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Introducing the New Ride

     After my decision to move on to a new bike, the fun part of actually getting said bike was the next thing to do! I looked into a couple dealerships in hopes of finding one I could partner with as a sponsor. I had a personal reference to Roseville Yamaha Kawasaki, and I met with the sales manager, Ali, who seemed open to a sponsorship arrangement. After careful consideration, I felt like Ali and the team there were more behind supporting the sport, and I appreciated the straight forward and honest dealings, so I decided to partner with Roseville and ordered my bike through them.

     I decided to go ahead and go with the bike I really wanted - while I technically could have saved a little bit with a barely used or on the floor bike, if I was going to take the plunge, I wanted to get the bike I really wanted. While the bike will go straight to track, that doesn't mean it would never see the street again, and either way, I wanted the white tank and the silver and green forks...so I put in an order for a 2017 ZX10R in the white livery. In an effort to get the bike sooner rather than later, so I'd have time to get it set up, I decided to go ahead and finance the bike. This allowed me to pick it up significantly sooner so we'd have more time to get it set up.

    The call came in sooner than expected - my bike was there and ready to be picked up! I excitedly headed up to Roseville Yamaha Kawasaki to pick up the bike. It was beautiful as expected. We finished up the paperwork, took a couple pictures, and loaded it up. I was beyond excited, to the point of barely containing it.

At Roseville Yamaha Kawasaki with the new beast!

OMG it's really mine!
      After saying good bye to Ali and the rest of the crew at Roseville I headed right over to DareDevil Motorsports. Jesus and Damion are also sponsoring me this year, offering me a mechanical and pit sponsorship, something I've yet to have help with. DareDevil will be setting the bike up for/with me, and having their help is great as they've already set up a few of these bikes and are familiar with them. We unloaded the bike, and I decided I should take it for at least one little spin down the road and back since they were willing to wait for me. 


So new!!
      I borrowed a jacket, I had brought my helmet and a pair of gloves in case, and took it down the road. I didn't go particularly far, but took a bit to get a feel for the raw power the bike has. It's an amazing machine, and brand new out of the box that bike wants to go somewhere when you twist that throttle. It's a beast as it is, none the less once we get it set up!

Squid Central!
      The bike is amazing, and I really can't wait to get on it "for real" and start learning to ride the bigger bike and get in tune with the bike. I've got my work cut out for me in order to be ready to race this thing by spring, but having it in hand is providing a special level of motivation!

Last day as a street machine
 

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