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Hey ATKpilot, I don't think its luck of the draw, the S3 is basically a great bike. Speedo cable in early 01 was a recall for certain VIN numbers, my dealer caught it on service when it had a few frayed wires. Recall came six months later and affected all with cable for 6-8 months production. Gas connectors recalled and changed at dealer without a problem then I busted one trying to get the airbox open and not knowing what I was doing. (Don't work on this in the garage by the water heater, spilling lots of gas on the floor by all your bikes raises your heart rate without any pleasure. I also have had two other glitches, fork seals blew out and were not covered under warranty, (I weigh 250 and come down way too hard sometimes from wheelies, then the seals start to leak, go figure). Also the head gasket had to be replaced and I think this was from starting the bike out cold, no warm up and pulling lots of torque right away. I never thought about warm up. This is the first bike I've had with injection and it runs immediately so I was pulling the front tire up as I left my house. (Three teenage boys I feel obligated to set a bad example for). Love the bike, will never sell it, but my boys will paint over the Nuclear Red paint as soon as I die. Martin
Yes the seat sucks and I use the '99 mirrors cause they give about one inch more vision.
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