"Ex-Racer's" Bikes for Sale

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How would anyone attempt to verify this?

Is this really a selling feature?

Lets say you looked in the for sale section and saw a bike that was supposedly ridden by a certain AMA Rider, but you know that the person... that SHE didn't even ride that manufacturer of bike, let alone that specific frame... would that be weird??
 
Lookin at a Myers or Paris bike? If it's not an obvious connection I'd probably steer clear.
 
I just saw the 675, and it said Myers on it..... I was like uhhhh, google image search and I'd forgotten, she actually WON that year on the Suzuki.
 
SweetOnion said:
Either way, a simple click right here will tell you it was no Triumph Daytona 675.
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hold on to those pitchforks just yet.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/911/1...lena-Myers-Signs-Two-Year-SportBike-Deal.aspx

and if you use your same search and add the word 'triumph' you get different image results. like this: here

"After a great couple of race weekends with Triumph and the Sportbike Track Time team at Daytona and Road America, I’m so happy to officially be a part of the Triumph family,” said Elena. “Everyone at Triumph has been so awesome to work with, and I can't say enough about the bike. I'm really looking forward to continuing to develop this bike and to get the 2013 675R on the podium." July 2, 2013
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nfq said:
hold on to those pitchforks just yet.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/911/1...lena-Myers-Signs-Two-Year-SportBike-Deal.aspx

and if you use your same search and add the word 'triumph' you get different image results. like this: here
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yeah but that is 1 year afterwards.... in 2013.

The article you quoted was from June this year.. good find though, got one of my eyebrows up. :)

Also the image search, take a look at the first picture.... She is sitting on a GSXR.

although Casacrow's post is starting to make a little more sense now.. :)
 
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SweetOnion said:
yeah but that is 1 year afterwards.... in 2013.

The article you quoted was from June this year.. good find though, got one of my eyebrows up. :)

Also the image search, take a look at the first picture.... She is sitting on a GSXR.

although Casacrow's post is starting to make a little more sense now.. :)
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Hey, the more images of Elena, the merrier :D

I just wanted to point out that it's not all doom and gloom and the poster has been on GTAM a while, so not like a 'made yesterday, one post account'. Benefit of the doubt and all that jazz.

But more importantly, more pictures!

2010-elena-myers-ama-supersport-rookie-wrap%201.jpg

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I did know it was a long time member that is why I didn't make any specific mentioning..
Not interested in buying it.
 
Sorry hit send by mistake.

After the conversing here I am sure it probably is legit. I just thought that they were saying the 2012 bike was the one they were selling.

Nice pic :)
 
I can vouch for the seller and the builder.I rode Triumph's in the WERA endurance series with the Builder's son in 2009
 
When I bought my bike the seller told me it was an ex race bike... I had no idea who the rider he named was and didnt care, all the gucci parts were on it and it ran, thats all that mattered.
 
the idea is: if that bike was good and sorted well enough for a champion, its good enough for a mere mortal.

Whether you can ride it at the same level as that champion is a different story altogether.

Does it matter? If money wasn't an issue, would you rather have a bike put together and ran by goggles600rr or Jodi Christie?

In the end, I buy what I can afford and what I like
 
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