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Re: old design was oilheads-digest V1 #47
- Subject: Re: old design was oilheads-digest V1 #47
- From: rennsport@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 11:14:05 -0500
On Friday, Jan 9, 2004, at 10:28 US/Eastern, john h. outlan wrote:
> Grossly uncomfortable is an understatement. A relative of mine, while
> touring
> in TX, switched bikes with me while touring the Ozarks....and his ST-2
> was
> horrid...coming off the RT I felt like I was looking to the rear
> between my
> leg =). He put 31K miles on that Duc in 17 months, and it had all
> kinds of
> maintenance issues, one that required an engine tear down for leaky
> gaskets,
> and the valve adjustments/service on that Desmo was very
> expensive...in Dallas
> anyway. I sure can't recommend one for distance riding. He now rides
> a
> K12GT, which he said was like riding a Gold Wing after getting off
> that Duc.
>
>
I would avoid any air-cooled Duc. The water-cooled are a lot more
reliable.
Robert
95 R11RS
88 KRS Special
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