ME_with_a_B
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Well, now I've done it. I finally got the bike I've ALWAYS wanted... a gixxer And I'm ridiculously ecstatic about it. She's an '02 with about 13k miles, lots of 'em from the track.
Long story short... it was a friend of mine's bike, he doesn't live in this country any more, and after YEARS of hinting, discussing, convincing, and waiting patiently - he finally sold it to me. (I think he was always afraid I would kill myself on it and that's why he never wanted me to have it) [he crashed on his '00 and spent several months in the hospital b/c of the wreck]
He mod'd the bike for performance; its a speed-demon to say the least. He used to drag it and whatnot. The front is lowered 1/2" so it corners differently, and there's a few other things done to it to basically make it stupid-fast. It was a toss up between shipping it to Abu Dhabi to race on the tracks, or give it to me and buy a Ducati with which to do the same. Needless to explain -- I am very persuasive, and got it from him.
I'd like to have it painted white with pink accents (still working on the design, but I'm pretty sure the pink parts are going to be evil looking butterflies) and I'm talking right now w/some friends about powder-coating the frame and swing-arm to black so it'll be easier to match to my gear. LOL (yes, I'm such a girl)
Anyways -- here she is now as is...
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Long story short... it was a friend of mine's bike, he doesn't live in this country any more, and after YEARS of hinting, discussing, convincing, and waiting patiently - he finally sold it to me. (I think he was always afraid I would kill myself on it and that's why he never wanted me to have it) [he crashed on his '00 and spent several months in the hospital b/c of the wreck]
He mod'd the bike for performance; its a speed-demon to say the least. He used to drag it and whatnot. The front is lowered 1/2" so it corners differently, and there's a few other things done to it to basically make it stupid-fast. It was a toss up between shipping it to Abu Dhabi to race on the tracks, or give it to me and buy a Ducati with which to do the same. Needless to explain -- I am very persuasive, and got it from him.
I'd like to have it painted white with pink accents (still working on the design, but I'm pretty sure the pink parts are going to be evil looking butterflies) and I'm talking right now w/some friends about powder-coating the frame and swing-arm to black so it'll be easier to match to my gear. LOL (yes, I'm such a girl)
Anyways -- here she is now as is...
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