Thank you everyone- although I would like to think I was welcome here for more than my butt!
There WILL be another Kwaka in our stable in the near future if all goes according to plan.
I blinged up the ER because I was getting a little bored with it. I made the decision to keep it and modify it rather than trade it in a few months ago.
A few weeks ago I went on a ride with some people and a friend got me riding her GSXR600. From the second I got on it was a whole new experience. (Bear in mind I have only owned a ZZR250 and the ER.) The gear changes were magic, the cornering was unbelievable- I felt like I was part of the bike. My first ride on the Gixxer and I was blasting along at WAY faster than I had ever ridden the ER. It wasn't the speed though- it was how good I felt on the bike.
The next day I went looking, and deliberated (painfully) for a couple of weeks. The 2007 Gixxer is running out at $13,990 on road at the moment. Yesterday I went into the bike shop to get a trade-in price on the ER. In my mind I had decided that if they gave me $7000 change-over I would have to defect to Suzuki. I walked out with $6700 changeover ($7300 I got for the Kwaka- I believe they are going for around $10,000 new.)
So there you have it- temptation won out. Now the ongoing task of keeping my riding within my skill level, and learning to ride better not faster.
I will still be here, so it is goodbye to the ER - not to KSRC or my love of Kawasakis.
