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RE: [ST] Dead ST - New model in sight ???



I'll second that. Before I bought my Sprint I did two demo rides on a Falco 
and came very close to buying one -- Awesome motor, ergos a little more 
sporting than the Sprint, but a very nice bike. Also, the ergos on the 
newly redesigned Ducati ST's seem much better now...

John in NJ
'01 BRG ST


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<DIV><BR>Matt, I HAD to give up the Sprint so here's my 2 cents.&nbsp; I posted that my 01 BRG Sprint was stolen a few weeks ago&nbsp;(found-crashed, waiting to settle with Progressive).&nbsp;In the meantime I've been using my friend's VFR every day.&nbsp; It's a great bike with a high fun factor. It's more flickable&nbsp;and loves to lean.&nbsp; But it's got more vibration, less wind protection and IMHO is not as good a high speed tourer as the Sprint.&nbsp;&nbsp;Popular bike though - seems like&nbsp;I see a couple of VFRs every day.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then I&nbsp;rode a Falco and decided to go for it.&nbsp; It's as exclusive as a Sprint,&nbsp;plenty of fun,&nbsp;good ergos, great engine, etc.&nbsp;&nbsp;I still love the Sprint but I'll wait till 2005-06&nbsp;to see what happens.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>
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<DIV>John Cooper</DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 07:37:25 -0500 <BR>From: "Heyer, Matthew A." <MHEYER@xxxxxxxxx><BR>Subject: RE: [ST] Dead ST - New model in sight ??? <BR><BR>Just my thought on the matter: if I HAD to give up the Sprint, I would get<BR>an Aprilia Falco. Good looks and great engine. Similar ergonomics. The<BR>rest of the bikes in this class/niche are crappy.<BR><BR>Matt<BR>'01 BRG Sprint ST<BR><BR>- -----Original Message-----<BR>From: Craig Moddle [mailto:sailnorth@xxxxxxxxx] <BR>Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 3:04 AM<BR>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>Subject: Re: [ST] Dead ST - New model in sight ??? <BR><BR><BR>I can relate to the "Origami look" comments.<BR>What they did to the Honda VFR is pretty much criminal. It was a close<BR>second to the Sprint till this past year. Then all kinds of sharp edges and<BR>angles and ...... yuck. (let alone that silly VTEC extra valves at 7
 thou<BR>thing!)<BR>If I had to give up the Sprint, where would I go?<BR>Tiger probably. It would fit the bill for riding, but also has a kinda<BR>...... cool, or at least different and unique ..... look to it. Maybe go to<BR>a Moto Guzzi. But It's still hard to beat the Sprint look. Either ST or RS.<BR><BR>my 2 cents<BR><BR>jcm<BR>99 RS<BR>Victoria BC<BR><BR>=-=-=-= Next Message =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=<BR><BR>Date: Wed, 07 Jan 2004 08:42:27 -0500<BR>From: "Big Riff" <BIG_RIFF@xxxxxxxxxxx><BR>Subject: RE: [ST] Dead ST - New model in sight ???<BR><BR>I'll second that. Before I bought my Sprint I did two demo rides on a Falco <BR>and came very close to buying one -- Awesome motor, ergos a little more <BR>sporting than the Sprint, but a very nice bike. Also, the ergos on the <BR>newly redesigned Ducati ST's seem much better now...<BR><BR>John in NJ<BR>'01 BRG ST<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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