Re: [ST] '99 Sprint ST for Sale.

[chris matthews <azurian52@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've recently traded a 2001 Sprint for a new Tiger . The fairing lowers on the Sprint do nothing for weather protection. You get wet on both bikes.

> Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 17:29:04 -0400> From: jes_vfr@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: [ST] '99 Sprint ST for Sale.> > At 10:02 AM 5/13/2007, you wrote:> >FYI, there is a wealth of Tiger 1050 information at www.tiger1050.com.> >This for example:> >"Monday, April 30th Triumph's Marketing Manager, Jim Callahan attended> >the 11th Annual Ehlert Powersports Awards in Newport Beach,> >California. Triumph is proud to announce that the Tiger 1050 received> >an award for "Best Sport Standard" by Rider Magazine."> >> >"At the very end of the night, Mark Tuttle, the editor of Rider> >Magazine, returned to the stage for one last award. The Tiger 1050> >was honored as the 2007 Motorcycle of the Year. A quote from the> >evening's "Awards of Excellence" program says, "The real beauty of the> >Tiger is that it's just as comfortable two-up down a long highway as> >it is in the tight stuff. With the spacious hard luggage, there's no> >reason why a weekend getaway with a co-pilot shouldn't be a regular> >occurrence."> >> >--> >Rick in Oregon> >'01 Sprint ST < rip :o|> >Tiger 1050 ABS> > Hey, help me out here. I know the tiger is a heck of a bike with the > 1050 triple and all that but, I would have thought that you would > have wanted the added weather protection of the sprint st.> My dad's family in Oregon, having visited them several times I would > say that the climate there is wet, and that there is precipitation > almost everyday. I like in NJ and commute from the one side of the > state to other, and here as well I pretty much encounter moisture > everyday. It is also often windy here so the weather protection and > height of any bike is an important point to me.> > Is the tradeoff in weight and handling versus the full fairings > really worth all that much?> > I'm currently on a honda vfr and looking to get onto a sprint st.> > > > > > > JohnS> A Dragon Ascending> "Forging my body in the Fires of my Will"> > _______________________________________________> Triumph Sprint ST/RS mailing list> Send list posts to ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Change your list options at www.Triumphnet.com
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