Originally Posted by skr00zloose
even after all the big bikes i've built and owned, i still have more fun on smaller bikes (600's and such). keeping up with the big boys on lesser equipment will teach you more than ham-fisting a big bore bike.
octane, you wouldn't be referring to Troy with that buell would you?
No, my buddy Mike. We were college roomates in '92 and moved down here together when we finished school. He also rides a super clean red '91 Bandit 400 (another REALLY fun small bike) that you may have actually worked on in the past. Is Troy the dude that works at SSHD?
Here's the S1:
http://www.octaneonline.com/buellS1.htm
And +1 on smaller bikes being more fun. My 500 runs out of steam in a long straight, but it has embarassed much bigger bikes in the twisties.