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Author Message   Rick_a Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 01:00 am:        This month marks ten years with my beloved 1996 S1 Lighting. This is how we started: This was the first set of mods one month later: ...and neither has ever been the same...   Willflyfor Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 01:31 am:        freakin sweet man, i thought the world ended when i sold my m2 7 years ago. got a 96 S1 a few days ago and i dont know how i made it this long without a Buell tubeframe....   Sdecp Posted on Saturday, September 10, 2011 - 11:12 pm:        Rick: I still love your S1. Congrats on the anniversary. Thanks for all the help you have given me.   Rick_a Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 08:38 am:        Thanks guys. I can't see myself without this bike either. People really don't understand. Most of the guys I know have something different every several months, it seems. Everyone seems to expect me to gravitate towards a faster bike. This is as fast as I need to be going. When I buy another streetbike it's going to be SLOWER. People have given me the same help and there's also some great resources on this site. A member gave me a rear shock for no charge when people were trying to sell them on EBAY for $350. You just don't get that kinda help anywhere else.   Ltbuell Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 12:32 pm:        ..Rick, congrats on the 10 yrs.Quite a change from then to now.That dual disc musta cost...but looks way cool...and gives you 9 1/2 cents change back or some nice stoppies.... (((((() LT   Blake Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 01:36 pm:        I feel the same about my '97 Cyclone. I do still have fork envy though.   Buellistic Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 01:48 pm:        And lets not forget my 1997 S3T, 110,772.1 miles and like an old TIMEX, just keeps ticking !!!   Brother_in_buells Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 - 02:19 pm:        Rick for the ten years and your buell.   Rick_a Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 08:53 pm:        The dual rotors were a necessity at the time. I was doing some serious braking from triple digit speeds on a back road I was using a few times a day. I was buying a set of pads and a rotor every 6 months or so. These have been on there for six plus years with a couple pad changes. It did cost $950 in new parts with an employee discount, and my wife wouldn't talk to me for a couple months. No biggie. Small price to pay for durable, fade-free performance. I haven't done any stoppies in a while. I can't afford to mess one up ATM. It's never happened, but ya never know... Blake, it's not always the forks, but what's in them that counts. Thanks Brother.   Gmaan03 Posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 - 08:53 pm:        Well I can't wait for my 10 year annaversary so I can pay spousal support to my bike! Long live Buell!!

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