I wound it up in first gear, close to redline, pulled the clutch in, shifted
to second, and popped the clutch out, while pulling the throttle back out to
full throttle.

That (at least at that point in my life) was one of the most stupid, and
scariest things I had ever done. The damn thing almost left me, back there,
sitting on the pavement.

Ha! I had the same experience on a Kawasaki 750.

The only thing that saved me was the stepped seat. (I was upgrading
from a Honda 160 -- remember those? -- and the increase in horsepower
'bout kilt me....)

God, I wish I had that bike back!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"