I got a new bike!!!
Ok, so it's not new-new, just new to me. It's an '05 ZX10, with under 17K on the clock

I have fallen in love-at-first-sight with exactly 3 bikes: the '05/06 636 in green, the '04/05 ZX10 (in titanium) and the MV Agusta F4... and now I own 2 of them

Yeah, I know, pretty slow mover - been lusting after a bike since 2004, and I finally get one in 2013, but you can't rush these things
Seriously, I can think of 101 reasons not to buy this bike, but I kept coming back to [insert toddler tanty voice] "But I WAAAAAAANT ONE!"

And isn't that the best reason? I mean, it's not like we ride bikes for practical reasons - it's all about the fun. So, knowing that I still wanted one after all these years, and knowing that I would always regret never having one, I thought what the hell

The Lad has been trying to decide whether he wanted a zeddy or a rex, so I figured I'd palm my zeddy off on him and grab this Crim that I spotted. Luckily he's such a forgiving bloke

Thanks for the all-clear MadKaw - it's all your fault
There's a few changes I want to make. It's got a stock can on it

It's got gold screen bolts

And smoky checkered indicator covers

And there's two holes in the frame where it looks like a plate has been removed (but the compliance plate is on the other side)? And they drilled the tail to put rear indicators in

But at the end of the day, it's a tidy Crim with low kays, and I can change those other things. I wonder if Dave#3's Akra will fit?...
Will take better pics soon, but here she is, strapped down in the trailer this arvo on her way home:

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