Well, yesterday I said goodbye to my Kawasaki Ninja 250. It left for a new home.
I was both glad & sad to see it go. It gave me a lot of great fun times. I got to ride it all over the Camp Verde/Cottonwood area, along with Mohave County. Then had it to the Death Valley area. It served me well here in Northern Nevada both in Elko & here. The guy that bought it lives in Winnemucca but I think it is going to Minnesota to his sister.
My new SV650S is really what I both needed & wanted for the type of riding I'm doing. The Ninja was great for around town & short highway runs, but I'm traveling much more on the freeways & longer distances so I feel much safer with the bigger quicker bike. I have put over a 1000 miles on it in just over a month.
Lovelock is starting to grow on both of us. We're close to both family & friends. The wife loves her new job & they love her as I knew they would. The first question we get is, "Are you guys liking it here"? Small rural towns in Nevada have a hard time getting teachers who want to live in remote areas & stay. One of the reasons I believe they recruited her so hard was because they knew we were both from small remote Nevada towns. I love being five minutes from the desert & nobody but dirt roads to travel. The Black Rock Desert is just north of us. Yet only a little over an hour to Reno.
Just a short update on us
Craig

 

Great to hear you are both doing well! and that you sold the ninja is all the better.

 

sounds like things are working out good for you, it didn't take long to sell to ninja!

 

I was surprised how quickly it sold. I posted on Craigslist & that was a joke so I paid to sell on Ebay & it went with a lot of interest. So I guess you get what you PAY for. Glad to see so much going on here on the Arizona Chapter. Getting new members it's all good. I still want an Arizona Chapter Tee-Shirt, PLEASE, PLEASE, I'll even pay for it in advance if someone will give me a price & when they will be ordered.
Craig

 

"YOURlist" is a great place to sell things Craig.....I just think your community isn't large enough to get enough local interest going. I've wheeled and dealed TONS of things on YOURLIST.......T-shirts are gone til the next batch....they were a great price, and I'm sure we'll do it again for the next G2G (hint hint Bart)

 

I listed it in the RENO/TAHOE listings & just got a bunch of idiots. Like one guy wanted to know if I'd trade for a TV. One guy made an offer of cash & I excepted his offer then he wanted me to bring it to Reno to show him because he didn't have a license. One guy wanted to know if I would consider a trade for a 03 Yamaha YZ250 I was interested for sure I told him YES & I never heard another word from him. I emailed him 3 times. I also listed it in the SACRAMENTO listings & NO RESPONSE AT ALL. But Ebay sold it & I got CASH for it. Got the price I wanted for it.
I'm glad you have good luck with "my list" I know others that also have, but not me. I think it is great to buy from but selling is, I believe different.
Craig

 

I like to check craigslist pets...so many cute pups and kittens!