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RE: Am curious
- Subject: RE: Am curious
- From: Thompson Godfrey <ThomG@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2000 10:01:40 -0800
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Thanks, Gary. Great feedback. Is the Sprint a shaft drive? How many miles
do you have on yours? Any problems with it so far? You know the old joke:
How come the English don't make computers?? They can't figure out how to
make them leak oil.
Thompson Godfrey
FreeShop.com
thomg@xxxxxxxxxxxx
206-441-9100 x 121
http://www.freeshop.com/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Slabaugh [SMTP:gdslabaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, February 28, 2000 9:18 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Am curious
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> > Thompson Godfrey wrote:
>
> > I have been looking at the Ducati ST4, the BMW
> > K1200, and the Triumph Sprint. I was wondering if anyone can compare
> > these bikes on reliability, comfort over a long haul, and performance.
>
> Thompson,
>
> I had an opportunity to ride an ST4 approximately 50 miles recently.
> I can't comment on reliability but two things struck me immediately
> after getting off my Sprint ST and onto the Ducati. First was the
> peaky motor. I also own an older 2 valve Ducati and was expecting much
> more midrange punch from the ST4. It did not seem to make good power
> at all until around 7K revs. My Sprint would absolutly run away from
> it during 6th gear throttle roll-ons. Second impression was that the
> suspension is much more firm than the ST and is biased more to sport
> end of the sport-touring class. I am sure that 500-600 miles days on
> the Ducati would be much more difficult than on the Sprint ST unless
> you are on perfectly smooth roads. Even if the bikes were priced the
> same, the Sprint would come out ahead in my biased view.
>
> -Gary
>
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<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thanks, Gary. =
Great feedback. Is the Sprint a shaft drive? How many miles =
do you have on yours? Any problems with it so far? You know =
the old joke: How come the English don't make computers?? They =
can't figure out how to make them leak oil.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT COLOR=3D"#000080" FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif">Thompson =
Godfrey</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif">FreeShop.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"MS Sans Serif">thomg@xxxxxxxxxxxx</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">From: </FONT></B> <FONT =
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[SMTP:gdslabaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]</FONT>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=3D1 FACE=3D"Arial">Sent: </FONT></B> <FONT =
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> Thompson Godfrey wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
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; I have been looking at the Ducati ST4, the BMW</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> K1200, and the Triumph =
Sprint. I was wondering if anyone can compare</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">> these bikes on reliability, =
comfort over a long haul, and performance.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Thompson,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I had an opportunity to ride an ST4 =
approximately 50 miles recently. </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">I can't comment on reliability but =
two things struck me immediately </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">after getting off my Sprint ST and =
onto the Ducati. First was the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">peaky motor. I also own an =
older 2 valve Ducati and was expecting much </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">more midrange punch from the =
ST4. It did not seem to make good power </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">at all until around 7K revs. My =
Sprint would absolutly run away from </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">it during 6th gear throttle =
roll-ons. Second impression was that the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">suspension is much more firm than the =
ST and is biased more to sport </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">end of the sport-touring class. =
I am sure that 500-600 miles days on </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">the Ducati would be much more =
difficult than on the Sprint ST unless </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">you are on perfectly smooth =
roads. Even if the bikes were priced the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">same, the Sprint would come out ahead =
in my biased view.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">-Gary</FONT>
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