Re: [ST] intro

[Tom Emberson <ate_st@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 13 Oct 2002, Steven Kohlscheen wrote:

> Welcome Cheryl.

Same.

And other Cannuck no less, cool.


> Interesting how many ZX9R owners are interested in Sprints over 
> the years. I can't help with a comparison between the bikes but 
> I can pass along my thoughts.

Hmm, I might be able to shed some light there. My previous bike 
before the ST was a '99 ZX9r (blue :-) Sometimes I really miss 
the bike, and with the ST being out of commision, I got my dream 
bike, TL 1000s.

Anyway, you will find the tank on the ST a whole lot thinner 
than the 9r. I pulled a couple of 900+ mile days on the 9r, and 
paid for it, both in the hips and knees. As far as the upper 
body position, the 9r never bothered me.

With the ST, you won't have the same 0-66 in first gear rush, 
but, you'll still be able to better a Viper until about 120 MPH 
or such. IIRC the power on the ST is smoother than the 9r as 
well.

For comute and LD duty the ST is by far the supior weapon of 
choice. I could not think of loosing the 3 hard bag setup. Great 
for putting helmets and jackets into when you head of to a movie 
or such. Or if you have to get a weeks worth of groceries on the 
way home.

If I could only have a single bike, I would stand behind my 
decision to only have the ST.

As far as durability, at 22k miles, my ST only had a single 
valve shim that needed to grow a single size, period. In my 
books, one shim in 22k miles is damn good.

Assuming the bike gets fixed, I am fully assuming that the bike 
will see over 75k miles on it before it gets retired. My goal is 
100k miles.


BTW, I have riden over 8 900+ mile days on the ST, with never a 
problem. All you need is a throttle meister to let your right 
hand rest once in a while and not be afraid to stand up and moon 
the car behind you.

I highly recoment getting a Double Bubble screen for the ST as 
well.

regards,
Tom



/*************************************************************
 Thomas Emberson
 '01 BRG Sprint ST (last count 18 months old, 25,100 miles)
 '00 Yamaha WR400F
 '01 Suzuki TL1000s (last count 14 days, 403 miles)
 sold: '98 ZX6e, '99 ZX9r, '95 EX500
*************************************************************/


     *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
      The ST/RS Mailing list is sponsored by Jack Lilley Ltd.
          http://www.TriumphNet.com/st/lilley for more info
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST, RS and Mailing List info

=-=-=-= Next Message =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=