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First step towards racing purification

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💫A quick outline on this summary for readers with less time on their hands. TLDR; Parts arrival and install, a short chat about R3s first time on the track @ Chuckwalla along with initial impressions (it was fun and learned more in that one day than I did all previous times combined with the BMW), a surprise event resulting in new parts being purchased (rear sets) and a look forward (more parts, more track days). I do have to apologize about the lack of photos you're about to see in this update, it's hard to take a step back from the moment to grab a snapshot (I'm not a true millennial after all) but it's something I'll be working on as we continue; I've even dusted off my DSLR 📸 Yes! So the parts trickled in from BellissiMoto  which really solidified the excitement of getting the R3 on the track but it also meant a day of light wrenching in the garage. Here I'll have to give a gracious THANK YOU to Rich for helping me who made things much easier and qui
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The Day After...

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👀 It's official! The canvas on which all future work will be performed has arrived. Can't thank my friend Rob enough in brokering this deal; he worked some magic and completely blind-sided me. Bike was bought unseen and was a bit serendipitous on how everything played out. We were on our way up to North Hollywood to check out (and most likely buy) a bike I'd found on Craigslist. We were driving through La Jolla when I realized the seller had no idea of our departure. Checked the phone only to realize he had just texted letting me know he took an offer from a local buyer for full asking. Completely understandable. It's not to say I wasn't torn between sadness of losing what I thought was a decent deal and happiness that we didn't have to sit through 3,5+ hours of traffic. But we did what any reasonable adult would do on a Monday night at 5pm; happy hour at Draft Republic. I mean we were only down the street. Drinks and food came and went, and came again, and aga
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