Re: New ST - Day 4

[Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:29 PM 08/17/1999 -0500, Greg Gagliano wrote:
 >Speaking of heat, when the bike is fully warmed up, my water temp gauge
 >seems only registers
 >just above the "cold" zone (even when the fan comes on).  The Speed Triple I
 >test rode had a
 >temp gauge that seemed much more accurate.  I'll have the dealer check it
 >out at the 1st
 >service.

That's pretty normal - none of my 3 Triumph's have registered anything 
above the cold zone unless I happen to let it sit (like at a light on a hot 
day). If you go for a ride, let it sit for a minute or two before shutting 
it off and you should see it start to climb immediately.

 >Final comment:  magazine testers have opined that the ST sounds
 >"industrial".  I guess I'm so
 >used to the tractor-like sound of an airhead boxer that the ST sounds pretty
 >cool to me.  I
 >wish it had a bit more growl to its tone, but otherwise, I think the
 >magazine guys just had
 >to find something to complain about.

Sounds like another candidate for the race pipe.....

- - Eric


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