Re: Headlights

[Blake Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Congrats, Mike, on your new baby -- welcome to the list!

mike & Sandi Cummings wrote:
> 
> My reason for writing to the list
> is that I am worrried that I have a problem with the front headlight

As others have said, this is normal operation for your part of the
world; see the archives at <http://www.triumphnet.com/st/archive>, or
seach 'em at <http://www.seaotter.com/searchst.html>.

> Another question I have is why do Triumph not recomend fitting a Scotoiler?.

I haven't heard of Triumph actively recommending against folks using a
Scottoiler; I think that they just aren't giving their official stamp of
approval for it, just like any other non-Triumph accessory. I and
several others on the list have installed Scottoilers on our bikes and I
haven't heard of any problems or complaints. (However, make sure you
route the vaccum pickup clear of the throttle linkages -- I didn't, and
the pickup jammed the throttles wide open. Fortunately no real harm came
of it, but it was a scary lesson none the less!)

> And finally my wife is complaining about the hard pillion seat do is there
> an alternative? (seat not wife).

Good qualifier! :-) You can try some gel pads (see
<http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=63476> for an example)
that are cheap and might be enough for the occasional use. However, if
your wife's going to do a lot of riding with you, you may want to invest
in a custom seat. Both Corbin and Sargent can make a new seat for you;
again, there's been a lot of discussion on the list about both seats
before, so check out the archive for the pro's and con's of each.

- --
Blake "Dawgbert" Sobiloff <sobiloff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Burlingame, CA, USA

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