OK - so our MoJazz moto-bro Matt is at a metaphysical crossroads. Having recently reunited with his significant other (after a 2 month hiatus) he has concluded that his rebound hobby - a fully built XR400R (Race Tech, Pro Circuit, Scotts damper etc.) which he purchased from a friend, altruistically motivated by concern for his well-being (for the amazing sum of $1000), is an impediment his blissful future with the little woman. Matt is now convincing himself to unload said dirtbike.

We think that he is a nut - but, then again, asking any of us at MoJazz (besides the Hottie) for relationship counsel is a lot like asking Saddam Hussein for advice on how to rid your country of them pesky Americanos. Nonetheless we have confabed with our friend and as matter of full disclosure (and in the interests of fairness) we have advised him that he is saying goodbye to more than just a dirtbike - he's saying goodbye to a lifestyle (and for that we believe that we are gen-you-wine sages).

So to bolster (or hose) our advice to our bro we are seeking the wisdom of you, the MoJazz cognescenti, on what you think that Matt should do. Should he keep the bike and ditch his sig-o? Keep his sig-o and ditch the bike (horrors)? Seek binding arbitration? Succumb to the inevitable and just go ahead and give her everything right up front? OR - try something ultimately much less painful like strapping all of his gun collection to the XR and going out in a blaze of glory, jumping the Snake River Canyon with the rev limiter pinged and the AR-15 blazing?

Justin - if the bike ends up being yours I'll remove all of the "Hello Kitty" stickers. I clear coated over them but if I'm careful with the bead blaster I think they'll come of with minimal impact on the rest of the finish.

Weigh in on the poll and please leave your comments below. We'll make sure that Matt receives all of your heartfelt messages of concern.

Did Matt come to this conclusion on his own, or did the little woman give him an ultimatum?

If it's Matt's idea to ditch the bike, then it's a reasonable choice -- repulsive as it may seem to any of us.

If it's an ultimatum, then he has to ditch the woman, not because of any macho code, but simply because a relationship must be built on mutual understanding and consideration; not on ultimata.

Dan - we may have to stage an intervention. I'm sure that it's the foo-foo dog.

I don't know - let me check with my wife.

The obvious path to matrimonial bliss is to accept my generous offer of $500 for the bike, and then buy $500 worth of bon-bons and roses for the little lady. I've never seen it fail yet.

Hehe... I am really enjoying this so far!!!

Unfortunately, my dear friend turbo has forgotten an important factor in this equation: the little missus hates the dirt bike so much she has offered to spring for a road bike so that I am still on two wheels and she can "come along for the ride".

It may be a dictatorship, but it is a benevolent dictatorship!

Please carry on... your cries do not fall upon a heart made of stone

Is she hot? That makes a difference.

Haha... perception is reality, right?

First of all, you are correct in your assumption that I am under the impression that I "have a say" in these matters. Is this truly the case? Let me put it this way... I know who wears the pants in this family - the one that can slip into a size 3

Second, as long as I am still on two wheels, I can be happy [liar, liar, pants on fire]. She has already spoken with the owner of the bike she wants to get me. Appropriately enough, it has a custom paint job in a certain color [purple]... no way I am telling you which one or it will give you more ammo!!!

Third, I have absolutely nothing to say about the gun issue, except that just because a lady takes possession of your largest gun and waves it around madly at the shooting range, doesn't mean that I am any less capable of defending myself [see paragraph 2 above]. I actually spat my coffee out when I read the reply from Scotty (telvis) [Bad coffee? Where'd you get it?].

Keep em' coming folks! Where are the women folk at... expecting them to jump to my defense at any moment :) [Women "folk" are generally very practical when it comes to matters related to the health of the gene pool. Men are the true romantics. You are even more hosed than you think if you are expecting women to come to your defense]

Matt

WOW

I don't remember typing those things, but since the bike IS purple, it must be true!!!

It is also very small... Dan said something about buying me a red shriners fez hat to wear when I ride it... considering my name that is extra creepy!



That's it... I'm getting a Schwinn

So how is it that a man, a man who has studied extensively the great Humanities curriculum of Anthropology, a man so well versed in the liberal arts that he is glib under most any circumstances commonly encountered in a coffee shop, a man who's professional endeavors run the gamut from management in the great American company Pepsico to the rarefied stratum that is the command post at Mocha Madness, a man worldly enough to know that it's perfectly OK for men to wear skirts in some areas of the world.... how is it that this same man can be simultaneously naive enough to believe that anything short of Armageddon is going to erase the following image from our group consciousness.....

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