Re: [ST] Customer Input

[Dave Bardell <dbardell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yamaha's response re: no sport touring market and something to the 
effect that the US riders wouldn't appreciate a good sport tourer were 
comments I heard in 2000/2001 and that is how I ended up on an 2001 ST 
in Feb of 02.

I have since ridden the FJR and all I can say is thanks to Yamaha for 
dragging your feet -- otherwise I would have bought one. 
Too big-too heavy and still has that 4 cyl tingle/buzz....

I'll keep my ST - Thank You.  ...

Dave Bardell
MillerSTown, PA

Bil Swartz wrote:

>On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Manuel Gonzalez wrote:
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>>what we want.  I guess when Yamaha built the FJR, they found a "Previously 
>>undiscovered breed of sport-touring motorcyclists," unbeknownst to Triumph, 
>>who wanted fuel economy, power, good suspension, and comfort.
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>Funny that.  I recall when the FJR debuted in EU asking the Yamaha reps at
>the cycle shows when it was coming stateside and getting the "there's no
>sport-touring market in the US" response.  I think we got that line for
>the first 2 years of FJR's existense was it?  
>
>I had my heart set on FJR when it first came out but by the time it came
>here I was happily putterin' around on my ST.  I've often thought that FJR
>would be my next bike unless Triumph gave the ST a shaft drive and have
>often wondered if Triumph was listening to us at all.  Given your
>examples, I'd have to guess not.
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