My ThunderAce

ThunderAce57 · Post by **ThunderAce57** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 5:30 am

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Well It's biking time again!
After too many years without a bike it was time again.
The commute to work every day is getting crazy. Too much traffic, too slow on the freeway.
Really, can you picture sitting in your car, stopped, on the freeway right next to the speed limit 90 kmh sign? This is stupid.
So, I began a search.
Always been a Yamaha guy, and Love the YZF 750's...... so start looking. Internet site, used bikes of course.
Not a lot out there, that's for sure. Looking for about a year.... and time to get serious. Found a few nice ones in my price range (cheap) and showed some pics to Akemi (my wife).
Well she decides to make it hard for me, says 'ok, sell the boat and you can buy a bike.'
So, I put the boat for sale on some free websites on Sunday, and Wednesday a guy comes over and drives off with it.
Well, how about that?
So the next day I stopped at the Yamaha shop in Port Moody, GA Checkpoint. It was raining and the bike was outside, wet. They gave me a couple of paper towels to wipe off the seat (I think they thought I wasn't serious) but I did and the bike felt good. Not too big, well balanced, and it looked good.
I put a deposit on it to hold it until I could ride it on a dry day and went home with good dreams already happening.
The next Saturday I arrived before they opened and waited to take it out for a ride. They got it ready and I took off!
WOW is it fast. And it handles like a bike half its size. And stops on a dime. Lots of room for another rider on the back and a good fairing that keeps me warm and dry.
Needless to say, I bought it the same day. And a nice helmet to match.
Well the pictures don't really do it justice. It is smooth and fast and powerful. It will exceed every speed limit in B.C. in first gear. And has torque coming out every pore in its body. Fifth gear (it only needs five!) down the freeway at about 120 k and a twist of the wrist and you're at 200. No downshifting, just GO! Wow. Thank Yamaha for a great handling bike. No wobbles, no rough ride, no worries. just goes and turns and stops.
Oh Yeah, did I mention I love it!
(It's a 96! and pretty well everbody who looks at it thinks it is new.) HA!

Winterwolf · Post by **Winterwolf** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:48 am

Big first post mate!
Welcome to the site from over the pond.... I take it from your post you actually quite like the bike then

RENEGADE · Post by **RENEGADE** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:10 am

what is it.

Yoda · Post by **Yoda** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:47 am

tony wrote:what is it.

How many clues? "My Thunderace". "Thunderace57".

Welcome newbie. Excellent choice of bike. Be prepared for a "little" bit of stick on here. The natives get a bit restless round wide bikes. But its all in good fun. Well most of the time.

Post by **Stig** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:38 pm

Wide load warning!!!!

Welcome, glad you dropped by

Make yourself at home and chill out with the rest of the inmates. I'll have a real big beer (god I need one!!!!

whilst here at work

)

I'll check out your pictures when I get home and they ain't blocked by the company firewall

RENEGADE · Post by **RENEGADE** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:05 pm

cheers yoda,sometimes the cogs dont conect,ha ha,
i get it its one of them cat things,
time for beer

Metalface · Post by **Metalface** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:20 pm

A pussy thing you mean.

Welcome to the forum matey.

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:53 pm

Welcome mate, pity your pictures didn`t work out quite right.

stevierst · Post by **stevierst** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:59 pm

Mmmmmmmeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeooooooooooooooow!

You'll never guess what that was?
'tis a high speed moggyon a motorbike!
Oh yeah, greetings and

get yourself over to the lounge bar and get the drinks in!

ThunderAce57 · Post by **ThunderAce57** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:58 am

Well gonna try again for the pics.....

If all else fails they are on my website....

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ThunderAce57 · Post by **ThunderAce57** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:03 am

I think you need to visit my website and see the pics and read the stories and watch the videos......

http://rmgillcash.spaces.live.com

Always learn to know your opponent before insulting them.....

rf9rider · Post by **rf9rider** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:10 am

Nice site mate.
Especially the Norton Commando.

ThunderAce57 · Post by **ThunderAce57** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:27 am

thanks for the comments....

Yeah that was a sweet bike. We picked him up in Chilliwack (you find it on a map of BC) and he rode with us to Hope where we has brekkie and then he came a bit further then turned around and went home.
We (14 bikes) continued on to Ainsworth HotSprings for the night and home the next day. About 1500 km round trip.
If ya like, the story is on the Road-Apples.com website....
It was a GREAT ride!

ThunderAce57 · Post by **ThunderAce57** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 6:22 am

oh yeah. only a newbie to this board....

got my license in '74 or '75 (can't rmember that far back now)

Yamaha DT 100
RD350
RD400
now my Ace....
owned it 4 months now and already over 10,000 km on it....

Newie? Maybe...maybe not.

Metalface · Post by **Metalface** » Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:31 pm

ThunderAce57 wrote:
Always learn to know your opponent before insulting them.....

Has somebody insulted you......

Exup 1000

My ThunderAce

My ThunderAce

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