01-30-2016, 10:18 AM
So, I took the 2hr hike to NH this morning. Beautiful bike, excellent condition, couldn't find a scratch (which was hard as the dealer didn't even bother to wipe the dust off.....with 3 days notice) anyways, I mentioned to the guy that the baffles were not in and he got down on his knees, looked in the end and said, nope their in there. I tried hard to explain what Tink had told me (thanks Tink !) but to no avail. Then he fired it up......even he was surprised at how loud it was. After that he kept telling me that he would "take care of that" I didn't bother asking him how. Early this morning (4am) I woke wondering if I really wanted another heavy bike, the St being the same weight as the Harley that I'm selling. It's very well balanced and certainly not goldwing heavy, but 2 things were hanging in the back of my mind. The first was Cormanus repeatedly referring to it as a beast and the other was the ST Owners forum having a tip-over counter attached to everyone's profile. In any case I have slated that for the time being and looking into alternatives. NT700V ? Much lighter, but half the HP (sounds like a beer commercial)