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[ST] Re: st-digest V2002 #539
- Subject: [ST] Re: st-digest V2002 #539
- From: John Owen <johnnyo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 17:59:47 -0700
Hey Scott,
Very nice story. What route did you use and was Kelowna,BC your
turnaround point? I grew up in Washington (Olympia), however 9 yrs ago I up
and moved to warmer climes (Phoenix). It's pictures like you uploaded that
cause that little voice in my head (they're not that loud...yet) to start
asking why I moved to the desert. Happy riding!
JohnnyO
'01 Sapphire Blue ST
9/24/02 9:55
>
> Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 09:20:04 -0700
> From: Scott.Fehr@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [ST] Mountain Trip - 01 ST vs. 02 Interceptor (long)
>
> It was me on my 01 BRG and my buddy on his 02 VFR. He just bought the
> highly anticipated (read looong delayed) hard bags for the VFR and we set
> out from Seattle on Thursday afternoon.
>
> The official stats according to my BC800 computer:
>
> Total trip distance: 1006.1 miles
> Avg. Speed: 53.5 mph
> Total saddle time: 18:44
> Top speed: 129 mph (actually 140mph indicated on my speedo)
>
>
> A few of my observations on my bike vs. the Interceptor:
>
> Performance, as the mags all say seems to be nearly identical.
> The big difference is on the VFR you have to constantly be aware of RPM and
> be willing to downshift twice at highway speed in order to get into the meat
> - - the VFR doesn't really do much unless you're in the 7000-11000 rpm range.
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