Re: [ST] Customer Input

["Mike Benzon" <TiggerToo090@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rod, I think you are spot on with this subject. I personally think the shaft
drive belongs on the new Trophy (denied, but probably coming). I follow both
the ST groups and Trophy groups and it seems to me that there are ST owners
who really should have a Trophy and some of the Trophy owners should have
the ST. I would like to see a clear distinction between the two bikes, yet
they are both sport touring bikes.
In the last four years I have owned four bikes trying to find what is right
for me. This list includes a Sprint ST, Trophy, BMW RT and BMW LT. It has
come down to, I like and have two bikes, the ST and the LT. The ST is my
sport bike that I can spend a long day on. The LT is a sporty Touring bike I
can spend days and days on. I don't think there is a one bike that does it
all and I wouldn't want it that way. I realize we all can't have two bikes,
I am lucky I can. If I could only have one bike I think it would be the
Trophy. It handles damn near as well as the Sprint, it has great ergos, and
the 1200 four is one of the best motors I have owned. The LT's 1200 four
reminds a lot of the Trophy motor, it sounds almost identical to the
Trophy's motor except it has 85 ft lbs of torque.
I like the idea of Triumph keeping a lineup that includes the Daytona,
Sprint and the Trophy. Then keep the formula for each bike pretty much as
they are with teh exception of the Trophy, which I think it should have the
shaft drive, electric outlets and adjustable windscreen. Those three bikes
won't fit the exact bill for everyone, but that should be a wide enough
spread to satisfy the needs of most of us (european style of sport and
touring rides)  I am not excluding the traditional classic bikes and the
smaller sportbikes, they are a whole other market segment.
Mike Benzon
Burney CA
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rod Brown" <rodneybrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 5:12 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] Customer Input


> Chains versus shafts, better suspension, put the Daytona engine in the
> ST/RS, etc, etc, etc.  There is already talk or a shaft Trophy and you
> already have the Daytona and S3.  So you have a wide range of potential
> riding styles covered.
>
> Did you ever think about sometimes the best decision is no decision at
all?
> Kawasaki Concours drivers have been whining about change since 1984.
> Believe it or not, that was "the" prototype "sports tourer."  The current
> model is the ZG1000A19.  That 19 is 19 years and only one significant
> change.   Rumors of the end of the line are promptly followed by a new
color
> paint and adding another number after the A.  The cycle rags have had it
> dead four out of the last four years.
>
> There are lots of options to upgrade handling, actually too many to list.
> You can play with pipes, gearing and engine mods for more percieved power.
> Then again, I have no problem blowing off the neighborhood VFR's with my
> close to stock ST, and isn't the VFR the icon "sports" tourer???  If you
> don't like the chain, there are lots of options: get a Scottoiler,
complain
> but live with it, go buy a Gold Wing or hire a chaufer.
>
> I don't give a damn what the new ST comes out like.  The only thing I wish
> for (and this is a wish list isn't it???) is sunny days, good asphault and
> anything above 60 degrees.
>
> Rod
>
>
>
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