I’m about a year into riding, although I fell in love with motorcycles when I saw the FZ-09 8 years ago. I always had an interest in them, but the MTs put me over the edge. The problem at the time was that I was 16 and I got the classic “not under my roof”. I then joined the military and an E-3/5 paycheck didn’t have room for a motorcycle while meeting my financial goals.

When I got off active duty and started making some real motherfuckin money^TM, I bought the FZ-07. I was a little worried starting out on it with it’s reputation as a hooligan bike, but if you have decent motor skills it’s perfectly manageable.

After 8k miles, I wanted something with a little more power and the bike that sparked my interest in riding. I found this lightly molested FZ-09 that had been traded into a pawn shop, and they wanted my 07 for it. ___

Been 2 months and 1k miles with the 09, and it’s been everything I ever wanted. I ended up loving riding and motorcycles even more than I thought I would, and I try to ride every chance I get.

Juneteenth, so I will be riding, just not to work