Road Star Forum
Welcome, Guest
Please Login or Register.    Lost Password?
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie...
Go to bottom Post Reply Favoured: 0
TOPIC: Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie...
#211344
rkoch (User)
Fresh Boarder
Posts: 53
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Guys, would you believe I won a Rocker C a few weeks ago in a casino poker run? Well, I traded "up" for a 2009 Screamin' Eagle Fat Bob, with the intent of selling my '05 Road Star...well, after taking delivery of the Fat Bob, it is for sale and I'm keeping my Roadie. Bike is beautiful, but love the ride of my Roadie much better. On a side note, anyone wanna swap Roadstar saddlebags? I have the studded leather Silverado version, would like the non-studded style...I've upgraded to Ultimate seats and now my studded bags don't match - RK.
 
Logged Logged  
 
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#211348
javawave (User)
Over 17235 good days in a row and counting
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 5710
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male Location: Rensselaer IN
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Congrats on winning the bike! Nothing wrong with keeping the roadie if that is your choice. Its a great bike. Good luck on the trade of bags.. you might keep this posted near the top if you do not get any quick takers on the bags.
 
Logged Logged  
 

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"A mind full of judgment has little room for wisdom\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#211358
chico (User)
"EL BANDIDO" says lets ride man,lets ride!!!
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1113
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male Location: ST. Paul MN. Birthdate: 1973-12-01
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Wish I could win a bike!!!!!!
 
Logged Logged  
 
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#211359
hardone2get (User)
Who care's what you ride! Just ride!
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 2132
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male Location: Parker, Az. Birthdate: 1954-05-18
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Just remember when you win a bike what ever the retail price is for that bike you have to claim as income for the year. OMG wait till you see what that does to your taxes!!!!!!
 
Logged Logged  
 
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#211369
IMTopGun1 (User)
Platinum Boarder
Posts: 1959
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Location: Brooklyn, NY Birthdate: 1955-03-31
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
chico wrote:
Wish I could win a bike!!!!!!



That makes two of us. regardless of the tax implications ...

 
Logged Logged  
 
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#211438
Heavy (User)
If you're going to play - play to win!
Senior Boarder
Posts: 374
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male Crapsfest Location: East Texas Birthdate: 1949-09-06
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Just remember when you win a bike what ever the retail price is for that bike you have to claim as income for the year. OMG wait till you see what that does to your taxes!!!!!!

Speaking as a guy who routinely has five-figure W2-G's to deal with (remember, I teach gaming seminars around the country for a living and I happen to be pretty good at winning) I can tell you that good record-keeping is a must if you want to minimize your tax exposure on the bike win. I'm assuming you "play" at the casinos. It is extremely important that you track your game play, cash in-cash out, amount of time played (hours per day) etc. if you want to deduct losses that can offset this win. Hand-written journals supported by receipts for travel, hotels, etc. are acceptable to the IRS. The key is you can only write off "losses" to the extent of your wins. If you lost $38K while winning a $10K jackpot you can only deduct $10K of those losses. You won't owe the taxes on the $10K win, but you'll still be $28K in the bucket. The real problem with most gamblers is that they win that $10K jackpot, then give the entire $10K back to the casino. With no offsetting losses that $10K win turns into $4K of back taxes you'll owe come tax time.

Sometimes it sucks to win. That's why I prefer casino games where the wins don't come with a W2G attached. (Table games vs. slots).
 
Logged Logged  
 

Yes, as a matter of fact I DID have the right-of-way!
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#211441
Rubber Duck (User)
Junior Boarder
Posts: 193
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
I bought a $100 ticket at a run this weekend to win a street glde,a rich Doctor who doesnt ride took the cash option of $16,500 just what he needs-more money.
 
Logged Logged  
 
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#211442
Zim (User)
Fresh Boarder
Posts: 60
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Gender: Male Location: Sacramento California Birthdate: 1948-08-26
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
I have an O7 R* Silverado with non-studded leather baqs and would be willing to swap the bags. PM me with details.

Jerry
 
Logged Logged  
 
Keep the wheels turnin\'

Zim
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
#211485
Road.Hawg (User)
Fresh Boarder
Posts: 54
graphgraph
User Offline Click here to see the profile of this user
Re:Won a Harley, keepin' my Roadie... 2 Years, 10 Months ago  
Lucky Dog. I would keep both. They are different rides for different days. As for the Bags, I would say lets trade, but I just had studs added to my bags last month. It cost me 50 bucks. I figured thats cheap, I also figured I would go gray before I could find somebody to trade with

But I am looking to trade my Spoked rims for some OEM Cast Aluminum. They look nice, but they are also more work than I would like to keep them shiny
 
Logged Logged  
  The administrator has disabled public write access.
Go to top Post Reply
Powered by FireBoardget the latest posts directly to your desktop
...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ...................................................................... -->
New Forum Posts




The Road Star Clinic is a collaborative community of riders who archive and publish user contributed technical data about Yamaha Road Star motorcycles.

We also sponsor the creation and support of other community websites similar to our own. Inquiries about availability of a website for your community can be submitted to us via any "Contact Us" option on the Clinic.

Copyright 2003-2007 Road Star Clinic and its respective authors. Road Star Clinic is sponsored by the folks at MLSHomeQuest.com.