Re: [ST] RS vs. ST or ST vs. RS or whatever

[Marc Cook <marccook@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As you know, Darwin, the test bikes are set up by an agency in CA hired by
Triumph to manage the test fleet. One would assume that these bikes would be
set up to deliver the utmost performance lest Triumph look bad in the eyes
of the various scribes.

At least that's my theory. I could be wrong.

MC

> From: "Darwin Holmstrom" <dholmstrom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 09:19:34 -0500
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [ST] RS vs. ST or ST vs. RS or whatever
> 
> I wonder how much dealer setup affects horsepower output. Last summer I put
> about 700 miles on an RS that was set up really lean. The bike ran warmer than
> my RS, which is not set so lean. My bike also starts better when warm and is
> less prone to stalling. Although I haven't dynoed my RS, it seems to put out a
> few more ponies than the one I rode last summer. My seat-of-the-pants reading
> says it is in the 100 HP range, and it seems to have more snort than my
> buddies VFR800 throughout the rev range. The thing is, I don't recall seeing a
> stock RS dynoed at more than 95 hp.
> 


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