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Re: [St] Oldtimer's Sprints
- Subject: Re: [St] Oldtimer's Sprints
- From: "Kevin Liske" <kevin.liske@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 14:12:54 -0400
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Heh...I know where the *engine* to my '99 is. Don't know about the rest of
the bike.
The engine, BTW, now resides in a Speed Triple frame here in Atlanta.
On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> On May 7, 2008, at 6:42 AM, Lisa & Richard White wrote:
>
> It was the first part of March 1999 that I acquired my first Sprint ST.
> >
>
>
> That got me to wondering how many original owners of '99s there are still
> on the list. I was going to check the registry but I guess that's no longer
> on the web site.
>
> I test rode one in February 1999, and immediately placed an order for the
> first red one to arrive. Two days before it's arrival, I was laid off
> because the company I was working for went out of business. In a panic, I
> cancelled the order. Then after the dust settled I realized it was an
> opportunity rather than a layoff and replaced my order. Unfortunately, my
> bike had already been delivered to second in line. But I did get the second
> red one, delivered in early April.
>
> Anyone out there still have one earlier than that?
>
> I know I can't boast about owning the highest mileage '99 (I might have to
> admit to owning the lowest mileage one), but maybe I can boast I own one of
> the oldest?
>
> I fully expect that some time next year, the Sprint will become the bike
> that I've owned the longest, beating out my '83 Vision.
>
> Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - http://www.knowlesville.com/matt/motorcycles
> '99 Sprint ST - for going fast and far (2CZUSA)
> '01 KLR650 (A15) - for exploring the North Coast backroads
> '97 KLX300 & '01 Lakota - for playing in the dirt
> '79 KZ400 - just because it was the first vehicle I ever owned
>
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