Re: [ST] Scott the wannabe

[Robert Switzer <iawhonda@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Great story!

I'm glad to let you all know I bought the ST!!
Thank you all for your ST vs VFR comments.

Robert Switzer
'00 ST Blue
I pick it up Sat. Ya Hooooo!

Jack Hays wrote:

>         Scott my loyal friend. You have succumbed to brain cell vibration
> failure:-)
>         Scott is right in his statement that either list will support their
> bike hands down.
>         That torque is WONDERFUL. Remember on the Blue Ridge Parkway when we
> were lost after the bee sting and our so called buddies and your wife
> left us for cannon fodder? You my friend were having visions of road
> racer as you played like Smokey the Bear stomping out forest fires with
> that gear shift moving up and down, up and down, up and down. What was
> Jack the Rude doing? Riding along in forth gear without shifting or
> braking and enjoying the ride while trying to figure which hurt the
> most; the bee sting or watching your poor tortured left foot never being
> serenely comfortable:-)!!! You spell it T O R Q U E...... DWEEB!!!!! :-)
>         Now put two up and that torque is even a greater pleasure. But, I too
> love the mechanical sound of the little tiny whiny VFR revving up and
> down and those gear shifts. I also love to hear that torque as the ST
> pulls itself out of the corners without a hitch.
>         Your right that the two bikes are both very desirable. If you count ego
> the ST wins. Almost every gas station you stop at you'll hear a story
> from the local that they used to own a Triumph, or their brother did, or
> their high school buddy did, or...  I have kept count and now after two
> years there are more people who used to ride Triumphs than were at
> Woodstock! Well, I guess a little creative history is all right for the
> ego:-)
>         Who was that masked man who stated the insurance difference? Rude Too!
> Twas I who called around and found the Honda ranged from $700.00 to
> $976.00 per year for full coverage. And that for a trim, sleek, perfect
> shape, young fifty year old macho He-Man. The ST cost me from a high of
> $750.00 to what I pay at Progressive of $286.00 per year for full
> coverage with accessories coverage. Let's see now, if I pay this thing
> off in five years I just saved a thousand bucks on the ST.
>         Your worrying about being teased at the nest TSRA Rallye. Forget it.
> It'll still happen:-)
>         Overall, they are both great bikes and I wanted the Honda. Didn't like
> the sitting position as much, parts ARE cheaper, most consumables like
> tires and chains are the same, it's a great bike, too many of them, and
> it's not a Triumph. Feed my soul.
>         See 'ya fiend. Oh yea, if you find an extra VFR laying around I'll take
> it:-)
> --
> Jack "Rude Dog" Hays
> 972-952-5065
> "I'll see you on the dark side of the moon"
>
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