well the thing is i'm in a perfect area for a vintage bike. my office is about 1.5 miles from my home and i live in a small rural town of approximately 2500 ppl. took a ride today that included maybe 1/2 mile if 55mph highway (never got to that speed and found the experience to be decidedly unpleasant) and then 5 or so miles of 35 - 45mph backroads. the backroads were a joy.
the bike gets all kinds of attention but then case in point i blew a fuse about 1/4 mile from home and had the great joy of pushing the rest of the way (have a whole box of fuses on the bike now
). of course one guy who has seen me pushing the porsche past that very spot asked what the problem was. he didn't have a fuse handy but was happy to hear it was a simple issue. he loves the bike. been getting a lot of that. everybody wants to know how old it is, etc. etc.
so, it is a joy and seeing as i really don't care for highway riding and have plenty of empty country backroads nearby i suppose i'll just hang on for now. probably wouldn't turn away an overpaying buyer but not going to look for one either.
btw was looking at older F650's. 2001, 2, etc. 50hp singles with modern equipment and the idea that i could follow some dirt roads once in a while.