ChalengeGuyFan
Master Don Juan
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Alright guys, I need some advice on selling my motorcycle or not. Actually, this is more than what to do with a motorcycle, but rather what to do with my time and money.
Some background: I bought it one year ago, has kinda been a source of frustration (except when I rode it), because I couldn't find fitting and good gear and barely rode it (about 4000 km / 2500 miles).
Total money spent until now, including the motorcycle itself, gear and maintenance: about $4000. For next year, in order to make good use of it, I should spend a further $1500 on gear and other stuff. The grand total of $5500 is about 2 months' salary (only recently I started to earn this money, which is an extremely good salary for my country).
If money was no issue, then I wouldn't mind spending this money and keeping the motorcycle for some occasional fun. But $5500 is about half of my savings and a sixth of the price of an apartment, which I intend to buy soon with a seemingly very good credit (I can pay it off in 2 years).
Also, as a comparison, a friend of mine who has had a very similar career path, but 2 extra years of experience, has 3.5 times more savings than I do. Makes me realize how much I have spent on the car, on hobbies (road biking, gym, ski, etc) and God knows what else.
Pros to keep it:
- it's interesting for me to ride it (very technical, challenging)
- good fun (powerful machine...)
- gives me a cozy, badass sensation when I see it, hop on it, ride it, talk about it
- I generally like to pursue hobbies until I get tired of them
- gave me the opportunity to meet like-minded people
- it's my type of hobby -- allows me to meet people similar to me, but also fits by loner personality (I'm trying to change this, though)
Cons too keep it:
- money -- it's more expensive than I originally thought and, to be honest, there are more important things in life to spend the money on (an apartment, time with friends and family...)
- I don't really have time to ride it -- not only there's very little time left after I do all the things that *need* to be done, but my main focus for the next stage in life is to work on my social life (meet more people, have more social experiences and fun), to try to get a business running and to build up my body in the gym. I am very motivated to start these and the motorcycle does not fit very well in this plan -- I'm afraid that it would slowly become a time waster and a distraction.
The cons weight heavier to me than the pros, but still...
To conclude: my kind request from you is not only to give suggestions what to do, but also to provide some insight regarding the psychology of my situation and some relevant advice regarding choice-making and how to invest one's time. Thanks!
Some background: I bought it one year ago, has kinda been a source of frustration (except when I rode it), because I couldn't find fitting and good gear and barely rode it (about 4000 km / 2500 miles).
Total money spent until now, including the motorcycle itself, gear and maintenance: about $4000. For next year, in order to make good use of it, I should spend a further $1500 on gear and other stuff. The grand total of $5500 is about 2 months' salary (only recently I started to earn this money, which is an extremely good salary for my country).
If money was no issue, then I wouldn't mind spending this money and keeping the motorcycle for some occasional fun. But $5500 is about half of my savings and a sixth of the price of an apartment, which I intend to buy soon with a seemingly very good credit (I can pay it off in 2 years).
Also, as a comparison, a friend of mine who has had a very similar career path, but 2 extra years of experience, has 3.5 times more savings than I do. Makes me realize how much I have spent on the car, on hobbies (road biking, gym, ski, etc) and God knows what else.
Pros to keep it:
- it's interesting for me to ride it (very technical, challenging)
- good fun (powerful machine...)
- gives me a cozy, badass sensation when I see it, hop on it, ride it, talk about it
- I generally like to pursue hobbies until I get tired of them
- gave me the opportunity to meet like-minded people
- it's my type of hobby -- allows me to meet people similar to me, but also fits by loner personality (I'm trying to change this, though)
Cons too keep it:
- money -- it's more expensive than I originally thought and, to be honest, there are more important things in life to spend the money on (an apartment, time with friends and family...)
- I don't really have time to ride it -- not only there's very little time left after I do all the things that *need* to be done, but my main focus for the next stage in life is to work on my social life (meet more people, have more social experiences and fun), to try to get a business running and to build up my body in the gym. I am very motivated to start these and the motorcycle does not fit very well in this plan -- I'm afraid that it would slowly become a time waster and a distraction.
The cons weight heavier to me than the pros, but still...
To conclude: my kind request from you is not only to give suggestions what to do, but also to provide some insight regarding the psychology of my situation and some relevant advice regarding choice-making and how to invest one's time. Thanks!