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Re: New subscribers and tank bras



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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