[ST] MO Sport-Tourer test

["Darwin Holmstrom" <dholmstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone read the sport-tourer test at MotorcycleOnline? I considered both the ST4 and the Futura, as well as a Honda VFR800 and a Sprint ST, before buying a Sprint RS. Price was a factor in my final decision, but style was, too--I honestly prefer the looks of the RS to the other four bikes. I've been extremely happy with my decision, but have harbored doubts about not waiting for the Futura. Now I have no such doubts, after reading the following in the MO report:

"But before you run out and buy, keep in mind that one fatal flaw: even though this bike [the Aprilia Futura] can do everything well, it's fuel range only lets you enjoy it for short stints at a time."

I regularly get 200 miles before the light comes on. Even when I ride extremely hard, I get 170 miles before the light comes on. This makes putting on 500-700 miles in a day a breeze. Now I can rest easy in my choice of bikes.

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