FastBikes picks the .....

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

August 99 issue of FastBikes pits the Sprint ST vs. Honda VFR800 vs. Ducati
ST4

"Conclusion

If the bikes were being judged on a real definition of the term, sports
tourer, the ST4 would have to take the title, purely on the basis of its
riding position, pillion provisions, tank range, mirrors and general
luggage friendly accommodations. But these days, Sports-tourer has more
generally come to mean, softer option, all-rounder,
not-so-balls-out-sportster, rather than a bike with mixed credentials per
se, because after all, the VFR has never possessed any of the crucial
qualities like tank range, riding position, etc. that make a true continent
blaster. But even on this, the VFR's self-appointed criteria, there is one
very clear winner and it ain't the VFR. Triumph has simply taken this
unique recipe and bettered it in every performance respect and most
importantly, managed to produce a bike that's not only more evocative but
more stylish. 

It is Triumph's first genuine number one."

Man, I love this bike......

- - Eric


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