Who won the BOTM for February 2023?
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Good to see you've got one up for March.
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Good to see you've got one up for March.
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Hey Everyone! May's Bike of the Month challenge is now open for entries!
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2002 ST4s
I bought her 3 1/2 years ago. Love riding it but never get enough time on her, last three months with a tricep injury has made that worse.
I had no problem with 'stealing' her from the previous owner, he advertised her at $6500 with 6 months rego, I arranged a time to inspect the bike and he did nothing about charging the battery to allow a start up and decent inspection. I got a little firm in the negotiation and took her away for mid $3k.
She came with
Replaced
Checked
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@Yorik To get more people back here either make anyone who was following previous months BOTM automatically following the new month or make it a reused thread so that all followers carry forward. Each month we have to find BOTM again.
I bought her 3 1/2 years ago. Love riding it but never get enough time on her, last three months with a tricep injury has made that worse.
I had no problem with 'stealing' her from the previous owner, he advertised her at $6500 with 6 months rego, I arranged a time to inspect the bike and he did nothing about charging the battery to allow a start up and decent inspection. I got a little firm in the negotiation and took her away for mid $3k.
She came with
- 3 seats,
- Comfort fairing and standard fairing
- DD headlights
- Cycle cat bar raisers ( which I have replaced with OE bars)
- Carbon hugger
- Carbon front fender
- Carbon chain guards
- Carbon fairing vents
- 3 bags
- There was a full set of keys
- Top box needs some paint remedy.
Replaced
- Belts
- Plugs
- Oils and fuel filters
- Fuel pump
- Dumped the old fuel
- Brake fluid
- Braked pads
- A bunch of Stainless fasteners
- Tyres
- Cam pulley bearings
- Wheel bearings
- Swing arm bearings
- Fork seals and oil
Checked
- Flywheel nut torque
- Full bolt check
- Clutch plate faces scuffed
- Clutch basket
- Mirror spring
- Sprag clutch and gears
- Headlight bulbs with HID
- Foot peg rubbers
- Rebuilt rear shock ( what a difference that made)
- Removed some dodgy wiring
- Top box paint
- Get rid of paint protection film
- Repair cracked tank/ key cover
- Repair a crack in the Off side fairing
- It is close the the last model that was RIDER controlled, no ABS or traction control
- It is not the most powerful bike available but it does me fine ad will go all day and I can put in 6 hours today and be happy to do it again tomorrow.
- It is the fast colour, the colour I had hoped for when I started looking.
@Yorik To get more people back here either make anyone who was following previous months BOTM automatically following the new month or make it a reused thread so that all followers carry forward. Each month we have to find BOTM again.
Fine, but this proves 2 things.
1. Aussies are the only ones who are proud enough of their ducs to show them off.
2. Early to mid 2000s ducs are the pinacle of styling and no others can compete.
Here goes nothing.
It lurks in a dank shed.
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Sometimes it escapes.
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And I have a duc as well as the dog.
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2001 S4, DP cans and ECU.
Tail chop, ducabike slipper, ducationly clutch cover and small indicators courtesy of previous owners.
Frame plugs, 3D printed cluster facia (no cracks in lenses), radguard, ST2 rearsets, supersport rear brake master, HEL brake line to suit and dodgy exhaust brackets fitted by me.
I've got to get off my arse and put on the silicone radiator hose kit and the rear wheel adjuster plates from @Beerco (what happened to him?).
It's not the fastest, not the prettiest, but I love this thing.
1. Aussies are the only ones who are proud enough of their ducs to show them off.
2. Early to mid 2000s ducs are the pinacle of styling and no others can compete.
Here goes nothing.
It lurks in a dank shed.
Sometimes it escapes.
And I have a duc as well as the dog.
2001 S4, DP cans and ECU.
Tail chop, ducabike slipper, ducationly clutch cover and small indicators courtesy of previous owners.
Frame plugs, 3D printed cluster facia (no cracks in lenses), radguard, ST2 rearsets, supersport rear brake master, HEL brake line to suit and dodgy exhaust brackets fitted by me.
I've got to get off my arse and put on the silicone radiator hose kit and the rear wheel adjuster plates from @Beerco (what happened to him?).
It's not the fastest, not the prettiest, but I love this thing.
War happened - I'm a 1st gen American of Ukrainian descent, Ukrainian was my first language I learned in the home - activist all my life, wife and step-kid from Kyiv, Lots of family and many many friends still there dodging missiles- we actually still plan on moving back once it's all over (will have to avoid land mines when riding off road
) etc. etc. etc.....Last year was tough - only hit the track twice and put maybe 1k miles on the road. Getting my head back in the game though - will have a long form post about what's going on to my 1000ss in the super sport section soon!
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