tdeboeser
that's not me!
Just thought I post my thoughts on the St's heat.
No offence to anybody who really has problems with the ST's heat, but you people to ride a SuperHawk in the summer.
Before the ST my main ride was a Honda SuperHawk. I rode the SuperHawk every where including commuting. Summers in the Washington DC metro area are miserable. 100% humidty, mid 80's to mid 90 degree temps. Add to that the traffic in the DC area is always rated in the top 5 worst in the country. I've included a picture ( hopefully ) of the SuperHawk to help illustrate where the heat goes on that bike.
First, the SuperHawk's cooling system is not the best when at a standstill. The raditators (there are 2) are side mounted, with one fan. The system works, but only at speed. Next, the SuperHawk is a Twin. At first this may not seem to make a difference, but there are two big cylinders and not much surface area. Lastly, the aluminum frame does a really good job of absorbing/transfering the heat. Unfortunally, the frame is wide and your legs rest on a good portion of the frame. (see the picture)
The SuperHawk's heat was incredible. When I would get home the frame was untouchable without a glove or pants, and rivaled the heat of the exhuast pipes.
I my view the ST's heat is fine. I used to the think the same about the seat, but I'm starting to find that I might be getting at least a sargent...:
I miss the SuperHawk sometimes, but I only need to twist the ST's throttle a little more to forget the SuperHawk.
It seems alot of the "dis-likes" people have about the ST I don't seem to mind ( yet ), maybe its from riding a sport bike - pretty fun, but the fun was far and few between. I have as much fun or more, and its more comfortable when fun is far away.
Just my point of view,
Tom de
No offence to anybody who really has problems with the ST's heat, but you people to ride a SuperHawk in the summer.
Before the ST my main ride was a Honda SuperHawk. I rode the SuperHawk every where including commuting. Summers in the Washington DC metro area are miserable. 100% humidty, mid 80's to mid 90 degree temps. Add to that the traffic in the DC area is always rated in the top 5 worst in the country. I've included a picture ( hopefully ) of the SuperHawk to help illustrate where the heat goes on that bike.
First, the SuperHawk's cooling system is not the best when at a standstill. The raditators (there are 2) are side mounted, with one fan. The system works, but only at speed. Next, the SuperHawk is a Twin. At first this may not seem to make a difference, but there are two big cylinders and not much surface area. Lastly, the aluminum frame does a really good job of absorbing/transfering the heat. Unfortunally, the frame is wide and your legs rest on a good portion of the frame. (see the picture)
The SuperHawk's heat was incredible. When I would get home the frame was untouchable without a glove or pants, and rivaled the heat of the exhuast pipes.
I my view the ST's heat is fine. I used to the think the same about the seat, but I'm starting to find that I might be getting at least a sargent...
: I miss the SuperHawk sometimes, but I only need to twist the ST's throttle a little more to forget the SuperHawk.
It seems alot of the "dis-likes" people have about the ST I don't seem to mind ( yet
), maybe its from riding a sport bike - pretty fun, but the fun was far and few between. I have as much fun or more, and its more comfortable when fun is far away. Just my point of view,
Tom de
