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I bought a Vetter Terraplane that had a Goldwing attached!
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<blockquote data-quote="desertrefugee" data-source="post: 190290" data-attributes="member: 1727"><p>You guys are probably wondering what the heck happened to this thing. I have a confession to make...</p><p></p><p>To begin with, it was kind of an impulse buy. I don't usually make those, but in this case, I did. Plus, I actually have always thought the Terraplane was a cool sidecar. So, I finally did get it running reasonably well, but the harness was a mess. The paint was a mess. It needed three tires. I lost interest in the sidecar mystique. And it took up lots of garage space - space I really don't have any more. I used to, but after the big "D", I've adjusted a few things to reflect the new reality.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I began to realize that to do the "right thing" would mean spending a lot of coin. Maybe more than the very limited target market would bear. And although I didn't buy it to simply flip, I never intended to keep it forever. So, I mentioned on one of the sidecar forums that I was considering getting rid of it. This nice fellow from SoCal contacts me and we ended up negotiating a deal.</p><p></p><p>I pretty much broke even - and was very happy to do that. He already has a Terraplane with a Magna tug and was happy to find another "nearby" and western example to boot. He picked it up today. </p><p></p><p>So, apologies to those who expected me to "go the distance" on this one, but in the end, I decided it wasn't for me. But, it leaves open the opportunity for another patient...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]15130[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desertrefugee, post: 190290, member: 1727"] You guys are probably wondering what the heck happened to this thing. I have a confession to make... To begin with, it was kind of an impulse buy. I don't usually make those, but in this case, I did. Plus, I actually have always thought the Terraplane was a cool sidecar. So, I finally did get it running reasonably well, but the harness was a mess. The paint was a mess. It needed three tires. I lost interest in the sidecar mystique. And it took up lots of garage space - space I really don't have any more. I used to, but after the big "D", I've adjusted a few things to reflect the new reality. Anyway, I began to realize that to do the "right thing" would mean spending a lot of coin. Maybe more than the very limited target market would bear. And although I didn't buy it to simply flip, I never intended to keep it forever. So, I mentioned on one of the sidecar forums that I was considering getting rid of it. This nice fellow from SoCal contacts me and we ended up negotiating a deal. I pretty much broke even - and was very happy to do that. He already has a Terraplane with a Magna tug and was happy to find another "nearby" and western example to boot. He picked it up today. So, apologies to those who expected me to "go the distance" on this one, but in the end, I decided it wasn't for me. But, it leaves open the opportunity for another patient... [ATTACH type="full" alt="IMG_5040.JPG"]15130._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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