RE: Contemplating purchase

["Rick Damiani" <rickd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Robert Smith
> Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 5:20 PM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Contemplating purchase
>
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> I am contemplating the purchase of a new bike.  My last bike
> a 1995 Ducati 916 was a beautiful machine.  I didn't ride it as
> much as I would've liked cause it a bit uncomfortable though.
>
> I am also an ex-racer (RS125, FZR400 and CBRF4) at the
> club level.
> I suppose my biggest claim to fame is getting spanked
> by Colin Edwards :^).
>
> I am really struggling with what my next ride (street)
> should be.  I am
> considering the following (with a budget under 10kUSD):
>
> 1999 Daytona  (used)
> 2000 Spint RS (new)
> 1999 Sprint ST (new)
> 1999 Yamaha R1 (used)
> 2000 CBR929 (new)
>
> I enjoy a nice smoky burnout from time to time, and
> regular doses
> of power wheelies.  I do appreciate a comfortable ride as well.
> Is a Triumph for me?  Why have others on the list
> purchased the marque?

I got the Sprint because I wanted something sporty in a real-world
kind of way. R1s and RRs are fine for race tracks and nearby
canyons, but the real world includes more kinds of riding than
that - lots more. For me, the most sensible choices were VFR-style
bikes (what I have seen called GTs once in a while), and I liked
the ST best of them all.



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