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I know this has been tortured to death. But while I usually ride an ST3s ('06). A friend with a 1999 ST4 and I switched last night.
I was amazed at how different they are - I know there are lots of differences when you are comparing numbers and stats. But the 'feel' from the two bikes was completely different.
ST4 felt like the weight was carried lower - seating was more of an "in the bike" vs "on the bike" kind of feeling. ST3 felt more plush and had better control in the brakes. ST4 provided more feedback somehow to the rider. ST3 more power in the lowend - hard to really compare at full-power without a track or drag strip; but both were ample.
The differences were more then I expected and much more then trivial.
Anyway, interesting and eye opening - if you haven't ridden both; you should.
I was amazed at how different they are - I know there are lots of differences when you are comparing numbers and stats. But the 'feel' from the two bikes was completely different.
ST4 felt like the weight was carried lower - seating was more of an "in the bike" vs "on the bike" kind of feeling. ST3 felt more plush and had better control in the brakes. ST4 provided more feedback somehow to the rider. ST3 more power in the lowend - hard to really compare at full-power without a track or drag strip; but both were ample.
The differences were more then I expected and much more then trivial.
Anyway, interesting and eye opening - if you haven't ridden both; you should.