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LT Snyder has a feature article in this month's issue of Motorcycle Concumer News ( MCN ).

A very interesting 4 page article w, text and photos by LT Snyder.

Topics range from :

The Rationale
Why People Sell and Trade
Building a Collection
The Strategy
To Modify or Not to Modify
Keep a Stable Up and Running
The Legacy
Security
The Influence of a Collector

I found the Article to be very captivating and filled w, good valuable information if one were so inclined to start a collection.

The one area I found to be at odds with was his statement about having no intentions of selling any of his collection in the near future ?

He says that "  Rather than sell off my bikes , I have been exploring a more long-lasting legacy for my prized possessions."

Didn't he just have about 10 or so bikes advertised for sale ? :D

Dolph      :)

He sure did.

http://www.desmotimes.com/bikes_for_sale.htm (http://www.desmotimes.com/bikes_for_sale.htm)

May be there are 2  LT Snyders in their 40s that collect Ducatis  ?

Dolph     ;D

Possible

Maybe his situation changed again.  I hope so for his sake.

What pray tell was his situation ?

All sounded good in the Article .

Even sounded like he was still thinking of expanding on his collection as he got older.

Dolph     :)

I believe he had written the article a few years ago.

Or he realized no one is dumb enough to spend $7500 on a 12 year old ST2 (or the like) and decided to keep them.  [laugh]


But yea, prolly wrote the article a while back...

LT states in his Article that he doesn't buy NEW, that he generally buys 2 year old bikes after the origianl owner has taken the big depreciation hit.

He has photos of a Ducati 1098 S which hasn't been around that long for LT to buy a 2 year old model and have written this Article a few years ago.

Dolph     :)

Must be a different guy then.

Does LT live in Florida ?

Dolph     :)

Yes

Seems hard to believe then that there are 2 ....  LT Snyders both living in Florida w, Ducati collections and are Motorcyle Journalists.

Dolph     :)

STRANGER things have happend ;)

True Jerry......but what are the odds ?

Dolph     :)

Cryus, this is your time to shine with that math brain of yours :D

Odds please  [laugh]

I would say " Remote ."

Dolph    :)

any link to the article?

As investments go, motorcycles are probably not the best bet unless you plan on enjoying them along the way. Then, they are an excellent investment.

I don't know how to link the Article . If someone else knows ?

LT did say bikes are a very bad investment.

The time one would have to wait for a certain model to appreciate to the price that it cost new would be a long time, better to invest in Equties or Real Estate. ( not taking into account the events of the past several years " Dolph " )

Dolph        :)

LT posted in his blog that he got divorced recently after a bad breakup.

I don't know anything more than that, but read into that what you will.  I don't know him personally at all, but it seems from the blog that it was a pretty bad situation for him.

From LT's Blog - http://desmotimes.com/blog (http://desmotimes.com/blog)

I guess that pretty much wraps it and puts a bow on it.

Sad but true.

Sorry this investigation had to have such a not so warm and IZ_ ending.

Dolph

12 Porsches and 13 BMWs didn't do it for me either, and they cost me quite a few relationships along the way.

Dolph      :(

and those were the 1:12 scale Maisto models..  i wonder what would have happened if you bought the real thing!!??

I only wish they had been the scale models.

I would have a small fortune to play with now !

Talk about poor investments $$$$$$$$.

Dolph      :)

I started collecting in 1972 w, a 1969 Porsche 911S, and my last car was a new 1995  Porsche 997 CarreraS.

I sold all the cars a couple of years ago.

Lost big time .

Don't invest in cars.

Dolph

Sage advice....I would only add that many people have invested far far more in human relationships

and come up with equally horrid results or greater

spend your money wisely

That's why they invented hookers.  ;)

Easier said than done my friend.

I,  under the advice of a Finacial Planner had been long the Market since 1977.

I had a small Fortune by the time the Dot.com bubble burst.

Then nothing much until the market climbs up and up to 14,000 in Aug. of '07, and I'm long all the way down to 6,600 ,..... then I get out ....I can't stand loosing anymore money.

Another small Fortune lost.

How many " small " Fortunes can a person loose in one lifetime ?

Dolph       >:(

A more honest transaction between the sexes does not exist,

blunt but fact-based...not the stuff love songs are inspired by

I pay you

You milk me like a dairy cow

I am done

You go away

 [laugh] exactly

Wip it in,

Wip it out.

Wipe it off and worry.   

Dolph     :)

I don't want to be milked like a dairy cow, I want to be milked like a stud bull... err... without the elbow-length rubber gloves.

Poor LT, I think parking his bikes in the living room might have started the down fall.

Dolph     :)

Why can't women understand how totally AWESOME that is??   [thumbsup]

She probably realized how much of a douche bag he is. I speak from experience

Care to elaborate on that ?

Dolph   

I guess when Shirt96 tried to date LT that he was rebuffed

he's gone.   he deleted his own account with an FU PM on the way out.  apparently unhappy after the first short ban and two warnings since then to stop violating guidelines.

Did he jump down the escape slide with jazz hands ?

the cut on his forehead wasn't from overhead luggage.

the beers he snagged should help

Wonder who she caught him in bed with...... [evil]

maybe one of his motorcycles?

........or the other way around    [evil]

Dolph   

Apparently, it was the other way 'round...  :-\

In other news, I got an e-mail from LT letting me know he listed this bad boy up for sale ...

(http://www.desmotimes.com/Images/Sport_Classic_1000/sport_classic_1000_1.jpg)

Details: http://www.desmotimes.com/sport_classic_1000.htm (http://www.desmotimes.com/sport_classic_1000.htm)

 [drool] [drool] [drool] [drool] [drool]

Cheers,
Adam

Edit: Image broke, apparently LT doesn't want people hotlinking to images on his server ...

+1.  That's all I'm sayin'.  ;D

how much did he want for that bike?

Mmmmm that M900 he's got for sale... [bacon]