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At 04:15 PM 11/9/99 -0800, Matt Knowles wrote:
> >    Do a lot of people find this?  I think the Sprint ST is the first bike
> >I've owned on which I've never hit the rev limiter - by the time I've
> >reached the red line it just feels natural to change up.
>
>I only bumped it once, and that was blasting down the straight at
>Thunderhill raceway. In normal street riding, I find little reason to get
>that close to redline because there's so much power lower down. I find for
>spirited riding I usually keep it between 5k and 7k, rarely going up to
>even 8k.

Thanks!  I know I am the biggest wuss on the list, but I have never been to the redline, and cannot imagine why I would want to.  And Matt put it into words for me without me saying I'm the biggest wuss on the list.

Doh!



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At 04:15 PM 11/9/99 -0800, Matt Knowles wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Do a lot of people find
this?&nbsp; I think the Sprint ST is the first bike<br>
&gt;I've owned on which I've never hit the rev limiter - by the time
I've<br>
&gt;reached the red line it just feels natural to change up.<br>
<br>
I only bumped it once, and that was blasting down the straight at<br>
Thunderhill raceway. In normal street riding, I find little reason to
get<br>
that close to redline because there's so much power lower down. I find
for<br>
spirited riding I usually keep it between 5k and 7k, rarely going up
to<br>
even 8k.</blockquote><br>
Thanks!&nbsp; I know I am the biggest wuss on the list, but I have never
been to the redline, and cannot imagine why I would want to.&nbsp; And
Matt put it into words for me without me saying I'm the biggest wuss on
the list.<br>
<br>
Doh!<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
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