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2004 Yamaha YZF-R1
Wow. Just wow. After riding an R6 for the past 5½ years, I am and have been ready to step up to the R1 for a while. This is the bike that I drooled over back in 1998 when I knew I just had to buy a bike. Better senses took over and I realized that starting out on an R1 would not be the most prudent choice. Since then put nearly 50,000 miles under my belt on the R6 and have learned a lot about motorcycles, riding and the risks involved. I definitely feel quite ready for the challenges this amazing machine has to offer. This is truly my dream motorcycle - realized.

Just about everything is done on this bike - Two Brothers titanium exhaust w/ carbon fiber heat sheild, steel braided front brake lines, black powdercoated passenger pegs, rearsets & levers, frame sliders, clutch slider, color-matched turn signals, fender eliminator, got the solo seat and even a gear shift indicator. The two-tone liquid silver paint drips beautifully over it's lines; this is definitely one sexy bike!

What's left? Even though this 180 horsepower 1000cc bike pulls like a freight train in every gear, a Power Commander is next. After that's mapped and dialed in, I'll slowly start replacing stock parts with more durable and better looking Graves parts.

2002 Ford Focus 4-door sedan!
I only use this thing for grocery shopping, when it's raining or when I'm sick. So it just sits. It's actually in Nevada for the summer; I loaned it to my brother. Who needs a car anyway when you have all that fun 2-wheeled stuff?!

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