NBA player bins it.

"Jim Tiberio" <jimtiberio RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > Former Duke star and current Chicago point guard bought himself a
sportbike
 > last week and now they are reporting his career is in jeopardy after a
 > crash. Hopefully they are making it out worse than it sounds. Sounds
like
 > it was an R1 or R6 since one article calls it a brand new Yamaha
sportbike
 > and another article calls it a black and red Yamaha.
 >
<font color=purple> > <a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0620/1571035.html</font" target="_blank">http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0620/1571035.html</font</a>>
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 >
One reason his career might be in jeoprody is, he probably signed a
contract that specifically forbid him to ride any motorcycle. I know
baseball players do.

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On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:26:51 -1000, "Reassembler"
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 > One reason his career might be in jeoprody is, he probably signed a
 >contract that specifically forbid him to ride any motorcycle. I know
 >baseball players do.

I'm thinking that if I were good enough to play any professional sport
for any professional team, I'd only have to play 1, maybe 2 seasons
before I could retire comfortably

Yes, it's a bit off the subject, but I'm in that kinda mood tonight...

Steve
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on 6/20/03 9:13 PM, _Bob Nixon_ wrote:

 > Where's Jamin? See the image you're fighting? It's always an R1 or R6
 > -

What can I say? NBA stars have good taste in bikes.

Maybe it's the iconoclast in me that soldiers on with the R1, despite the
negative squidly connotations. Trying to disprove the perception that "only
squids ride R1s". I'm probably the only R1 rider in a 30 mile radius that
sucks at wheelies.

But I might also be the only one to have ridden one on a 5000 mile solo road
trip. Wheelies aren't that impressive by comparison.

Dang it, Bob... here you go, rubbing salt in my paper cut. My bike's STILL
not back together yet (parts en route) and it's driving me nuts! Saw some
good Isle of Man TT footage today, though, so that made me happy.

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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 07:36:29 GMT, Jamin Kortegard
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 >Maybe it's the iconoclast in me that soldiers on with the R1, despite the
 >negative squidly connotations. Trying to disprove the perception that "only
 >squids ride R1s". I'm probably the only R1 rider in a 30 mile radius that
 >sucks at wheelies.

Around here it's R1s and Gixxers that squids throw around.
Occasionally big Ninjas. Very rarely you'll see a CBR of some kind.

Steve
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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 08:12:42 GMT, bubba.TakeThisOut@beer.com (Bubba) wrote:

 >On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 07:36:29 GMT, Jamin Kortegard
 ><jkortegard.TakeThisOut@NOSPAM.earthlink.net> wrote:
 >
  >>Maybe it's the iconoclast in me that soldiers on with the R1, despite the
  >>negative squidly connotations. Trying to disprove the perception that "only
  >>squids ride R1s". I'm probably the only R1 rider in a 30 mile radius that
  >>sucks at wheelies.
 >
 >Around here it's R1s and Gixxers that squids throw around.
 >Occasionally big Ninjas. Very rarely you'll see a CBR of some kind.

Around here, they got all kinds. I was teasin' Jamin but forgot he was
bikeless & now I feel bad. Just this once for Jamin's sake:

R1's Rule!


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cept most of the players get "n." rich and spend all their money before they get it... so
the 2 years isnt nearly enough. Its sad. Youd think with 1 mill a year you could easily
retire in a few with a decent bankroll to live on the interest.


"Bubba" <bubba.DeleteThis@beer.com> wrote in message news:3ef3fc43.9108593@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net...
 > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:26:51 -1000, "Reassembler"
 > <Reassembler.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  > > One reason his career might be in jeoprody is, he probably signed a
  > >contract that specifically forbid him to ride any motorcycle. I know
  > >baseball players do.
 >
 > I'm thinking that if I were good enough to play any professional sport
 > for any professional team, I'd only have to play 1, maybe 2 seasons
 > before I could retire comfortably
 >
 > Yes, it's a bit off the subject, but I'm in that kinda mood tonight...
 >
 > Steve
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Bubba wrote:

 > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:26:51 -1000, "Reassembler"
 > <Reassembler DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote:
 >
  >> One reason his career might be in jeoprody is, he probably signed a
  >>contract that specifically forbid him to ride any motorcycle. I know
  >>baseball players do.
 >
 > I'm thinking that if I were good enough to play any professional sport
 > for any professional team, I'd only have to play 1, maybe 2 seasons
 > before I could retire comfortably
 >
 > Yes, it's a bit off the subject, but I'm in that kinda mood tonight...
 >
 > Steve
 > 95 Buell S2
 > 96 Kawasaki ZX7R

I read the median pay for major league base player is about 450K. That's
quite a lot of money, true, but it's at least $250-$300K for a nice house
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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:31:10 GMT, "Derek & Allison"
<xcyrix.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:

 >cept most of the players get "n." rich and spend all their money before they get it... so
 >the 2 years isnt nearly enough. Its sad. Youd think with 1 mill a year you could easily
 >retire in a few with a decent bankroll to live on the interest.

