"Tripper" (tripe46)
08/10/2015 at 11:43 • Filed to: None
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"Tripper" (tripe46)
08/10/2015 at 11:43 • Filed to: None | 2
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My best friend and I are equally hooked on vehicles of all types. When one of us gets a new one, the other gets it stuck in his head that he too must have a new toy. After I bought my E90, he bought a BRZ and barely waited past break in to strap on a supercharger so that he could keep up. Shortly after that he bought a Ducati Hypermotard, then I bought the Grom so we could ride together (sort of).
As some of you know, I just bought an Audi S3. So my pal decides hes going to sell the BRZ and get something else. Both of us thought it would take more than a few weeks to find a buyer for the BRZ as it’s nearly brand new and modded to high heaven. It took 6 days to sell, and 3 of those days were spent dealing with all of the BS that comes with selling a car privately (seeing the car, PPI, negotiation, transaction, title swap).
Friday he calls and says, “Yo, I need you to take me to the motorcycle store tomorrow after 1 pm so I can pick up my 2015 Yamaha YZF R1!” Not that I have to say this, but the bike is insane, I have never seen so many features on a motorcycle (full color display, ABS, TC, wheelie control, slide control, multiple riding modes, brake pressure display, suspension travel display .....) He offered to let me take it for a spin, I respectfully declined as I’ve go no business on a bike like that.
Anyway, obligatory “David and Goliath” photo, and one of the S3 and E46 for a splash of color.
Horkin' Up Dangle Hams
> Tripper
08/10/2015 at 12:00 |
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I recently turned down an offer to ride a friend’s 250, so the idea of sitting on that missile is quite terrifying to me. Enticing, but terrifying.
citizennick
> Tripper
08/10/2015 at 12:09 |
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it sounds like you and your friend are in the business of always trying to one-up each other. Those are the best types of friendships, IMO, more incentive to mod cars :D
Mmmmm
> Tripper
08/10/2015 at 12:25 |
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Those R1’s are sexy
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Tripper
> Horkin' Up Dangle Hams
08/10/2015 at 12:51 |
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I wanted to ride it, but I know better. You can’t jump off of a Honda Grom and onto one of the most serious liter bikes available.
JKER
> Tripper
08/10/2015 at 13:14 |
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All the wants. Honestly though you’d probably be ok on it. Wheelie control, traction control, ABS, as long as you don’t fall over you’d be fine.
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Tripper
> JKER
08/10/2015 at 13:17 |
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Yea I kept telling myself that, I think the kicker was the price tag and the fact that my buddy had only owned it for a few hours.
AdverseMartyr
> Tripper
08/10/2015 at 14:37 |
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Don’t listen to the sweet, sweet lies you are telling yourself. Wheelie & traction control just means that the rocket keeps achieving terminal velocity as fast as possible and the ABS might just mean you manage to grab so much front brake that it bucks you straight off. Never mind the weight difference. At least those are all the things I would be telling myself to keep me from hopping on it. Now go grab some ice and put it in your pants to quench those desires.
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Tripper
> AdverseMartyr
08/10/2015 at 14:58 |
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Haha don’t worry If I won’t ride the hypermotard (I won’t) I definitely won’t ride the R1. I’ll be waiting at least until next season to move up to a bigger bike. I just wished he owned something that was a little less aggressive just so I could see how I feel on a real bike.
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AdverseMartyr
> Tripper
08/10/2015 at 15:13 |
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I’m sure you would survive since you have ridden, and have a healthy fear of destroying your friend’s bike. You’d feel just fine on that real bike, right up until you twisted the throttle too hard, blinked, and passed 60mph. Then the code brown would disgust your friend, and you would want to do it again.
I’ve got a riding buddy who always wants to swap off his older R1 onto my little (comparatively) ZX6e because of the riding position (after an hour of riding, he starts whining a lot). He’s changed the sprockets for better acceleration, power commander, etc... I still have to talk myself out of it everytime he offers, but I know that my 600 is still more than I can fully utilize.
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Tripper
> AdverseMartyr
08/10/2015 at 15:38 |
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My first experience on motorcycle was on a little 2 stroke 80cc Kawasaki. I did the typical rookie move and got my hand stuck on the throttle, ran right into a boulder and broke the shit out of my nose! That’s my biggest fear with riding a bike that can actually go fast. I’ve clocked 2k miles on the Grom and I’d like to clock another 2k before I get a new bike, but I think 600 is as big as I’ll go for my next one.