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Joe Schutts · 07-01-2021, 02:14 PM

Hi Jerry and everyone else,

I appreciate the condolences, but in all honesty I'm forced to wait on the X22R. I have NO OTHER CHOICE as I cannot afford another bike. Plain and simple...

I have to admit that Venom MotorSport's was extremely generous (not only to me, but everyone else). Their past offer to give others a choice of a FREE Ghost OR the automatic motorcycle (not sure what it's called) as a FREE alternative was very tempting and I'm sure others took advantage of it and grabbed whatever they wanted. I say good luck to them and ride safe...

My problem was that NONE of those other bikes held any interest for me. I don't want an automatic nor do I want a bobber. In all honesty, the only other bike I had any interest in, was the Hyosung model GT250R. But that was WAY OUT OF my price range...

Yes I could resell the accessories I purchased (probably at a loss). But why bother. Like the old saying goes. "I made my bed, now lie in it..."

Thanks to an armed robber (that happened recently) I can no longer work as I suffered a stroke sometime during the robbery and have extreme pain in my back whenever I stand for long periods. He got 15 years by the way, which means he'll be out in 7 1/2 years...

He not only robbed me of working for another 5 years, but the greatest thing he took from me was the ability to read music. I've been playing music since I was around 5 (classically trained, by the way) and it was shortly after the robbery that I discovered (by accident) that I could no longer read sheet music which also led my doctors to discover that I had had a stroke. It seems that I only have 1 artery supplying blood to my brain instead of the 2. I guess you could say I now have half a brain.

I had originally planned to work for another 5 years to try and increase my retirement funds (I'm 70 now, by the way). But that robber ruined my plans and I was forced to retire earlier than I had planned on, which also means that I have LESS MONEY to play with... I say LESS MONEY as a joke, as it's more like NO MONEY for ANY non-essentials...

I really cannot afford a car (what with insurance and everything else) and this bike was a CHEAP alternative for a car to take me to my doctors appointments, or food shopping, and/or fishing. And I refuse to beg as this was something I have NEVER DONE... I know, "Pride goeth before the fall..."

But pride is all I have left...

So thanks Jerry (and everyone else) for the kind suggestions and all the help that you've provided now and in the past... I appreciate it and am very greatful for everything...

At least I have a kind neighbor that has allowed me to store the bike in her garage for the winter months (plus I'll have some cover while I make any modifications I need or want to the bike)...

Thanks again guys...

Take care and ride safe...

Joe...

07-01-2021, 02:14 PM	#10
Joe Schutts Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Camp Hill, PA Posts: 113	Forced to wait on the Venom X22R... Hi Jerry and everyone else, I appreciate the condolences, but in all honesty I'm forced to wait on the X22R. I have NO OTHER CHOICE as I cannot afford another bike. Plain and simple... I have to admit that Venom MotorSport's was extremely generous (not only to me, but everyone else). Their past offer to give others a choice of a FREE Ghost OR the automatic motorcycle (not sure what it's called) as a FREE alternative was very tempting and I'm sure others took advantage of it and grabbed whatever they wanted. I say good luck to them and ride safe... My problem was that NONE of those other bikes held any interest for me. I don't want an automatic nor do I want a bobber. In all honesty, the only other bike I had any interest in, was the Hyosung model GT250R. But that was WAY OUT OF my price range... Yes I could resell the accessories I purchased (probably at a loss). But why bother. Like the old saying goes. "I made my bed, now lie in it..." Thanks to an armed robber (that happened recently) I can no longer work as I suffered a stroke sometime during the robbery and have extreme pain in my back whenever I stand for long periods. He got 15 years by the way, which means he'll be out in 7 1/2 years... He not only robbed me of working for another 5 years, but the greatest thing he took from me was the ability to read music. I've been playing music since I was around 5 (classically trained, by the way) and it was shortly after the robbery that I discovered (by accident) that I could no longer read sheet music which also led my doctors to discover that I had had a stroke. It seems that I only have 1 artery supplying blood to my brain instead of the 2. I guess you could say I now have half a brain. I had originally planned to work for another 5 years to try and increase my retirement funds (I'm 70 now, by the way). But that robber ruined my plans and I was forced to retire earlier than I had planned on, which also means that I have LESS MONEY to play with... I say LESS MONEY as a joke, as it's more like NO MONEY for ANY non-essentials... I really cannot afford a car (what with insurance and everything else) and this bike was a CHEAP alternative for a car to take me to my doctors appointments, or food shopping, and/or fishing. And I refuse to beg as this was something I have NEVER DONE... I know, "Pride goeth before the fall..." But pride is all I have left... So thanks Jerry (and everyone else) for the kind suggestions and all the help that you've provided now and in the past... I appreciate it and am very greatful for everything... At least I have a kind neighbor that has allowed me to store the bike in her garage for the winter months (plus I'll have some cover while I make any modifications I need or want to the bike)... Thanks again guys... Take care and ride safe... Joe...
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