Good point. I worked it out once and at 24 I could have lived the rest
of my life, comfortably, if someone dumped $750k on my doorstep. Buy
the house, pay off the cars (did that part), a few wise investments,
and live off interest and dividends. Now that I have a wife and a kid
and a half, it's more like $2M for the same thing Women and kids
are expensive.

I remember when I could pack for a weekend in a shoebox. Now a 2 day
trip requires renting a Uhaul.

Steve
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 > Bubba wrote:
 >
  > > On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 19:26:51 -1000, "Reassembler"
  > > <Reassembler.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
  > >
   > >> One reason his career might be in jeoprody is, he probably signed a
   > >>contract that specifically forbid him to ride any motorcycle. I know
   > >>baseball players do.
  > >
  > > I'm thinking that if I were good enough to play any professional sport
  > > for any professional team, I'd only have to play 1, maybe 2 seasons
  > > before I could retire comfortably
  > >
  > > Yes, it's a bit off the subject, but I'm in that kinda mood tonight...
  > >
  > > Steve
  > > 95 Buell S2
  > > 96 Kawasaki ZX7R
 >
 > I read the median pay for major league base player is about 450K. That's
 > quite a lot of money, true, but it's at least $250-$300K for a nice house
 > most places, which is depressing.
 >

I follow economic news, and it seems they expect housing prices to
fall. Maybe, Sometime.

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on 6/21/03 5:44 AM, _Bob Nixon_ wrote:

  >> Around here it's R1s and Gixxers that squids throw around.
  >> Occasionally big Ninjas. Very rarely you'll see a CBR of some kind.
 >
 > Around here, they got all kinds. I was teasin' Jamin but forgot he was
 > bikeless & now I feel bad. Just this once for Jamin's sake:
 >
 > R1's Rule!

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Don't feel too bad, Bob. I'm surprised at how easily I've adapted to driving
instead of riding. Plus I need to focus some energy on packing and moving.
If the bike were in fine shape and the weather looked good, I'd skip the
packing in favor of a ride. As it is, the bike's still busted and today we
had thunderstorms. But did I pack? Nope. PS2... Gran Turismo. Sometimes it's
fun to procrastinate.

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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:55:31 -0600, timeOday
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 >I read the median pay for major league base player is about 450K. That's
 >quite a lot of money, true, but it's at least $250-$300K for a nice house
 >most places, which is depressing.

We're in the process of buying our house right now. It's not a mansion
on the lake surrounded by shieks and movie stars, but it's quiet out
here, the people are friendly, and it's definately not a shack. We're
trying to get it appraised for around $90k (the higher the better),
but we're paying $65k for it. The rest goes towards a carport since
we're out of room in the garage, a pool, and some landscaping.

But if I made $450k/year I can promise that I'd have to buy the vacant
lot behind us for another garage. I don't have room for the dozen
bikes I'd buy

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On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 22:49:39 -1000, "Reassembler"
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 > I follow economic news, and it seems they expect housing prices to
 >fall. Maybe, Sometime.

Interest rates are below 5% right now. That's roughly the same thing
as the price being lower. As for actual selling price, it varies so
much with location that it's tough to make a broad statement about it.
Prices are falling a few miles from here ($150k and up), but rising
around me (up to ~$110 from $85). Right now we're wanting the price to
be high so we wind up with more equity, but that sucks for taxes.

Steve
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"Bubba" <bubba.RemoveThis@beer.com> wrote in message news:3ef58cad.111631204@news.dallas.sbcglobal.net...
 > On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 13:55:31 -0600, timeOday
 > <timeOdayUN-SPAM.RemoveThis@theknack.net> wrote:
 >
  > >I read the median pay for major league base player is about 450K. That's
  > >quite a lot of money, true, but it's at least $250-$300K for a nice house
  > >most places, which is depressing.
 >
 > We're in the process of buying our house right now. It's not a mansion
 > on the lake surrounded by shieks and movie stars, but it's quiet out
 > here, the people are friendly, and it's definately not a shack. We're
 > trying to get it appraised for around $90k (the higher the better),
 > but we're paying $65k for it. The rest goes towards a carport since
 > we're out of room in the garage, a pool, and some landscaping.

wow... you couldnt even touch a lot here in Austin on the lake for 90k.

 > But if I made $450k/year I can promise that I'd have to buy the vacant
 > lot behind us for another garage. I don't have room for the dozen
 > bikes I'd buy
 >
 > Steve
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