturer defect but you do you. A used Mulitcharger is still a good bike but having no support would kind of suck but if you get it at the right price and but more importantly get it to a shop first and see if they can run a diagnostic test (at your expense unless the seller is really nice) and see how things are looking before you buy (or see if the seller can do it beforehand) then you could be in better shape.
You are paying depreciation on anything you buy pretty much so that Vaast is another one. Most things don't hold value when you purchase them and use them. I buy bikes to own the bikes and love the bikes I don't buy them for what value they have after purchase. I want to ride it not necessarily collect it and not use it. The only bike I really bought more to collect was my Phil Wood bike but I still ride that just not super often and don't care what it will be worth down the line regardless.