Re: ST ergonomics

["Lance LaCerte, Psy.D." <LACPSYD@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

I too owned a Concours for 12 years and kept waiting and waiting and waiting
and waiting for them to produce a new machine.  I finally gave up but am
glad that I waited for Triumph.  It took very little time to get used to the
change from that huge fairing and windscreen (I was looking for something a
little more sporty anyway).

I'm 6'0", 158 lbs --- and although some swear by the Genmars for raising the
bars, this bike is perfect for me.  The only time you're gonna touch the
fairing with you knees is perhaps in racing crouch on track days.  I have
two panels of 3M's Invincashield (Eric was offering this to the group) at
the knee contact points, and the paint is perfectly protected.

This bike is everything the Councours dreamed it could be.  I did not get
the hard luggage (even though I was spoiled by the Connie) because when
removed for sport riding, the hardware really detracts from the bike.  A set
of Chase Harper soft luggage did the trick.

Don't even think about it------ GET THIS BIKE!!!

Lance "Dawgmanaut" LaCerte,    Denver, CO
- -----Original Message-----
From: tom.adams.iii@xxxxxxxxxxxx <tom.adams.iii@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:24 AM
Subject: ST ergonomics


>
>
>Hello!  My name is Tom Adams and I've been lurking here for a while in an
effort
>to gain some "real world" knowledge about Sprint ST's.  I currently ride a
>Kawasaki ZX9 and used to own a Kawasaki Concours.  I've been riding for 25+
>years (started when I was 12) and have owned both street and dirt bikes.
As
>much as I would like to own a Concours again, I can't make myself purchased
a
>bike that basically hasn't changed in over 13 years, has old world
suspension &
>brakes and weighs more than it should (riding a sportbike has ruined me in
a
>good way).  Therefore, I'm very interested in the Sprint ST.
>
>Of all the info I've seen posted, I've not seen any mention of the bikes's
>ergonomics.  I'm right at 6' tall and have a 34" inseam.  I sat on a Sprint
ST
>recently and found that my knees contact the fairing.  Now, if I moved
around on
>the seat a bit, my knees wouldn't touch.  But my concern is that it would
be
>like this while riding.  My question is, has anyone else experienced this?
>
>TIA!!
>
>Tom Adams
>
>
>
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