RE: [ST] Don't own a Sprint ST yet...

["Jeremy Witt" <jeremyw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah, about anywhere is closer than CA, thanks for the perspective.

My riding partner this last trip has a Guzzi Stone with hard bags and top box.  That about did me in as my neat little Fastbag carries a lot and keeps it dry, but it's a pain in the ass to mount, dismount, or to get things out of on the road.  

Luggage!!!!

Jeremy Witt
Field Engineer
Corrugated Networking Services Inc.
603-621-9099

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]  On Behalf Of Ceren Ercen
Sent:	Wednesday, November 03, 2004 12:05 PM
To:	ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject:	Re: [ST] Don't own a Sprint ST yet...


Woo - I made the same "upgrade" myself a few months ago. Then again, my 
poor hawk really wasn't well suited to carrying 50+ lbs of misc supplies 
for the SF -> LA AIDS Lifecycle event...
Two points of warning: there are a lot more hard-to-reach moving parts. 
And they cost a lot more to fix. Also, I'd never buy a vehicle without 
the chance to have a dealer do an inspection. I looked at one ST in 
Texas, and was ready to fly out, buy, and ride home, until the dealer 
found a loose shift linkage. And then I found another one close to 
home.

Other than that, the ST makes my heart leap every time I look at it. 
It's like a schoolgirl crush. :) and ohgodtheluggageisnice.

On Wed, 3 Nov 2004 7:39am, Jeremy Witt wrote:
> But after riding my Hawk GT round trip NH to GA for the third time this 
> past Fall (and having a joyous 30-minute test ride on a 955i Speed 
> Triple in the Smokies), I'm pretty well set on the Sprint.  Thought I'd 
> join up with this list and see what I can learn.
>
> And, of course, this shows up: 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4500790744&category=6716&sspagename=WDVW
>
> Can't really afford another bike right now, but it's really tempting.  
> It would be a long flight and a really long ride home, after replacing 
> the trashed rear tire, at least.  Thoughts on this one?

- --ceren

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