The feeling of the wind blowing through your hair and the sound of the open road below. You twist the throttle, the engine roars and you glide by onlookers as they gawk. Chicks take double glances at you, car drivers envy you, the bike holds you as you hold it.

To those of you who ride a motorcycle, you know that feeling..
That feeling is Freedom

Since I was a young child over 2 decades ago I've always had an affinity towards motorcycles. There is some unwritten law of the land that for some reason just makes motorcycles and the people brave enough to ride them in their own little section of bad-ass or cool. As a young teen I was fortunate enough to have parents that spoiled me, buying me a dirt bike to grow up with. As growing boys do I outgrew the little Yamaha RT100 that defined the feeling of freedom for me as a kid was, but never ended up buying another motorbike until now due to my lack of income, somewhat crappy finances and inability to save money.

This all changed today.. What was once thought to be a dream of mine has now become a reality.. As of today I'm now one of those bad-ass motorbike riders that I've envied for so long. It might not be the biggest or fastest bike out there, But it's mine!

Meet my Newest Love: 2008 Honda CBR125-R

_{( I'll take more pictures tomorrow and add them, it got too dark out! )}

First off it's to be mentioned I'd never have bought this bike if not for the INCREDIBLE deal that I managed to get on it. Sporting only 8,000KM on the vehicle and in immaculate condition, when I saw this bike listed locally for $1700 CAD ( ~975 STEEM ) I couldn't type an inquiry email fast enough. It took a few days for the seller to make time to allow me to come look at the bike but once he let me start it up and listen to it run I knew that I'd found the newest love idol in the KLYE fleet. Dry weight of these bikes is just a little over 300 lbs.. Coupled with a high revving (Revs > 9,000 EASY) 125cc engine and the fact I'm built like slenderman this little bike is not only a great beginner street bike for me, but also is incredibly fast when you consider that stock the engine has a touch less than 15 horsepower.

mechanically this bike is sound, aesthetically It's nearly mint and as for comfort and drive-ability it's about as good as you are going to get for a "crotch-rocket" style motorbike. It's styling is that of a sports or racing bike however the size of this thing is maybe 4/5ths the dimensions of larger displacement bikes. What does this all mean? Well, Basically it means that even my skinny as can comfortably handle this speedy little thing without having to struggle with the bikes weight or length.

Is it a Harley davidson, a race bike or the fastest thing in town? Absolutely not! But I still feel proud when I drive it, knowing that the only thing stopping me from becoming hamburger on the road is my attentiveness, quick reaction and somewhat en-grained learnings of riding moto-bikes as a child. It is true what they say, It's like riding a bike, You never forget how. Going to see if I can find a place that makes decals and put some STEEM advertising on it.

Anyone in Central Canada want to cruise with me some time before season is over? A Canadian STEEM motorcycle riders meet up would be fun for next year perhaps!

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