| it has to be when i picked up my cbr6 from the shop.
This was the first proper bike I had, ascending from a gsx250, so I was well aware to expect a bit more on the power delivery. But....
The mechanic had done the pdi and parked the bike outside the shop pointing across the road. He went over the controls and I signed the release form. There were 4 employees from the shop, a few customers had also gathered along with my g/f to watch my first steps.
The plan was to take it for a spin round the block before g/f got on the back to go home. Still aware of a much stronger engine than I was used to, I wind on a tiny bit of throttle and gently feed in some clutch. Result? Bike goes forward quicker than I could believe possible, straight into the opposite kerb chucking me unceremoniously on the floor as if to say "what's an amateur like you doing buying something like me?!"
Didn't go back there for a while! |