A little over a week ago I mentioned I had some big news, and today....you get that news! Well, it may not be news anymore because some of you already know, but it's still fun.
Recently I had been saving up and putting money aside every month with the goal of buying a new, louder, more powerful exhaust system for the Challenger. I had a pretty good amount put aside, and then the weather started to get nice, and all of a sudden I started to see motorcycles on the road again. Now, most of you will remember that I did have a motorcycle previously, but decided to sell it last year before I ordered the Challenger, because at the time I knew I couldn't swing both. Well, a year later, it was time to start looking for another one.
Then about 2 weeks ago, I went and looked at one for sale from a member of DCSBN, and really liked it. He let me take it for a quick test spin around the neighborhood and I was hooked. I wanted to get a bike mainly for commuting to and from work in the summer. It's faster, cheaper [55mpg], I get to use the HOV lanes, plus it won't be nearly as tempting to put commuting miles on the Challenger when the weather is nice now, since I'll just ride the bike into work.
What I got is a Suzuki DRZ-400Sm [pictured above], and it's what's referred to as a supermoto bike, or motard, or just 'tard for short. It's basically a big dirt bike, but designed for street use with small off-road capabilities [gravel, packed dirt trails, grass, etc]. It'll be a great commuter bike for riding into and out of DC everyday. So far I really like it, am having a lot of fun, and am glad I decided to get this instead of a new exhaust system for the car...which will still happen, just not as soon as I had originally planned.
Anyway, I picked up the bike on Sunday afternoon, and on Wednesday afternoon had a chance to ride it over to my parents house to share with them my news! The following is a quick video of what went down. That's my roommate Chris with me in the video on his Harley Davidson sportster something something. Enjoy, and expect plenty more motorcycle videos to come!
3 comments:
It does look a lot like a dirt bike! Great video!
Are you lyin' to me??!! Good video - ha ha!
Whoah!! Congratulations. And can I just say that that camera is one of your best purchases ever?? Great video!
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