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On 2005-06-10 10:42, GoodJava wrote:
Hello from San Diego and congratulations.
My wife is from St. Paul. Anywho, bike looks nice, have a dealer go over it before you start really riding. Does it have a service history? I just got my 01 with the same 12K miles and love it. Black of course!
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Alright, fellas, here's the story.
I picked it up on Wednesday. I'm a semi-n00b, and I've only ridden my own Ninja 250R previous to this. Needless to say, I am astounded with the power that the 885 triple makes. Shifting anywhere above 5000rpm seems entirely unnecessary at legal speeds. It shifts smoothly and the clutch is quite cooperative, better than I would have thought. The bars are much wider than I expected, but it made the 45 minute ride really quite comfortable. It's a big beastie! It cruises nicely at 75mph, and I actually feel a LOT less wind blast than on my 250. Which was surprising, considering its wholesale lack of fairings.
It's 12,200 miles old now. It has a scuffed up right engine cover and radiator, but they still function fine, and is really hardly noticeable. However, the right mirror is missing. Anybody know of a good vendor in the US that has quick, good, bolt-on bar end mirrors for the S3? How about a reasonably priced rear set cowl? The rear seat looks vestigial, and should be eliminated as soon as feasible. :wink:
I've noticed one relatively minor problem. Although the bike fires and runs fine, sometimes pushing the starter button doesn't illicit any sort of response at all, until you turn the key to the off position again and thumb it a couple of times. Then it'll turn right over. Any ideas? New switch, perhaps?
Oh, and tires - the D208s that the fellow that owned the bike before me are very soft and chew a $160 rear tire in about 3,000 miles. Are there still semi-grippy, but long-lasting tires around for the Speed Triple? I'll need one within the next thousand miles or so.
This bike, though, is incredible. And in need of a wash, with likely a full 25 lbs. of mosquitos and deer flies stuck to the front of it... but it's still incredible. It's just so mean and nasty, yet comfy and not as hard to ride as I had figured!
I'm going to love this one, I have a feeling. :-D
[ This message was edited by: Repeater on 2005-06-11 08:01 ]
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