UK Bike Magazine

[Mark99]

In Dec issue they are doing a feature on nakeds including the king - 05 S3. Nov 9th release date I believe.

Mark

[ELP_JC]

Thanks a bunch for the heads up man. I've been looking for a review to no avail. Will hit Barnes & Noble after the 9th. Just in time before my Nov 17/18 trip to Albuquerque to test ride both the S3 and new Duc S2R1000.

[Legman]

Hey JC,

There is a good comparison/review from MotorCycleNews at this site Naked Review

[houston05s3]

This review is a little more than 6 months old but it was pretty good

http://www.canyonchasers.net/referen...levsNakeds.pdf

[ELP_JC]

Hey John and Houston, thanks a lot for that great comparo; exactly what I was looking for. By the way, both are the same report.
Man, I thought that the Monster S4R was more powerful than the S3. The S2R1000 will be anemic by comparison; only 82 hp, I think, vs 117 for the S3. I'm not a power junkie, and don't need that much on a bike like this, but the liquid-cooling alone is a big plus for me. And the last statement on the Monster rang a bell: it's a 13-yr-old design (ouch!). And the already obsolete S4R costs 30% more than the S3; unbelievable.
I think that even with its weaknesses, the S3 is my bike. Will let the test-rides decide; can't wait for Nov 17. Thanks again guys.

[DwarF]

Says topspeed of 148. I can only summize they didn't really ride it. 148 my a$$.

[ELP_JC]

Yep, it sounds suspiciously high for a naked bike. They reported the S4R as 144; 130s would sound about right.

On the hangar straight at Silverstone I had over 130mph no probs

[DwarF]

ELP_JC,

I have had 140 no problems. Just ran out of guts to push my luck with the police, the bike had more.

[nfriday]

Here's what I have on record.



Acheived on back roads in Iowa. Granted, the speedometer probably is +/- 5-10 mph, but I had some throttle left...I wasn't too comfortable with the wind gust.

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