Re: [ST] for Bird Dawg - ST upgrades

[Dave <dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes,
Lets keep the SSA.  It a pleasure to remove the rear wheel just to take 
it to the dealer for a tire change when you don't have the time to do it 
yourself.  Besides, it looks great and higher tech than the DSA. 
 Although a belt or shaft drive would be nice since we're wishing.

Dave "Olde Dawg" Bardell
01 ST
02 Scorpa Trials


John Petrey, Jr. wrote:

> At 10:27 PM 9/20/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>
> but let's not forget the most important
>
>> improvement - shitcanning that stupid, heavy (and all of it unsprung
>> weight), damping eating and expensive Single Sided Swingarm.  It's
>> great for those who race their STs (anyone?) and need faster pit
>> stops but for the rest of us it's a ludicrous, poseur embarrassment.
>
>
> All good points, Don but you are missing one obvious characteristic: 
> it's aesthetically very pleasing to have the exposed wheel on right 
> side. What would you rather look at: the right side of a RS real wheel 
> or the right side of a ST rear wheel? DOH!
>
> Apex Dawg
>
>
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