Friend getting divorced, selling bikes

[cloudbase]

'94 R1100RS  33k $4000
'03 EV  27k  $3500

$7000 for both.

He takes good care of his stuff, and what he can't do, MPH does.

http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/5209485930.html

[sib]

Is this a cause/effect situation?

[atavar]

Is this a cause/effect situation?

Prolly 'cuz lawyers are expensive.. 

[HDGoose]

I've seen too many people get divorced and end up with 25% of their stuff, With the lawyers splitting 50%...

[oldbike54]

I've seen too many people get divorced and end up with 25% of their stuff, With the lawyers splitting 50%...

 Sometimes that has to do with one side wanting everything . Lawyers charge by the hour , the more contentious the divorce ...

  Dusty

[atavar]

When I divorced my kids mother I asked my atty why divorces are so expensive.  He replied "Because it's worth it..."

[EldoMike]

When I divorced my kids mother I asked my atty why divorces are so expensive.  He replied "Because it's worth it..."

 

[DCWCALI]

 :1:

When I divorced my kids mother I asked my atty why divorces are so expensive.  He replied "Because it's worth it..."

[stmike]

Nice looking EV for a reasonable price.

[Daleroso]

Sold 2of3 bikes once to try & save a marriage. Had NO effect on her. Thank God I kept 1. All 3  bikes responded positively when I touched them. None were sarcastic & when they were ill they all responded lovingly & with much enthusiasm after adequate attention. When I re-married I explained that she could not ever smoke & that there would always be a m/c in the garage. Any questions? A few years later she stated one night that she appreciated my telling her of my love for m/cycling but that "she had NO idea". We're still GREAT after 31 years....PS..nine of us were around a bonfire at TWO in Ga 1 night years ago. 2 of us were married. ...11 of us having lunch @ an airhead BMW tech day 2 years ago. I was the only married. There HAS to be a connection!!!

[Offcamber1]

As long as there are no children involved you're just playing for chips.  That's merely how we keep score.

If there are kids and custody issues it gets REALLY ugly.

[Kev m]

My ex was relatively nice and gave me my 96 R1100RS free and clear.

Of course she did get more than $0.25M of the rest.

Funny though, my 96 RS had more miles than that back in 99 when I sold it.

Sorry to hear about his troubles.... Best of luck.

[canuguzzi]

I love my wife and I like motorcycles, in that order. I attribute that to being able to do most things I want, everything I need and to have any motorcycle I care to own.

[boatdetective]

I've seen too many people get divorced and end up with 25% of their stuff, With the lawyers splitting 50%...

...try being an evil male and getting divorced in Massachusetts.

[Farmer Dan]

 I really like the California, to bad I don't have any cash right now.   

[Rough Edge racing]

 When I got divorced we split up material stuff without much argument....But there were no kids...I rode the bike more because I was single and many women like bikes....Oh ...the women were just wonderful 
  I know guys that lost it all in a divorce and some deserved it....

[kingoffleece]

maybe a few of his friends should buy the bikes so he can buy them back later.
Just sayin.............. ......

[sib]

...try being an evil male and getting divorced in Massachusetts.

Well, my ex and I got divorced in MA.  Instead of getting a lawyer(s), we cooperated, did all the paper work ourself, and after the final hearing we celebrated by going out for a good dinner.

If you can't get along with your ex-spouse, you probably shouldn't have gotten married in the first place.

[JoeW]

My ex got the house, the furniture and all the other crap that goes with the house, plus her car and her Ducati 907. I got my clothes, books, Triumph, V7 Sport, the 850 T3 EML, Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR4, Ford pickup, and my business. We used a mediator instead of lawyers.

[Scud]

I just feel compelled to balance the marriage views a bit.

I asked my wife to marry me on a road trip up the CA coast on my BMW R100CS. We had already suffered a flat tire at Hearst Castle, limping into Monterey (spare inner tube was old and valve stem had slow leak), and spending all day Sunday finding and replacing a second inner tube (instead of playing tourist). She said yes, and we blasted the whole coast back South together. BTW, that was the last time the "one saddlebag each" rule ever held...

