Yesterday will be a memorable day for a long long time.. I got home the Ninja. Sold my Enticer too. It was only because I got a this bike that I was not feeling very bad that I sold my first bike.
Why did I want to buy a bike?
Last month, I was going to my desk along with my good friend Dr. Syed. In the staircase, he told me that he saw an add on Craigslist, a black Ninja on sale. Syed had already offered an amount that was much less than the money asked for. He said that the asking price was higher than the price of a new CBR 250. He told me that only a mad man would pay so much for a used bike. I casually told him that I could pay 20K more than what Syed had offered if the bike was in good condition.
I was looking to buy an RX 135 at this time and I was not able to find one. Thats when I went for a test drive on the baby CBR, which I did not like.
A week passed by, I still was not able to get my hands on a good RX. So, I made a quick math and realized that I could arrange the money required for the Ninja. I contacted the add immediately. I got a reply in 2 days that the seller would agree on the price. He was asking for a little more though. That was when I started this thread. All this even without knowing any details of what the Ninja looks or feels like in flesh.
After I test drove the Green Ninja, I decided that I am going to get this machine. I contacted the seller many times, but I could not reach him on phone. He did not reply to mails quickly. I was disappointed many times, thinking that the bike might be sold already. Finally I reached him and decided to check the bike out on 30th July.
In the mean time, I also had to convince my wife to let me buy the bike. Everybody at office, all my friends asked me not to spend so much on a bike. I convinced everybody that this is what I had always dreamed of. This was the best time for me to buy it.
Me, Dr. Syed and another friend went to see the bike. It had some scratches on the silencer and a few mild scratches on the tank. All of us liked it. My friends asked me to go for a new Green one. If I go for a new one, I would have to wait for the bike to come and then I will have to be patient for a long time to run in the bike. Instead if I compromise on the colour, I get a bike right now, that is already run in for a price that is less that a new one.
I was desperate to buy it, but the owner was not in Bangalore. I took vacation from office on Monday 1st Aug to arrange the money. I also went to Indranagar RTO and took a B Registration extract to check if the bike was Hypothecated to a bank. It was not, it was bought with full cash. I also went to the pro biking service center to check the service/accident history. The bike was clean.
I scanned the required documents and mailed it to the owner. The owner was supposed to signed the documents and sent it to his parents on Monday itself. He was not quick in doing this. I was scared that I lost the deal. I made up my mind that if this deal does not not happen, then I will buy a new one.
Finally I got a call on Wednesday that the owner's parents had received the documents.. I could not resist myself. I wanted the bike right away. I was scared if something was wrong with the bike. I thought of pushing my luck on this one. I took a vacation on Thursday and got a DD for the discussed amount. Me and Dr Syed went to collect the bike and finish the paper work. Finally, my dream of owning a real fast bike came to reality at 5:15 PM on the 4th of August 2011.
I even got a custom made racing type of a stand along with the bike.