So, I flew into Atlanta to buy a bike from a guy up in Cherry Log, GA. Heck of a nice guy. He drove to the airport to pick me up, and brought me back. That's about an hour each way! When we got there I found an ST in immaculate condition. 2003 with just under 11,000 miles. Some nice custom upgrades.
The PO is a retired bike dealer, so he knows his way around his bikes. He was kind enough to change the oil and filter, clean and lube the chain, and switch out the windscreen for the extra touring one he included in the sale. He even boxes up the extra stuff (stock screen, stock exhaust, stock seat, stock sprocket, and a TuneBoy) and shipped it to my house. As far as I'm concerned, that was a heck of a deal for $3,300.
I left Blue Ridge, GA and immediately lost my way and ended up in Tellico Plains, TN. Can't say as I'm disappointed, though. Fantastic roads winding through mountain farmland. Smooth sweepers under green canopies and brisk twisties that puckered me up.
The Sprint is my third bike. My first two were an '85 Maxim-X and an '86 Kawasaki Voyager XII. The difference was startling! So much fun! Smooth, easy navigation, rock solid, not a hiccup. I found myself controlling my speed more with gears and gravity than with brakes. The Sprint is just so easy to roll into 25 MPH turns at 55 MPH that I hardly noticed myself doing it. Truth be told, though, the first couple of times I did it, I creased my seat as I was VERY tense!
I only got above 60 MPH for about 20 miles of Interstate. Otherwise I took winding back roads. I didn't make fast progress, but I had a great time getting to know my bike in places like Ducktown, Turtletown (where I made one of my wrong turns), Ocoee, and Sewanee.
I had great weather until I hit Cowan, TN. That's when the sky opened and I found out that the Sprint with the new Conti Road Attacks handles pretty well in the rain. But, I was soaked. I thoroughly tested my gear, and under it all I was bone dry. Thankfully I only had about 25 minutes of riding in the rain before I made it to Winchester, TN and my hotel room.
Now, at 8 am I'm looking outside and seeing gloomy gray sky and more than a hint of rain to the west. Guess the honeymoon is over! I have a date on Sunday with the Talimena Scenic Byway before going home. Think today I'll see how much ground I can cover with the Sprint.
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The PO is a retired bike dealer, so he knows his way around his bikes. He was kind enough to change the oil and filter, clean and lube the chain, and switch out the windscreen for the extra touring one he included in the sale. He even boxes up the extra stuff (stock screen, stock exhaust, stock seat, stock sprocket, and a TuneBoy) and shipped it to my house. As far as I'm concerned, that was a heck of a deal for $3,300.
I left Blue Ridge, GA and immediately lost my way and ended up in Tellico Plains, TN. Can't say as I'm disappointed, though. Fantastic roads winding through mountain farmland. Smooth sweepers under green canopies and brisk twisties that puckered me up.
The Sprint is my third bike. My first two were an '85 Maxim-X and an '86 Kawasaki Voyager XII. The difference was startling! So much fun! Smooth, easy navigation, rock solid, not a hiccup. I found myself controlling my speed more with gears and gravity than with brakes. The Sprint is just so easy to roll into 25 MPH turns at 55 MPH that I hardly noticed myself doing it. Truth be told, though, the first couple of times I did it, I creased my seat as I was VERY tense!
I only got above 60 MPH for about 20 miles of Interstate. Otherwise I took winding back roads. I didn't make fast progress, but I had a great time getting to know my bike in places like Ducktown, Turtletown (where I made one of my wrong turns), Ocoee, and Sewanee.
I had great weather until I hit Cowan, TN. That's when the sky opened and I found out that the Sprint with the new Conti Road Attacks handles pretty well in the rain. But, I was soaked. I thoroughly tested my gear, and under it all I was bone dry. Thankfully I only had about 25 minutes of riding in the rain before I made it to Winchester, TN and my hotel room.
Now, at 8 am I'm looking outside and seeing gloomy gray sky and more than a hint of rain to the west. Guess the honeymoon is over! I have a date on Sunday with the Talimena Scenic Byway before going home. Think today I'll see how much ground I can cover with the Sprint.
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