Re: Another reason to Love my ST.

["Johnny Gebruers" <johnny.gebruers@xxxxxxxx>]

Yep ,
You'r 100 % right , but rich people are weird ,no?

Greetings,
Johnny, black '99
Belgium
- ----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Emberson <thomas@xxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2000 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: Another reason to Love my ST.


> On Mon, 31 Jul 2000, Frank Foster wrote:
>
> > As an owner of both makes, I have to put in my two cents.
> >
> > I've got the ST as well as a '92 FLHS. Bottom line is different bikes -
> >
> > 1. In my opinion, it's ridiculous to do more than a cam and carb mods to
a
> > Harley unless it runs on nitromethane.
>
> I find quite funny to watch American Thunder or talk to a couple
> of the guys around Dallas. The number of people who have bought a
> $10,000+ Harley, then put $1000's of dollars into it, including
> air shifters, carbs, cams, bore kits, frame modifications, etc.
> And then you see the American Thunder host proclaim with great
> pride, and the top speed was 152 MPH. Or my favorite down here in
> Dallas who has all those mods plus nitrous. and proclaims that he
> now has a low 11 S 1/4. Both of which my bike will beat stock, even
> with my un-aerodynamic ass on it, got rice? And I do not even have
> a ZX12r, which with an after market pipe and a small resistor in
> line with the temperature sensor produces damn near 190Hp, at the
> rear window for geds sake.
>
> You have to take each bike for it is good at, look at what you want
> out of a bike, then make your decision. Looks like Frank got it
> dead on! Personally I am going to skip the Harley and get a Roadster,
> but then again I love cages as well as bikes, so sue me.
>
> > 2. Buddy of mine (Harley nut) fell victim to the s**t eatin' grin
syndrome
> > after a half hour on the ST.
>
> Bill, what do you think? Simular?
>
> Thomas
>
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