Re: R.S.RIDER SLAMS S.T.

["Keith Winter" <kwinter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry to hear that someone was juvenile enough to shoot off his 
mouth and trash the ST (I did not see the posting; was it on this 
list?).  I'm really loving my RS and feel it is a fine example of 
Triumph's manufacturing and design ability, but I don't see any 
reason to say nasty things about the ST.  Especially, given the fact 
that they are nearly identical...

And I for one don't mind it if a magazine calls it the "budget ST"; 
I'm just happy Triumph made one that was less expensive _and_ 
which had a half fairing; I like the cheaper cost and I prefer the half 
faired look.

Either ST or RS, it's a great bike!  I'm all smiles since my RS 
finally arrived and is now mine.  I spent several hours in the saddle 
yesterday, plying the twisties of the mountain roads of the east bay 
hills of the San Francisco bay area.  I had a total blast.  My riding 
buddy commented on how much quicker I was through the familiar 
roads than I was on the Nighthawk.  The RS just wants to be 
pushed through the curves and provides total confidence in its' 
abilities.  The experience was helped by it being one of those 
gorgeous California winter days, wherein the sky is clear and the 
temperature is in the 60s.  Gotta love it!

I had not had the Nighthawk out in over two weeks, so I took it out 
yesterday morning to get the battery charged and work the oil 
around.  After only two days on the RS, the Nighthawk now feels 
like I'm driving a truck.  I can see that there will be no reason to 
keep it, now that I have the RS.  Anybody know anyone in the San 
Francisco bay area looking for a '98 CB750 in excellent condition? 
:-)

- -Keith
'00 Sprint RS (the other Sprint!)
'98 Nighthhawk

On 30 Jan 00, at 14:43, Gordon Kim Cowie wrote:

> Interesting to note that in the February 2000 Sport Rider, which picked the
> ST as the best sport tourer (again), in their Late Braking Bits
> section.."Seen at the Milan Show", they simply call the RS "Triumph's
> budget version of the Sprint ST".
> 
> Gord Cowie
> '99 Sprint ST "Raven"


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