Moving on

[kiel]

I have decided to leave the world of the Triple for those bloody 4 cyl. rice rockets. I have been getting more and more into the track and have found that the S3, while a fantastic bike, was not intended for this type of riding and has a few flaws. I am buying a GSX-R1000 as her replacement but once I get this out of my system I am sure I will come back. It should be final by the end of the week. See you when I see you.

[Catenaccio]

All the best. Ride it like you stole it.

[Rubbus]

Not having ridden on a track myself, I'm interested in what the limitations of the S3 are for this application. I'm guessing no fairing/wind?

-Rob

[dblhelx]

I JUST left the track world 2 months ago FOR the Speed Triple. LOL

Had the GSX-R1000 and the last bike I had before I got the S3 was a Honda CBR1000rr that was disgustingly modified. Before I bought the S3 I came on here asking so many questions and got GRILLED for being a rocket rider. lol

No doubt WHATSOEVER that the Speed Triple is no super bike like the Honda or Gixxer, for example. I certainly and HUGELY miss that raw, insane, mind blowing horsepower. I got my ass handed to me on the freeway last week by a pack of Honda CBR's that blew by me at what HAD TO BE 150mph. You can't do that on Speedy due to no fairing/windsheild and there's just not enough machine to feel safe on it at that speed. I do 130mph on Speedy and having JUST COME from amy CBR I feel like I'm gonna die on Speedy. Just doesn't come close to the handling and performance at those speeds compared to those super bikes. BUT...not MADE for that, so what do you expect, ya know?

That being said......after 7 years of track days and at MOST skipping 3 weekends between track days....I would never trade speedy for the world!!!! It's a different world...but a BETTER world...for me. If money wasn't a concern I'd own a disgustingly modified super bike AND a speed triple.

You are going to be surprised at how much you miss speedy, bro. The novelty of the new bike sensation and the speed rush will wear off eventually. And you'll be left with:

1) soar wrists...big time
2) Numb hands...CONSTANTLY
3) soar back
4) Cops ALWAYS....ALWAYS...ALWAYS busting your balls..looking at you for no reason.
5) A butt hair away from a gross wreck...you'll find yourself CONSTANTLY hitting 150- 175mph on the freeway EVERYDAY..at least once. You can't help it and I don't care HOW mature you claim to be. They are track bikes with license plates and they DEMAND to be raced.
6) If you ride MOSTLY freeway and twisty roads...the Speed Triple will jack your ass up and leave you in the dust. I ride WAY WAY better on my S3 on the same CRAZY ass twisty roads i have been riding for years on my super bikes.

Good luck! Enjoy it! Life is WAY too short to be curious...satisfy that curiosity and get into the race bike world for a bit.

[6485]

adios!

[kiel]

Honestly, I know that I will eventually come back to speedy for all of the reasons that you described. Sore hands, back, ect. but I have the itch to get a superbike really bad and I know that it may fade but a few weeks from now it will hit me again and I will want one. I think it is just curiosity since I have never actually owned one before. I don't think I will ever really be satisfied until I get it out of my system. Also at the track you start to notice that Speedy is sprung for the road, a little too soft for the track. The engine is of course amazing but at about 140mph the lack of wind protection makes it hard to even see as you head gets tossed about. Also with the rider set so far back there is little weight on the front wheel which makes it feel a little vague and not very well planted. Just little things I noticed. Still the best bike I have ever ridden but it's time to try something else.