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Re: [ST] It's not a Sprint
- Subject: Re: [ST] It's not a Sprint
- From: Tom Emberson <ate_st@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2003 08:31:07 -0700 (PDT)
On Wed, 20 Aug 2003, Brian D . wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2003 at 07:52:07AM -0400, Dave Bardell wrote:
>> Like it or not, it's here..
>>
>> http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/newsandupdates/Rocket3First/
>
> Shaft drive. Interesting.
It might be to the point where belt drive gets expensive. As
well Triumph has a lot more experience with shafties than belts
:-)
>
> Also a 240/50-16? Maybe they need rubber that big to put that
> much torque down, but that's almost obscene. And while you can
> find a ME880XXL on the net in that size for less than $200, I
> bet most Triumph dealers will poke you for $250+ for one.
Yeah, but it does look awesome. Of course, the only vehicle that
I have ever owned that takes a wider tire is my truck (OEM
245/75R16) but I shoe it with 265/75R16. That extra bit of
ground clearance that makes almost all curbs mear speed bumps
:-)
>
> 6.6gal fuel tank. Wonder what the mileage/range will be?
At 6.6 gal, I can bet it will go longer on a tank of gas than
almost any HD.
> Kudos to Triumph for being different, at least.
I would have to agree with you on this on Brian.
Two big questions:
1) will they use any of the engine technology in any of the
other bikes?
2) Are those the headlights from the S3??
cheers,
Tom
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'03 Yamaha FJR1300
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