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Well you may have noticed I had my GS for sale and I have officially sold it. I no longer own a GS so I might get kicked off the site. But I do have a brand new Honda Shadow Aero, fun to ride but not zippy like the GS was.
Here is the story of selling my GS. (It has a happy ending.)
I had listed it on Craig’s list and here on GSR. I got a few emails and two calls. One call was from a gentleman in NC who asked a lot of questions about the bike. He said he doesn’t know anything about bikes but he has a boss who lives in Orlando and he was looking to find a bike for him. The story goes like this. His boss owned a 1982 GS1100G, which he loved. His 20-year-old son ended up totaling the bike in a crash without getting badly injured, which is by far the most important thing. His boss really missed that bike so he thought he would see if he could find one for him. My bike is a 1980 GS1000G and he asked is it similar to what his was. I told him I wasn’t sure but that I thought it should be at least somewhat close to the same style of bike. He then told me he was going to take up a collection at work to pay for it. He was also going to check with his boss’s wife to get her input.
He was going to surprise him but decided it would be best to show him the listing and pictures first, and also have him see the bike, which he did. He made an appointment, they both came by yesterday. His boss rode the bike and said it was just like his other one. He also mentioned that he thought it was in great shape and he was very excited to be back on a GS. 30 minutes later they took off back to Orlando with the bike.
Isn’t that a nice GS story?
I have to give thanks to all of you GSR’s for being so nice and helpful during my GS days. I’m sure I’ll stop in from time to time to see what’s new and exciting. You never know. Maybe my employees will buy me one someday. I can dream can’t I?
Thanks again,
Steve
Here is the story of selling my GS. (It has a happy ending.)
I had listed it on Craig’s list and here on GSR. I got a few emails and two calls. One call was from a gentleman in NC who asked a lot of questions about the bike. He said he doesn’t know anything about bikes but he has a boss who lives in Orlando and he was looking to find a bike for him. The story goes like this. His boss owned a 1982 GS1100G, which he loved. His 20-year-old son ended up totaling the bike in a crash without getting badly injured, which is by far the most important thing. His boss really missed that bike so he thought he would see if he could find one for him. My bike is a 1980 GS1000G and he asked is it similar to what his was. I told him I wasn’t sure but that I thought it should be at least somewhat close to the same style of bike. He then told me he was going to take up a collection at work to pay for it. He was also going to check with his boss’s wife to get her input.
He was going to surprise him but decided it would be best to show him the listing and pictures first, and also have him see the bike, which he did. He made an appointment, they both came by yesterday. His boss rode the bike and said it was just like his other one. He also mentioned that he thought it was in great shape and he was very excited to be back on a GS. 30 minutes later they took off back to Orlando with the bike.
Isn’t that a nice GS story?
I have to give thanks to all of you GSR’s for being so nice and helpful during my GS days. I’m sure I’ll stop in from time to time to see what’s new and exciting. You never know. Maybe my employees will buy me one someday. I can dream can’t I?
Thanks again,
Steve
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