blkparade
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What you may ask? I'm not sure myself but I will try to explain. Recently passed my break in miles and related service. With that being said I have read numerous post on the power band on these bikes and what a difference at 8000 or 8500rpm. That being said I am a new rider with this being my 1st Motorcycle ever. Well I guess you could say I wanted to see what everyone was talking about. Hmmmmm, long section of straight and lightly trafficked road and a curiosity that just wouldn't leave. Before I go on let me say the following. By no means am I super experienced at anything motor sports related but I have experienced a few things. I owned an E30 M3 that used to rev to 8500 and I just thought that was amazing for a street car and that little motor would just wind away. I have run the One Lap of America so I've been to a few tracks and had a few track days in my time. I've experienced a few cars with horsepower that seemed just silly. I raced go karts for a year. All that said I guess I was still not prepared for today and what happened. Oh it was all good, as they say. But that 1st time I teased that throttle to 8500rpm it happened. I wish I could describe the experience and go into an eloquent description of what happened, but it is just not there. I think this describes it best though. I came home and my Wife greets me. I get the helmet off, and she looks at me and says what? I said what do you mean what? You have this little grin on your face. I was kind of surprised, and said I do? She said what again and I just said I think I know what it is about now. I didn't even know I was grinning ever so slightly, but when she said something all I could think of was 8500 and beyond. I still have tons of things to learn and will never stop learning, but after today there is no question as to why I want to learn. I hope you all don't mind this post but its one of those things that I figured a few of you might understand or maybe I'm just weird, but either way thanks for letting me share.