Re: Rider / John Westcott

["Lance LaCerte, Psy.D." <LACPSYD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It entirely possible that their votes for 1998 didn't include the ST because
it really hadn't been out long enough--- so we can all relax and wait for
the voting for 1999 when the ST become 'bike of the year' :)

Lance
- -----Original Message-----
From: Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, April 30, 1999 8:45 AM
Subject: Rider / John Westcott


>Just got my June issue of Rider and they have printed yet another letter
>from John Westcott - that's twice in the last 3-4 months - do you have a
>relative on the editorial staff?
>
>This issue also contained their "Top 10" of 98 (9 bikes broken down by bike
>category and 1 jacket). The VFR was one winner, but oddly, the category
>that it was in, only included 700cc to 900cc Sport Touring Bikes.
>
>Cat 1 - Motorcycle of the year - BMW K1200LT
>Cat 2 - Top Luxury Touring motorcycle - Honda Goldwing SE
>Cat 3 - Top Liter-Class Sport-Touring Motorcycle - BMW R1100RT
>Cat 4 - Top 700cc to 900cc Sport-Touring Motorcycle - Honda VFR800FI
>Cat 5 - Top Middleweight Sport-Touring Motorcycle - Honda CBR600F4
>Cat 6 - Top Sport Motorcycle - Yamaha YZF-R6
>Cat 7 - Top Value - Suzuki SV650
>Cat 8 - Top Cruiser - Kawasaki Drifter
>Cat 9 - Top Cruiser for Touring - Yamaha Royal Star Venture
>Cat 10 - Top Aftermarket Innovation - First Gear HyperTex Kilimanjaro
Jacket
>
>So at 955cc, where does the ST fit in? Did they make the 700cc-900cc
>specifically in those ranges so that they could ignore the ST? Since they
>have the liter (1000cc for any metric challenged americans) class, why not
>make the other class 700cc to 999 cc?.....
>
>Of course, we all know what the true winner should have been :-)
>
>- Eric
>
>
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