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RE: [ST] New Member
- Subject: RE: [ST] New Member
- From: Neil Tracey <Neil.Tracey@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:50:47 +0100
Welcome.
The ST is a great bike, particularly the 99 version :-)
We ST riders in the West of England and Wales have a local riders group,
have a look at our site, maybe you could start a Northern branch!
http://www.sprint-st.org/
Cheers.
- --
Neil "Diamond Dawg" Tracey
ex Sprint Sport. 99 Red ST
Bath. UK.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Thomas-Peter [mailto:bruce.thomas-peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 11 June 2001 23:29
> To: Sprint ST List
> Subject: [ST] New Member
>
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm Bruce Thomas-Peter, 45 (going on 17), from Yorkshire
> in the UK. I've
> joined this list because last weekend I traded in my beloved
> Yamaha TDM 850
> twin that I'd owned for 3 and a half years for a black '99
> Sprint ST. WOW,
> am I having a laugh with it or what, creamy smooth power
> seemingly in any
> gear at any position on the rev counter, lovely sound
> (Triumph race can),
> and handles loads better than I'd hoped (being used to high
> 'bars and WP
> suspension). I know I'm preaching to the converted but I
> really like this
> 'bike.
> The only gripe I had was the gear lever position. When I
> adjusted it to
> get my big (UK 11) foot hooked underneath it was pivoting
> towards my ankle
> and I was getting bruises on my big toe joint. I say "was
> getting bruises"
> because today I managed to make some bits and bobs (I work in
> a machine
> shop) without the supervision noticing and I've remounted the
> gear lever
> onto the uppermost footrest plate fastener. This mod has put
> the icing on
> the cake for me, now all I need is some decent weather.
> I do have one question, can anyone explain what the dawg
> thing's all
> about. Pardon my ignorance.
>
> Cheers,
> Bruce Thomas-Peter.
> bruce.thomas-peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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