RE: [ST] Thanks heavens for Torquey engines :-)

[Neil Tracey <Neil.Tracey@xxxxxxxxx>]

Agreed.
Sometimes I have absolutely no idea whether i'm in 4/5 or 6. I just clutch
in, at the traffic lights and go down the box to neutral.
Great bike........:-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Bostock [mailto:mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 28 March 2001 01:49
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ST] Thanks heavens for Torquey engines :-)
> 
> 
> In your message regarding [ST] Thanks heavens for Torquey engines :-)
> dated Mon, 26 Mar 2001 09:45:21 +0100, Neil  Tracey said that ...
> 
> 
> <snipped>
> >N T-  I ended up taking the 16 miles home one handed in 5th 
> gear, whilst holding
> >N T-  the bags down with my left hand!
> >N T-  The bike was great, taking some tight bends @ 20-25mph 
> in 5th without
> >N T-  bogging down.
> 
> Before I bought my ST I took it for a test ride, came back and said to
> Earl (at Bridge) "I can see the point of 1st and top but what are the
> other gears for."  He said that you need a couple of them 
> when you have a
> pillion on the back or have a lot of luggage :-)
> 
> 5 months later I am still not sure I have used them all ;-)
> 
> -- 
> Mike Bostock
> http://www.toothfairy.co.uk/
> Wales & SW ST Riders
> http://www.sprint-st.org/
> 
> '99 Red ST
> 
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