Bought a Yamaha Virago 750 new in 1996 (not my bike, but it looked exactly like this one):
Sold that a bit later when we were expecting our first child. Promised the wife I wouldn't own a bike while we had kiddos at home.
About nine years ago my best friend had to sell his beloved 1974 BMW R60/6 to help fund moving his family to a new city (for work). Took some searching but eventually I found the guy he sold the bike to and, after two years of badgering him on and off, convinced him to sell me the bike. Had it fixed up (back to stock) and sold it to my bud for $1 as a surprise. It's a beauty. This is it in my garage after I replaced the after-market glass packs with OEM mufflers: