All this talk about meanies is getting to me. Today I went to the dealer to get a lightbulb, and there was a meanie on the showroom. I spent quite a bit of time looking at it. I'm starting to feel like I made a mistake getting the 1500. The problem is that, when I was looking for a bike, I went to a lot of dealers and only one had a meanie on the floor. It was all modded out--custom paint, pipes, air cleaner, etc.--so it was pricey. A lot more than the MSRP. So I didn't really look at it that much, and that was back before I started spending such inordinate amount of time on this board. I'd already owned an 800 and I knew the I liked the classic Vulcan, so I never really looked any further.
So now I'm getting the meanie bug (Joy, I think you might be responsible
).
I started talking about it a bit to hubby tonight. He told me (surprise, surprise) that he was surprised I wasn't more interested in the meanie we saw that day. But, you see, I didn't want to buy an expensive bike, but--oddly enough--he didn't have any such reservations. I should have been a big spender like him, but I'm always trying to save money.
So, anyway, I'm going to keep talking it up and maybe take him to the dealer to check out the bike at the local dealer. I'd like to take it for a test ride, too. I called a bunch of regional dealers (Denver, Boulder, etc.) and none of them even had a meanie on the floor! But one dealer took my name and number and they're going to query the nationwide database of dealers they do trades with, to see if anyone of them have one. They'll truck it here if I want it.
Wish me luck!