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Firstly, great list and web site, thanks for your efforts Eric.
Just picked up my Black ST "Vadar" on the 11th. Immaculate with 6600 =
Miles on clock. Bike was registered directly with Triumph and then =
passed out through Bridge Garage in Exeter, so who knows which Journo or =
lucky fleet rep has had it before me. Anyway the price was irresistible =
and it seems in good order, perhaps the previous user lavished it with =
love and affection. Have been in the wilderness for 12 years, kids, =
house etc. So apart from rides on demonstrators in the meantime, I am =
born again. Went out for my first real blast today through the South =
Hams in Devon and can honestly say it is the best ride I have ever had. =
My kind of Bike.
As expected after being a lurker on this group, Fuel Gauge was faulty =
(yellow light and reading empty on just under half a tank). Bridge =
fitted another sender before I took delivery, but on my ride home it =
plummeted from showing just under half to zero in about three miles. =
Inspires confidence! Will put in writing for warranty claim, no doubt =
Triumph will finally get it sorted. No other problems with Vadar at =
all, have done about 150 miles now.
I was surprised at the amount of wind blast at 80mph+, which I found =
enough to put me off Motorways and will make me think twice about =
touring using these routes. Will probably investigate Triumph Higher =
Screen unless anyone has any other ideas. I would also appreciate =
listers comments on luggage. I really like the look of my ST bare and =
for most weekends I would prefer it to look that way, however I can see =
the need to have luggage on maybe the half a dozen tours I might do in a =
year. With the Triumph Throw Overs, there is a plastic protector which =
attaches to the bike, can this be removed after a tour easily? Are they =
a decent size or should I consider the hard luggage, again does this =
leave big bars or protectors on the bike? I don't mind spending half an =
hour or so, assembling / disassembling bits each time I wish to go away.
Phil
Plymouth, Devon UK
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Firstly, great list and web site, =
thanks for your=20
efforts Eric.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Just picked up my Black ST "Vadar" on =
the=20
11th. Immaculate with 6600 Miles on clock. Bike was=20
registered directly with Triumph and then passed out through Bridge =
Garage=20
in Exeter, so who knows which Journo or lucky fleet rep has had it =
before=20
me. Anyway the price was irresistible and it seems in good order, =
perhaps=20
the previous user lavished it with love and affection. Have been =
in the=20
wilderness for 12 years, kids, house etc. So apart from rides on=20
demonstrators in the meantime, I am born again. Went out for my =
first real=20
blast today through the South Hams in Devon and can honestly say it =
is the=20
best ride I have ever had. My kind of Bike.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>As expected after being a lurker on =
this group,=20
Fuel Gauge was faulty (yellow light and reading empty on just under half =
a=20
tank). Bridge fitted another sender before I took delivery, =
but on my=20
ride home it plummeted from showing just under half to zero in about =
three=20
miles. Inspires confidence! Will put in writing for warranty =
claim,=20
no doubt Triumph will finally get it sorted. No other problems=20
with Vadar at all, have done about 150 miles now.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I was surprised at the amount of wind =
blast at=20
80mph+, which I found enough to put me off Motorways and will make me =
think=20
twice about touring using these routes. Will probably investigate =
Triumph=20
Higher Screen unless anyone has any other ideas. I would also =
appreciate=20
listers comments on luggage. I really like the look of my ST bare =
and for=20
most weekends I would prefer it to look that way, however I can see =
the=20
need to have luggage on maybe the half a dozen tours I might do in =
a=20
year. With the Triumph Throw Overs, there is a plastic protector =
which=20
attaches to the bike, can this be removed after a tour =
easily? Are=20
they a decent size or should I consider the hard luggage, again does =
this leave=20
big bars or protectors on the bike? I don't mind spending half an =
hour or=20
so, assembling / disassembling bits each time I wish to go =
away.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Phil</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Plymouth, Devon =
UK</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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