It's time for a little road racing in the motorsport of the month feature. The Sun Trust Moto ST is not your typical racing series.. Moto ST is part of the Grand Am Road Racing Association, a road racing santioning body that primarily deals with prototypes and touring cars (Moto ST is their only motorcycle series). Events are run as endurance events and can be a short as three hours or as long as eight. What sets this series apart from others is that only production based twin cyclinder models are allowed. So you wont see your average inline four super sport or superbike. Instead you find BMW R1200S's, Suzuki SV1000's, and Ducati Sport Classics. Classes are based on weight and horse power. The classes are as follows:
Super Sport Twins (SST) 91-118hp minimum weight 400lbs
Grand Sport Twin (GST) 75-90hp minimum weight 390lbs
Sport Twins (ST) under 75hp minimum weight 400lbs
All bikes are tested on a dynameter following a race. Modifications to the bike are very limited, and machines run a common tire. One of the Moto ST series is fairly easy to get into as well, and offers a wide variety of bikes to choice from.
Bikes that compete in Moto ST include
(SST) Aprilia Tuono 1000R
(SST) BMW R1200S
(GST) Buell XB12R
(SST) Buell 1125R
(SST) Ducati 749
(SST) Ducati 848
(GST) Ducati Sport Classics
(GST) Ducati SS1000
(SST) Honda Super Hawk
(ST) Kawasaki Ninja 650R
(ST) Suzuki SV650S
(SST) Suzuki SV1000S
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