My Ric for your bike?

[Warpeg]

Yep, just like the title suggests. I am offering my beloved 2006 Rickenbacker 4003 Fireglow for a working motorcycle. This may be the oddest trade request on TB. Lol. Here's a quick rundown of the Ric:

- Vintage push/pull circuit
- Walnut headstock wings
- Modern neck shape
- Plays perfectly with no bowing/kinks/dead frets/string buzz/etc
- Nice, low action
- Pickup and control cavities have been fully shielded
- Includes original hard case

Let me know what you have that has a motor and two wheels.

[Warpeg]

bump

[chanson]

You got me excited, I thought you meant bicycle.

[csala]

Yeah I was gonna offer you my Stumpjumper!

[vin*tone]

I've installed footy cards in the spokes and sounds just like a Harley if you pedal hard enough.

I'd expect cash on your end.

[Tarrbot]

Here's some advice from an old-timer that's done this before.

Don't.

No bike is worth selling/trading your Rickenbacker over.

At least if you're attached in any way to your bass.

I sold my entire rig almost 2 decades ago (early 90s) to fund a bike.

To this date, I have neither the bike nor the bass and stopped playing bass for about 15 years before picking one up again.

I now have a 5 string Rickenbacker but it seems I will never have that first Rickenbacker that I fell in love with.

Just my ¢.02

[vin*tone]

I'll throw in a sissy bar and streamers?

[smcd]

Originally Posted by Tarrbot

Here's some advice from an old-timer that's done this before.

Don't.

No bike is worth selling/trading your Rickenbacker over.

At least if you're attached in any way to your bass.

I'm afraid I have to disagree.

Ric 4003 basses are not rare nor irreplaceable. If you're even thinking of swapping this Ric for a cycle, then it's clear that bass isn't God's Own Voice.

I've never owned a bass that made me feel like Steve McQueen, but I have owned bikes that have. A motorcycle can give you countless hours of enjoyment and excitement. But a bass, unless it's something extraordinary, well... it's just a bass.

Good luck with this trade. Given the Ric's value, you should be able to land a decent bike.

[wyldryce]

Yeah, I have to agree. If the bass isn't something you feel deeply in love with, then it can always be replaced with a different bass. I've tried not to get too attached to bikes over the years either. Inevitably I end up with too many of both (especially if you ask my wife). I have a high mileage '93 ZX-11D that has a fairly freshly built motor, bored out with an 1109cc hi-compression piston kit in it, and fresh (as in zero mileage) ZZR-1200 suspension on it (Forks and shock) sitting around here gathering dust. Wineberry red. Of course, you post this a month after I get a super sweet '77 4001, so my Ric needs have been pretty fulfilled... And you live nowhere near me. So yeah. Not sure how that would work

I'm assuming you were thinking fairly local?

Best of luck,
-R

[christw]

Saw your post on our local CL.

You won't get anything that great for a bass you can snag new for $1550. No offense meant by this, of course!

[sfbabali]

Originally Posted by smcd

I'm afraid I have to disagree.
I've never owned a bass that made me feel like Steve McQueen, but I have owned bikes that have. A motorcycle can give you countless hours of enjoyment and excitement. But a bass, unless it's something extraordinary, well... it's just a bass.

This is SO human... i would say the EXACT opposite (put Richard Bona in place of Steeve Mc Queen, agreeing that neither is close to reality ^^). I've had countless hours of rehersals with friends and some VERY nice gigs (i once opened for Converge and countless french bands) and improvisating real far with some serious cats and ALL THIS i owe it to my bass (and fingers but...).

If it's your only instrument, think about it... In case it's just one among others then well, u need the bike dont u?

[Jools4001]

I have a two motorcycles, one of which doesn't get used much, and I would like another Ric.

Somehow I think that the shipping costs of getting a Ducati from London to Ohio make this a non-starter.

[fdeeptone]

ok, Im in Newark ohio, I have three cool bikes to consider, guess it comes down to what your looking for,
1976 honda cb750. not sure of trading this, its my baby!
1981 GL1100 goldwing. hondaline luggage.
1983 suzuki 650, needsa tank and seat replaced but only 4k on the motor.
Let me know if any of these interest you.

[fdeeptone]

oh yeah and if your faint at heart I have a couple old 70's model puch mopeds.
Need work;P but very collectable!

[fdeeptone]

oh and while im at it,
1996 ford mustang and a 1973 chevy c10 to haul the bikes in !!

[fdeeptone]

BTW the previous posts are for real lol!!