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[Tirefriar]

Appears to be a very original SB8R selling in Nevada with a pretty strong bidding at over $11k. If the bidding is legit then it appears that the prices on the SB8R has finally stabilized and started to inch up.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/332799934401
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1991 Bimota YB10
2001 MV F4
2003 Aprilia RSV Mille CE Replica
2004 BMW R11S BCR
2010 Ducati Streetfighter 1098 S

[yb11reno]

Yeah, that's my bike. I've ridden it 300 miles in the 3 years I've owned it. So maybe time to pass it on. It was an extremely well cared for, sorted sb8r. None of the fueling problems I sometimes see other sb8 owners describe. The new owner (in Miami) is a huge Italian bike fanatic, so he'll appreciate and continue to treat it well. Good to see it go to a good home.

Jack
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Jack
Reno, NV

[2bims]

I was wondering when you were going to pop up Jack......as I thought I recognised the bike and its location.....happily back from your Norwegian Fjord trip?

[yb11reno]

The trip was awesome! We started by flying into Amsterdam. Walking through the airport to baggage claim. Laying in the middle of the floor. Was a joint. Hmmmm, "welcome to Amsterdam" I thought. No I didn't pick it up. I thought about it though. We spent two days before we got on the boat. Went through Van Gogh and Edward muench museum, took a boat trip through the canals, walked the red light district. Fun place. But I think the median age to be able to live there is about 30 years younger than me.
First stop in Norway was Oslo. Took a bus tour hit a couple sites, and up to the ski area where the olympics were held in the 60s. Spent a couple hours at Vigeland park. Impressive when you think about how one guy is responsible for all that. Bought a miniature "angry boy" statue by Vigeland that I took back home to give to a coworker to put on his desk. It was there for about 2 days before the office frump came by and covered his privates with masking tape.
The cruise through the fjords was impressive. At Flam, we took a smaller boat and cruised up and down the fjord. The tour leader pointed out Pulpit Rock, where they had recently finished filming a scene for the new Mission Impossible movie. Seeing the movie we got to see a different perspective from up on top instead of down at water level. Cool.
At the end of the cruise we spent the last night at a historic hotel in Oslo. There were about 12 of us in the same group, all of their rooms were ready we were told we had to wait. So I made a joke about, oh they haven't finished getting the presidential suite ready yet. Finally we got our key and went upstairs to to room. A two room suite. See, sometimes it does pay to be a smart -ss.
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Jack
Reno, NV

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