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    Huge Member Site Admin Mother Goose's Avatar
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    It's alive!!!

    As some of you know, I raced my 2008 R1 for a couple years and recently decided to hang it up. My bank account hated it, but it was definitely a good time. So I've been working on the bike for the last few months, trying to get it back on the street. I had an issue with the staror/rotor, which I finally got sorted out with the help of Hersh, O'rion and especially G-Force Powersports. My bodywork came in and I started putting it all together and today I was finally able to take her for a test ride. Feels weird to have this bike back in street form. She'll be making her debut at bike night tomorrow night, so tell her hi and give her a smack on the ass!

    Before I switched to racing.


    First year racing.


    Last year's scheme.


    Today!


    She's still pretty rough, but she's getting there. Hope to see everyone at G-Force's Bike Night tomorrow at Hooters Lakewood!
    Chadwick
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    "You live more for five minutes going fast on a bike like that, than other people do in all of their life." - Marco Simoncelli

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    Re: It's alive!!!

    What's takin' ya so long, son?!? I used to switch my bodies between races, so I could go out with Kim on the weekends when we weren't racing. When I quit racing I just put the street body on and was done. Took twenty minutes.
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    Re: It's alive!!!

    I sold all my stock bodywork when I started racing, so it's been a process.
    Chadwick
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    "You live more for five minutes going fast on a bike like that, than other people do in all of their life." - Marco Simoncelli

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    Re: It's alive!!!

    Racing will make you a crazy person
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    Re: It's alive!!!

    Nice work.

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    Re: It's alive!!!

    About fekin time yo
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    Re: It's alive!!!

    Good to hear itll be back out on the street. I met Rich who bought your old race bodywork.
    Last edited by Slo; Tue Jun 9th, 2015 at 10:36 AM.

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    Re: It's alive!!!

    Quote Originally Posted by Sully View Post
    Racing will make you a crazy person
    NOT racing will make you crazier



    also yay wicky
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