AtillaTheHun
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Got up 5 o'clock Saturday morning,had called on an ad in News On Wheels couple a days ago and this guy was selling a 2001 with 2200 miles on it ...We bullshitted a little and he told me if I made the trip(150miles ) he'd let me ride it!!!
to see what I thought ....I bought a brand new silver R1 two months ago and almost immediately felt it was underpowered-pondered for two months and 5500 miles -then a week ago ...SOLD IT.......Now I had my sights set on Hayabusa,but a ride would have to be taken to see if it was all that....After driving for two hours listening to Tom Petty and watching the sun rise over the southern Louisiana swamps I was there .I put on my leathers and fullface and Mitch ,the DUDE selling it handed me the keys ...and went to clean his pool(he had a brand new Porsche and Fat Boy parked next to his boat and Jetskies in the garage......The motor sounds great ..rough ,not refined and I liked it ...the little stretch to the bars was nice ...and without much throttle -very complacent....I am experienced so please -no flaming for what I'm about to describe....I went through thet gears swiftly and HOLY poop the torque and "launch in ANY gear ...right ....I'm IN LOVE ...I get her on the interstate after making a U turn and it turns great yes it's heavy but so low and planted ...it all works...On the interstate 8 AM not many cars ,it's Saturday so a few people going to the lakes ,half awake ........I gun it ......she's talking to me I get goosebumps and almost get emotional...all these years riding stock street bikes ...how I have longed for you Hayabusa...all I ever dreamed of ...OK in upright psition I slide on the seat from accelerating ..so I lay on the tank and shift from 4th pinning the throttle ,since the road ahead is clear , man how smooth and exiting ,perfect ....I repeat...perfect aerodynamics so I shift 5 and 6 and pin throttle ....not the least bit of shake ...little bit of vibes through footpegs....but I don't CARE....speedo shows 180....1 8 0 .........and it's 8:07 in the morning and I know I just experienced something SPECIAL and HISTORIC in sportbike history.....I go back thank Mitch and decline to buy based on some poor maintenance signs I see...TRUTH IS I"M GETTING A BRAND NEW ONE -NO CONTEST ....I just wanted to get that off my chest...