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Re: New subscribers and tank bras
- Subject: Re: New subscribers and tank bras
- From: Eric Sheley <eric@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 11:57:35 -0500
At 12:09 PM 03/22/1999 +0000, Jim wrote:
> My name is Jim and I'm in the market for a sports tourer. My
>current bike is a Triumph Daytona Super III so obviously the ST is at
>the top of my shopping list :-) I subscribed to this list to see what
>real life ST owners are saying about their bikes.
I think most of us are saying run out and buy one ! .....
> I had a test ride just over a week ago and I have to say that I
>wasn't as all-fired excited as I expected to be - the riding position
>didn't feel as comfortable as my Daytona, in particular the bars were
>either at the wrong angle (which would be a Bad Thing) or the levers
>were (which would be easy to fix).
I don't think its the levers. Several on the list want a little extra
height to change the riding position - Gen Mar is currently working on a
set of risers for the ST and will let the list know when they are available.
> And the mirrors were useless at
>motorway speeds.
We have one lister that has the same problem, but for the vast majority of
us, we have no problems
> But the engine ... ahhhhh :-) :-)
sweet isn't it ?
> Now, red or black?
Well, independent tests have shown the red to be slightly faster than the
black .....
- - Eric
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