new member..... big time S3 fan

[Limey]

What you need down there is Dictator LIMEY! First I'd ban all yellow bikes and that swill you call beer, Fosters. :-D :hammer:

[scouselee]

Welcome batistuta to the wonderful world of the S3, enjoy yourself......

Lee

[amberale]

On ya Batistua welcome. I think the SATE executioner works at my local Thai restaurant already.

Grand Vizier Bucket is my vote [pronounced 'boo kay']

Limey we send you Fosters so you don't discover Coopers.

Sparti, I'd love a ride round the valley. Stop off at one of the Healsville pubs, Coldstream Hills[if they've surfaced that road],Yearing Station, Yarra Yarra etc.
On second thoughts I might have to ride pillion for that trip

AA

[cheapbastard]

On 2006-08-15 00:16, speedtrip30 wrote:
Hi Batistuta, I'm new to the forum to. Love reading unbiased opinions of after market goodies, seeing what does and doesn't cut it. I've wanted a s3 every new model that came out and finally took the plunge on the '05 model and absolutley love it, something about having the front wheel skip along the road in second really gets the blood pumping.

I'm telling ya guys, the aussies are trying to take over!!! You guys are in deep sh*t if you elect that Bucket guy. You need more of a gladiatior type person, maybe the almighty Spartacus?!? :-D

[batistuta]

some good roads around Healesville Amberale. I think the Black Spur's been resurfaced a year or so ago. just last Sunday at the Black Spur I scraped my right toe ....FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER..... what a feeling. my girlfriend was on the back. stopped few minutes later and couldnt wait to tell my freind on a SV1000s. he understood how I felt .... our girls didnt. I have the boot on my entertainment table...next to my TV. I inspect the scrape on the boot everytime I m near it.

hmmmmm... maybe another 1.5 yrs before I get my knee down...that'll be the day

will let you know next time i m headed that way Sparti , not many S3 on the roads near here...... I do nod EXTRA HARD when I see another S3 on the road.

[BUCKET]

Prime Minister-Gladiator-Grand Vizier-Dictator Bucket it is then,and Batistuta the job of state executioner is yours,starting salary $500,000.23,hope that's enough for now.
Bucket :hammer:

[roadkill]

On 2006-08-14 06:33, batistuta wrote:
bought my 99 S3 in january this year after almost 5 years of wishing and waiting to have enough money. its the 'ONLY' bike I have wanted since I first saw it in 2000. couldnt stop staring at it for the first month. my lunch breaks were spent in the car lot looking at it from different angles. its always parked outside my bedroom window (security reasons ... nothing wierd :wink: )

no offence to other S3 owners but I think the first dual light version is the best looking and curvacious of all the models. the new one is good everywhere but the stumpy seat puts me off. hope the next model has a proper one.

some problems till now:

cluthc cable broke in the middle of a roundabout, one of the scariest moment ever on a bike. have no faith in the clutch cables anymore. always worried it might break anytime which isnt good. will try and find a fix for it.

loose connection prevented the bike from starting few months back. took the mechanic 4 hours to find it and cost me $350 AUD in labour.

brake lever goes soft every 3000 kms (about 2000 miles for you yanks and poms , about imt eyou guys took up the metric system :razz: . 200 km/h sound so much faster than 120 mph). have to invest in a vacuum pump so i can bleed them myself.

other than that all been fun..lots of it. the sound gives me goosebumps...in 2nd gear around 7000rpm. love the tail section especially with the seat cowl.... single sided swingarm and the raised pipe showing off the black 3 spoke wheel. the twin lights look like they are saying "what the F*** you looking at?" best of all its not like an R1....everyone doesnt have one. . my friends didnt know what all the fuss was about untill they tested it.... both said the samething " fat powere everywhere all the way to the redline. and tips in beautifully"

could carry on but thats enough for now..... Hi to everyone here.

PS: i am a cheap bastard too.... where can i download a free shop manual?? triumphs are not cheap to maintain downunder here you know.

Hey mang.. It's funny but you just rejuvinated (sp) my love for the speed triple.

All my friends are like "Man, get another bike", "You would love riding this bike, and that bike". But reading your post takes me to the starting point and why i like the speed triple.

You are right, it is a bad ass bike.

I havent ridden my sp3 in 4 weeks.. grrr... Cant wait to get her sorted out.

[Sparti]

On 2006-08-15 05:07, Limey wrote:
What you need down there is Dictator LIMEY! First I'd ban all yellow bikes and that swill you call beer, Fosters. :-D :hammer:

Limey, most Aussies won't touch Fosters because as you say "it's swill" but let's not forget you left England and all those great Ales & Lagers for likes of Budweiser, Miller & the strongest of them all - Soda Water :-D





[ This message was edited by: Sparti on 2006-08-15 18:44 ]

[Legman]

Right on Sparti.....

Whats the difference between American beer and making love in a canoe?.......nothing, they're both f*#%ing near water.

Give me another VB will ya. :-D :-D

[Goffe]

Come on over. I'll treat you to some beer that will get yer attention.