Hey guys,

I'm gonna go look at a Buell S3 this afternoon that is for sale locally. It has 13k miles on it and the price seems reasonable. Do you guys know anything about them? I know it has a sportster 1200 engine but other than that I'm lost. I'm looking for something a little more nimble/lighter weight to ride around town on occasion. Thanks.

 

sigh.

it's NOT the sportster engine. Is it based on a sporty evo? Sure. about 3% of it is the same... namely the cases, pretty much. The rest of it is all Eirik Buell. Awesome bike, btw. Blast to ride

 

One of the most fun bike's I've ever owned. I've had a S2, S3 and a Lighting. The S3 is a sport bike so you may or may not like it.

 

Thanks guys.

I went and looked at it. The bike was in a little worse shape than described. It has a crack in the upper fairing and some scratches on it so the bike will need to be painted. Other than that everything works but the back brake takes considerable pressure to work(may have to replace the caliper). Somebody better call a cop because I think I stole it. It has just over 15k miles and I got it for $1900.

 

My introduction to Harley's came through a friends S3. Back in '95 his wife worked at Bell County Harley in Kileen and bought the S3 for him as a birthday gift.

 

I called the cops cause I think you did steal it. I have always wanted to ride one, looks like fun enjoy it.

 

Nice job..............

 

When I was a metric dealer I took quit a few Buell's in on trade. I would keep them for myself and ride them a while before reselling them I enjoyed all of the except the first lightning's and yes you stole it.

 

Sweet deal.

 

Nice lookin Thunderbolt there. I'm jealous.......