I was looking around Craigslist like always when I found a guy selling off a bunch of stuff, but no prices. I was mainly interested in the boots he had listed so I called. He said the boots were already gone but he had plenty of junk left. I went over today (10-29) and all of his "junk" in a pile in the corner of his garage. I immediately saw a Firstgear tailbag:
Me: How much for the tailbag?
Him: That thing? It doesn't match my tank bag, $25.
Me:
Really? Um, I'll take that then. Ooh, I see you have Firstgear winter gloves... What do you want for those?
Him: Oh man, those make your hands sweat, I didn't like them. You can have them for $10.
Me:
Oooookay... oh look, there is another pair of Joe Rocket mesh gloves underneath them.
Him: Yeah, those were for my wife. She didn't like the hard pads all over the place. You want those too? $5. Her helmet is over there. But she broke the visor. You want that?
Me:
Well, I am actually out of money. I wasn't planning on getting but one thing while I was here.
Him: Well, you would be doing me a favor if you would take it. I'll just let you have it if you want.
Me:
Yeah, sure I'll take it then.
So here is what I bought for $45:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001A5QVHU/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B000GZNE52&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0VVJTEJ86RMTVXZEMCSFIt still has the little moisture absorbing packets in the side pockets.
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/38/27954/ITEM/Xpeed-XF-507-Torture-Multi-Helmet.aspx?SiteID=CSE_Gbase_27954&WT.mc_ID=80003&zmam=88421133&zmas=1&zmac=45&zmap=27954The visor wasn't broke, it had just popped out on the side. Looks like they changed the visor and didn't lock the plastic piece down.
http://www.ironpony.com/ironponydirect/product.asp/ImageName/JR-09-PHOENIX30-GLV-WHITE.jpg/Brand/JOE%20ROCKET/Class2/Gloves/Class3/Street%20Gloves-Womens/Class1/The look just like my gloves from earlier this summer only white and smaller. And a heckuva lot cheaper.
I can't find the wintergloves that I bought. Spec wise these are exactly the same but they look slightly different:
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/1/37/16634/ITEM/Firstgear-Glacier-Gloves.aspx?SiteID=CSE_Gbase_160032&WT.mc_ID=80003&zmam=88421133&zmas=1&zmac=45&zmap=160032
There is absolutely nothing wrong with any of the stuff I bought. The guy just didn't seem to have any appreciation for his stuff though. None of the rain gear was hanging up or even folded. It was wadded up on a chair with insulated pants, a tarp, a huge tank bag, various other goodies. I swear if I had another $30 buck he would have given it all to me.
His bike was already put away at some storage place, so he was done for the year. He's a police officer and doesn't get much time to ride he said. And what time he does have is when the sun is already down or not up yet! I told him that I didn't want to take something that he could sell, but he really just didn't seem to care. So I got a heck of a deal on some stuff and a clear conscience!
