Delay of game!

I got to Denver international airport at about 9:30 yesterday to fly out and start working on the bikes to make sure they were ready to go.

There are risks associated with flying standby. Long story short. I was still at the airport last night at 7:00 PM hoping for one last chance to get on the 9:10 flight.

Then it happened. The text that would delay the departure for a few days. It read "still want to trade?"

You see, fall is the perfect time of year to shop for motorcycles. I've ben craving a KTM950 Adventure and was determined not to spend money on it. I would rather trade my 2007 Yamaha R1 given the chance.

Love the R1! I've had it for 4 years and 20,000 miles. Time for something a little different.

So about two months ago I started spamming every KTM 950 for sale ad with the usual "Any interest in a R1?".

Motorcyclist are a strange bunch and many times the only reason a bike goes up for sale is so that they can get a different one. Find the right combination of want and you get a deal!

I bet I sent an email to 80 for sale ads over a two month period! Mostly people are rude and just never reply. Many are very nice and selling to buy a car, put a kid through college or looking for something else like an old "air head" BMW. In some cases I have actually become friends with some of the sellers and have exchanged dozens of emails about bikes and riding in general.

Had two serious offers to trade. Both happened to be local to me which is random but convenient. One was a good deal, good color, black, can't go wrong with black.

Guy led me on for weeks. Wants to trade, then doesn't. We went though at least 5 " I'm ready to make the deal" and then he backs out because someone 2,000 miles away responds to his craigslist ad with "more pics?"

Then, sitting in the airport that magical text comes through! This time he really is serious!!!!

I bailed from the airport and this morning I am typing this from Starbucks ... With my shiny black KTM Adventure parked right next to me!

Tomorrow I will get back to the airport to continue out motorcycle journey on the KLRs. The irony, I will probably be day dreaming on our coastal ride about being at home so I can ride the KTM...nah!

Cole