Re: Re[2]: Sprint ST vs. T595 (plus assorted VFR's) - a direct

["Jonathan Schulster" <Schulster@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hmm, I think Rups had changed the bars perhaps, and definitely the tyres; I did find the same thing when going from a '96 VFR to my old 509 too.  I guess it depends on the setup, but 3 of us tried the VFR <-> ST switch and all noticed how light the ST steering was compared to the VFR at almost any speed; 2 of us preferred the ST, one the VFR (not the owner!).
- - Jonathan

>>> Martin Fay <mfay@xxxxxxxxxx> 18/05/99 13:54:08 >>>
     I'd have to agree. I took a friends VFR800 on a track day last year 
     and I wouldn't describe it as hard work at all. If memory serves it 
     had Metzlers on it and it positively darted through the twisties. I 
     didn't have to hang off at all (except for the spectators!). It was 
     quite a revelation to me how good the VFR actually was on the track.
     Martin


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Subject: RE: Sprint ST vs. T595  (plus assorted VFR's) - a direct com
Author:  Ken Haylock <KHaylock@xxxxxxxxxx> at Internet
Date:    18/05/99 12:09


Hmm, interesting... I certainly countersteered my old VFR all the time! I 
wonder if you were experiencing tyre issues rather than a bike problem? 
Certainly, my bikes were both fine - although yes, now you mention it, to 
drop it in I used to give the bars on the VFR a solid stab just like a 
boxer's jab, at which point it dropped in perfectly. The apparently wider 
tiller on the ST probably makes it easier...

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