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OK, I'm in love!
- Subject: OK, I'm in love!
- From: "Keith Winter" <kwinter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:12:35 -0700
As most of you know, I started lurking here right after I ordered a
'00 Sprint RS which, by the way, won't be here until the end of
January (according to the dealer, about an hour ago). However, up
until now, I had not actually ridden any Sprint; I hadn't ridden the
RS, because it isn't available, and I hadn't ridden the ST, because I
hadn't gotten over there to test ride it since they got their new
demo unit in (the dealer was out for a while).
Well, today I went over and spent an hour on the ST. What a
machine! The demo unit only had 100 miles on it when I took it
out; it has considerably more now. :-) I did keep it under 5K
RPMs, as requested by the salesman. However, it had a real hard
time staying under that figure; this machine wants to run! (I know,
I'm preaching to the choir, but I have to get this out!). Going up the
on ramp to the freeway, even keeping it under 5K, it was at 80
MPH in a heart beat. The transmission is already feeling smooth,
despite the salesman saying it's a bit stiff. The engine does sound
a little like a diesel tractor while idling, though.
The demo unit was red, so that may have had a little something to
do with the quickness of the bke. :-)
All I can say is: WOW! It felt very odd getting back on my
Nighthawk to return to work... The Nighthawk felt almost toy-like,
with a definite lack of horsepower. I guess having a handful of bike
with twice the horsepower you are used to will do that to you.
Of course, this may actually have been a big mistake. Now the
remaining weeks until my new scooter arrives are going to be very
hard, indeed. Maybe they'll let me test ride the ST every week or
so.
- -Keith
'98 CB750 Nighthawk (I think it's jealous)
'00 Sprint RS (dreaming...)
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