The St1300 in the u.s. can be bought for a fraction of the cost of a fjr or goldwing. The specs compared to the fjr seem very poor. But why do I prefer it?
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The 1983 VT500FT Ascot received a twin engine rather than the single-cylinder used on earlier models. It was sold in one of two colors: Pearl Siren Blue or Candy Bourgogne Red. The side cover panel on the blue bike was silver, but on the red bike it was black. The gas tank wing decal was 2-tone. The 2-into-1 exhaust system was black chrome. The engine was a 491 cc OHC 3-valve liquid cooled V-twin linked to a 6-speed transmission (1st: 2.86, 2nd: 1.95, 3rd: 1.55, 4th: 1.28, 5th: 1.07, 6th: 0.87) and a shaft drive.
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