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Old 10-24-2009, 12:29 AM   #18
Adeptus_Minor
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Originally Posted by SteveP View Post
No shit!

It's really strange how it all went down. I'm really diggen this bike now that I'm not redlining it every shift.
You know, I went through the same thing when I rode my friend's S1 years ago.
I was riding a YZF600R at the time so what did I try to do?
Wrap up the RPMS!
And I remember the feeling distinctly... Oooooh... here comes the power... and then at ~4500rpm... poof... rev limiter.
It didn't stop me from being interested in Buells, but it certainly made me realize the striking difference in motors.
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