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Old August 21st, 2020, 11:23 AM   #1
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Return of my first bike

Those of you who've been here a while may remember my first bike was a new gen 250 (named Hotaru). After a nasty collision with a car making a blind turn into my path of travel she was totaled as the front wheel and forks were trashed and frame damaged.

I opted to buy the bike back from insurance and gave it all to my best friend, @Momaru, back in 2013; mostly for spare parts on Perigee (his 250)

Then, Paul passed at the end of 2018. As we had discussed many years before hand, I inherited his bike and all of his gear, tools, and parts. Including my original 250.

Then, last month or so, I was talking with a local 250 racer (Kumpy Kump - https://www.instagram.com/kumpykump/?hl=en ) and I brought up that I'd love to join our 250 races but could never risk Paul's bike given the sentimentality. I then remembered I had my first bike minus a few parts and mentioned it off hand. Kumpy said he had all those parts already on hand.

Suffice it to say: she's back and in racing shape.
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Old August 21st, 2020, 11:32 AM   #2
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Old August 21st, 2020, 03:05 PM   #3
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Old August 21st, 2020, 07:53 PM   #6
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So awesome!!!
Great colour too!
I’ve got a bit of a theme
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Those of you who've been here a while may remember my first bike was a new gen 250 (named Hotaru). After a nasty collision with a car making a blind turn into my path of travel she was totaled as the front wheel and forks were trashed and frame damaged.

I opted to buy the bike back from insurance and gave it all to my best friend, @Momaru, back in 2013; mostly for spare parts on Perigee (his 250)

Then, Paul passed at the end of 2018. As we had discussed many years before hand, I inherited his bike and all of his gear, tools, and parts. Including my original 250.

Then, last month or so, I was talking with a local 250 racer (Kumpy Kump - https://www.instagram.com/kumpykump/?hl=en ) and I brought up that I'd love to join our 250 races but could never risk Paul's bike given the sentimentality. I then remembered I had my first bike minus a few parts and mentioned it off hand. Kumpy said he had all those parts already on hand.

Suffice it to say: she's back and in racing shape.
Love that color!!
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One of my previous race-cars was violet. I love the violet/purple paint!!! Such intensity!

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