Rich Uncle dies and leaves you $15,000

[Samuraiace]

Here's the setting.

Rich old uncle of your's dies and leaves you $15,000 with the stipulation that it can solely be used on the love of your life, your XS650.
How would you spend your 15K??? And yes you can spend it on anything that would be for your XS I.E tools, work space, paint booth....as long as it ultimately contributes to your XS in the end.

 

[flthead]

Finish the 2 projects an motors would go to Hugh for some rephasing work

 

[retiredgentleman]

Here's the setting.

Rich old uncle of your's dies and leaves you $15,000 with the stipulation that it can solely be used on the love of your life, your XS650.
How would you spend your 15K??? And yes you can spend it on anything that would be for your XS I.E tools, work space, paint booth....as long as it ultimately contributes to your XS in the end.

I'd say you should split it up and send a small amount to each of your friends here on the site....................$1000 to each of your 15 best friends. I have a paypal account

 

[h3llb3nt1]

A dedicated garage/shop. Whatever was left over put into tools

 

[SINKING78]

Is this a "what if" thread?

 

[Samuraiace]

Yes it's a "what if" thread....but you never know!

 

[Samuraiace]

I'd say you should split it up and send a small amount to each of your friends here on the site....................$1000 to each of your 15 best friends. I have a paypal account

That's a great idea ..... now how to figure out who my best friends are.

 

[Tim of DO THE TON]

Invest it in your retirement savings and spend $50,000 on whatever you want when you retire.

 

[I am Carbon]

fix the xs primo.
then ROAD TRIP

 

[DickECCP]

Give it your ex-wife who divorced you because of your motorcycle, or the lawyers.

 

[Bigfeet]

This guy would be my first stop. http://mulemotorcycles.net/index.html I'm afraid with mule and a HHB rephase I'm about 15k plus short.

 

[azman857]

$15K to spend on my XS 650? Oh my! I see a second and maybe 3rd XS in my future. Mikes valve cutting set. Hugh's rephase on at least one engine. De'lorto carbs on at least one. A cafe build using Airtech vintage Ducati fairing. Powdercoating galore! Standard and XS 750 tanks. Manual fuel shutoffs! Mike's XS would be getting a BIG order. Somebody(Hoosier Racing?) would get a head or 2 for a port and polish job. Maybe a cam order...lessssseeee...........XS750 18" rear cast wheel for conversion.......

 

[Marvelicious]

Hookers and blow!

 

[tmb99]

Rich - and he only leaves you 15k?? 150k and we'd be dreaming... with just 15k I'd do tools and paint booth/oven.

 

[stuntdouble]

All tools, if any is left over, send the mill down to Hugh...

 

[dedede]

lathe and bridgeport another bay on the shop

 

[1974jh5]

Rephase and big bore kit, then the rest would go in the kitty toward a new house with a 2 car garage for my dailies and and a 30x30 shop out back for my toys.

 

[peanut]

at first I thought that $15k was too much but after seeing some of your answers I'd now say its too little

My current xs650 is my first so i'm reluctant to start chopping it up too much . You know how it is with your first !

I'd spend it on powder coating the frame painting the tank and panels and renewing all the fixings on the bike with stainless.

Renew the wiring loom and adding PMA and the new Pamco with electronic advance.

Clubman bars and rearsets etc to enable me to convert to a Cafe racer some time in the future.

Maybe a 750 or 850cc conversion

Is there any $ left ? ......then I'd put it towards a kitty for a UK xs650.com Owners tour

 

[Samuraiace]

No one going to explore super or turbochargers???

 

[crashcourse]

Mill, lathe, welder, foundry, tubing bender, dyno, flowbench, hydraulic press, and assorted tooling, to build custom water cooled heads and just play with performance. That would put me a little over budget though...

If I have the first four I can build the rest.