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The madness begins....
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This is mainly for Saddle, he was interested in my Buell project. I
picked up an '07 Buell STT tonight, along with a few parts to make it in
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Nice bike - it looks like a fun ride.
I have to admit being a bit surprised. I thought you'd be taller -
your
feet barely reach the pegs. I'm not one to criticize, but a Blast
might
have been a better choice for you.
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to the sport touring bike Buell should have built.
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The boy looks quite happy with it. The box pile is huge. Have fun.
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All those boxes are the extra parts I bought. The contain everything to
swap over a Ulysses tail section and side cases, along with a firebolt
fairing.
I chose the STT over a standard lightning because of the 1" extra
suspension travel. Which is about 1 1/4" shorter than a Ulysses.
The short ride home tonight, before the thunderstorms reassured me this
is an AWESOME bike. Much better ride than the wife's iBuell. I took
every pot hole I could find on the way home :)
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Looks great Steve. Can't wait too see it after you are finished.
Mike
Go Blackhawks!
Go Cubs!
Go Bulls!
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Congratulations. (Looks a lot like the pile of boxes that my wife
dragged home from the Harley dealer the day I rode my Street Glide
home!)
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Thanks! But I bet your boxes cost more :) That's only about $2K retail
in those boxes(no I didn't pay that, I do too many favors for the
dealership, and their race team to do that :) ). But I have a LOT of
work to do now.
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Have you read the April issue Roadracing World & Motorcycle Technology
road test of the STT? Surprisingly complimentary, imho. Maybe
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Yup, it's sitting on my desk right now. They seem to really like the
bike. I know I do! :)
Buell has been getting some really positive press the last year or two now.
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You know, that recent link where you can take one for a test ride on a track
during a trackday goes a LONG way to building up a much better impression of
what their products may be capable of, just the idea that they are willing
to let you try it out in such an environment goes a long way with me anyway.
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that's the Buell model I ought to take for a test ride!
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Yeah, go ride one. Like you said in another post, fun bikes. But then
you'll *REALLY* want to go ride one in August when the new models come
out :)
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