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Re: [ST] OT: FJR1300 coming to USA (again)
- Subject: Re: [ST] OT: FJR1300 coming to USA (again)
- From: Tom Emberson <ate_st@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 07:20:35 -0600 (CST)
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, brian wrote:
> Sorry for the OT post. I guess maybe it is relevant in that this is
> going to cut into Sprint sales, I betcha:
>
> http://www.yamaha-motor.com/products/products.asp?lid=2&lc=mcy&rdir=1
>
> Looks pretty sweet. Saddlebags come standard as well as a luggage rack,
> and the adjustable windshield looks very handy. Only available in
> silver here for this year, but has shaft drive and 145hp.
Sweat looking machine. The 145 hp is not what impresses me, it is the 93 lb-ft
of torque. and of course
Fully adjustable (preload, compression and rebound damping) 48mm
front fork with 5.4" of travel provides quick, responsive
steering with excellent rider feedback in a wide range of
conditions.
Adjustable (preload and rebound damping) 46mm link-type rear
shock with 4.8" of travel features a handy, two-stage
(hard/soft) preload adjustment lever that allows the rider to
switch quickly between solo and two-up settings.
The only stat about the bike that catches my eye in a bad way would be
the 521lb dry weight. Of course that probably includes the paniers.
But I think Triumph is going to have some competition on their hands.
when the ST hits 40-50 K miles, this bike is going to get some
attention. Hmmm, FJR 1300 and CBR954 side by side in the garage. Oh,
plus I might be getting a '97 ZX11. Hmmm, need to slap my self. Time to
go to a self help group for my addiction.
> Triumph content: Triumph could learn a lot from looking at Yamaha's
> website. It's clear, doesn't have the stupid dropdown menus (pet peeve
> of mine, they never load right on non-IE for non-windows browsers, loads
> fast, has cool quicktime VR stuff (I kept playing with the windshield
> up/down movies), and has a TON of pictures in the picture gallery. On
> Triumphs's Photo Gallery for the ST, there's 6 photos. For the FJR,
> Yamaha has 48!
And the abuse continues :-)
And of course, rode the ST in to work this morning, big grin :-)
t,
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Thomas Emberson
'01 BRG Sprint ST (last count 10 months old, 15,700 miles)
sold: '98 ZX6e, '99 ZX9r, '95 EX500
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