While she no longer rides with me, our girls are getting older and she's showing interest again. She's been reminding me how much more comfortable my past BMWs were than my current V11s - and occasionally sends me pictures of Triumphs (mostly newer Bonnies) that she sees in parking lots. I guess the Bonnies are "cute."

When I brought home my second V11 she said: "was that really necessary?" I said "yes." She doesn't always "get" me; I don't always "get" her. But we realize that we are two independent people who have chosen to share a life.

Anyway - I don't mean to be all sunshine and flowers here, boys. Sometimes ending it is the right call.

Best of luck to the OP's friend with the transitions.

[kingoffleece]

He's gonna NEED his bikes.

When this happened to a good bud we a chipped in and bought his bike....which he bought back after 1 year.  He's eternally grateful.

[not-fishing]

When I divorced my kids mother I asked my atty why divorces are so expensive.  He replied "Because it's worth it..."

Yeah with my first wife my Attorney said I'd be paying for my Attorney's girls when they were in college.  my Attorney's girls were 6 & 8 at that time

The Ex only cost me $500,000 but I'd have to do it all over again because the kids are worth it. 

[Lannis]

I was friends with two folks at work who got married in their early thirties during successful professional careers.   Each owned their own house, had their own bank account, and their own stuff going into the marriage.

They were married for about 15 years and went through a pretty acrimonious divorce with lawyers on both side, no kids.

After it was all over, each of them confided separately with me that now they were almost 50, still in their professional jobs, NEITHER of them owned a house, and neither of them had enough stuff left to even put in a house - they were both broke.   When I asked a little bit about how that happened, the conclusion was pretty obvious - the lawyers had it all.

It's hard for me to tell whether I'm an expert on how to keep a marriage together because my wife and I have actually done it, or whether I'm not qualified to give an opinion because I've never had a divorce.    So I just watch and learn.

Lannis

[HDGoose]

...try being an evil male and getting divorced in Massachusetts.

My ex is dead...

[Rough Edge racing]

After it was all over, each of them confided separately with me that now they were almost 50, still in their professional jobs, NEITHER of them owned a house, and neither of them had enough stuff left to even put in a house - they were both broke.   When I asked a little bit about how that happened, the conclusion was pretty obvious - the lawyers had it all.


Lannis

 I've heard this myself from a few friends... Lawyer gets it all?.. not really... just an excuse for turning your life over to a third party and not keeping track of what goes on...
 The majority of people I know who got married got  divorced. Almost always it was infidelity on the part of one or both...

[lucydad]

Fortunate guy here:  married since 1987 to one wonderful woman.  No divorces are a key reason we can retire early, comfortably.

My heart goes out to those in contested divorces, and lawyers eating all the assets.

[Kev m]

My parents had a particularly nasty divorce.

7 day trial, more than six figures in attorneys fees, dragged on for years of petty hatred. Probably is what liked my mom when she was in her 50's.

So in contrast my ex and I went out of our way to be cooperative (mostly). Even took a "parenting after divorce" class together.

But it was still pricey and took me a long time to recover financially.

Not to mention, I don't care how amicable it is, there are still emotional scars to deal with.

At least I had a bike.

[JoeW]

'94 R1100RS  33k $4000
'03 EV  27k  $3500

$7000 for both.

He takes good care of his stuff, and what he can't do, MPH does.

http://houston.craigslist.org/mcy/5209485930.html

Back to the subject, both of these bikes are a pretty good deal, together or separately. If I were in the market for a sport touring bike, I'd make an offer on that BMW!

[Tom]

Don't need either bike.  Hope they find good homes.

[smdl]

Hope it works out for both of them.  I'm coming up on my 20th anniversary, and I count myself lucky to have found the right partner in life.  May it always remain so.

Back to the bikes:  what caliber are the "Heckler & Koch" Bags?    Kidding!  Both are nice machines at very fair prices.

Best of luck.

Shaun