£5000 to spend...........?

[redmarcus999]

Ok here's my dilemma, I have had a small windfall and I'm wondering what to do with it, my choices are:

1) Upgrade the suspension front & rear (Ohlins), seat (Corbin) plus paint the engine, gearbox, swingarm and final drive on my 1150gsa (02 with 30k)

Or..........

2) Part ex the 1150 for a 1200gsa (possibly a later TU)?

Or..........

3) Month off work and take the 1150 on a "trip"?

What would you do?

 

[david a hall]

That's a very good question.

 

[luke scott]

Option number three. Enjoy the bike you have. And still have a slush fund left after the journey.

 

[Bem]

What would you do?

1) Upgrade the suspension front & rear (Ohlins)
3) Month off work and take the 1150 on a "trip" taking a tent - with camping these should both be affordable

But hey, what do I know?

 

[Giles]

I'd do the trip.

Material things come and go, good adventures are memories for a life time.

 

[Mav]

I'd do the trip.

Material things come and go, good adventures are memories for a life time.

Or to put it another way... Travel is the only thing you can buy that will make you richer

 

[bisbee]

Travel as much and as far as you can Whilst you still can

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Or to put it another way... Travel is the only thing you can buy that will make you richer

In one!

If you feel the need to 'spend' the money on something then do the trip but to a 'once in a lifetime' destination/stay in dead posh places/buy an unsuitable (cheap) bike and have some fun

Andres

 

[Zx9man]

No2 and no3 upgrade to a 1200 gsa and take a two week holiday around Europe

 

[Sgt Bilco]

Or to put it another way... Travel is the only thing you can buy that will make you richer

In one Mav (I've still got a couple of spaces on this years Coast to Coast US trip).

Seriously, I'd upgrade the suspension and you'll probably get some good second hand ones off here, second hand seat and tart the old girl up and get those maps out. Your 1150GSA will do the same job as a newer bike so don't change it unless you really need to

 

[iftikartaxis]

5K

Book the ferry have a blast to italy you'll have some left to tart the 1150 when you get back home

 

[WindyChuffer]

Simple. Option 3; travel.

Ask yourself why you are working.

 

[King Key]

Option 4: Give me the money and save yourself the worry.

 

[Bounce]

Upgrade your suspension, as it'll make your fantastic 'lifetime' trip all the nicer......

 

[Rich C]

You could do the suspension, seat and trip for £5K! However it has to be option 3 as a priority..

 

[metropolis2k]

1) Upgrade the suspension front & rear (Ohlins)
3) Month off work and take the 1150 on a "trip" taking a tent - with camping these should both be affordable

But hey, what do I know?

Seconded.

 

[DC]

id do a trip of a lifetime……if you upgrade to the latest GSA,ace bike by the way…..in time that will be a faded memory…a trip to somewhere superb won't though….i rode across the use in 2009..memories are still fresh….

 

[bikemad]

i rode across the use in 2009..memories are still fresh….

Never heard of USE before is that near cloud cuckoo land

 

[Wrigsby1]

Do the trip and find out what you really need to upgrade... The main thing is not to look back on this in 6 months time and be trying to work out where the f**k the £5k went to...

 

[Dahoum]

Never heard of USE before is that near cloud cuckoo land

United States of Europe - closer than you think