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Although i only go out with this girl during the summer, she’s never given me attitude or asked me who i ride the rest of the year. All i need to do is get her from her dungeon slap the dust off and get on top.

In the past i have owned a lame, cheap Chinese dual sport, a Kawasaki Ninja 300, and a Yamaha Vstar. So although the Vstar had a decent amount of guts (only a 650), this just tramples over everything.

Although not (quite) as reliable as my Ninja, it has over three times the power. In hindsight, all those speed runs between red lights might have something to do with the higher maintenance. So many smiles per gallon!

This bike is equipped with:

Dual Akrapovic exhaust

Aftermarket windscreen

Fender eliminator

Pre-wired battery tender leads

Rear sets.

What i would call a very sober build.

Some of the maintenance work performed on this bike includes:

Usual oil changes

Brake pads

Brake fluid

Chain and swing arm adjustments

An unexpected coolant flush due to a hole in the radiator caused by a rock

Repair of the radiator with special aluminum welding compound

something to fix soon; i haven’t been able to start the bike with my electric start since July. I need to remove and test the battery.

I foresee my next bike being a Ducati Panigale 1199. Yeah yeah, the electronics suck on it (or at least they did 15 years ago) but those things are just… *drool*. I have to saddle up on one before i get too used to the up-straight position of the Z.

As they say, once you ride a sportbike, you become a pretzel. Who said that? I’ll tell you in the next blog.

Update (4/2/19): Zoey has left the stable. It was a fresh spring evening when a very nice young man came and picked it up. With a smile on his face, he rode Zoey into the night, never to be seen again. I will certainly miss the paper and the handling, but I also can’t wait for what will come next. Always towards better things!

Thanks for reading! if you have any questions about this build, leave a comment below or contact me here!