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RE: [ST] welcome



Cheers Don,

Next weekend can't roll around quick enough !!! When you say a little North and East from me, North I can understand, but anything East of Sydney is very wet until you hit West coast USA, so I assume you must be "VERY" East :-)

A query I have for all you seasoned Sprinters. Is the fuel gauge known to demonstrate a rapid decent towards empty, once it decides to move off full ? I picked the bike up with what was showing a full tank. After roughly 120klms, I stopped for a coffee and the gauge indicated 2/3rds of a tank. When I started her up again, the needle sat just off empty, but no fuel warning light. There seemed to be several litres sloshing around so I guessed I was fine. I was also in an area where there was no close fuel stop. I rode another 80klms, stopped at the first station (still no fuel warning light) and the bike took 15 litres. So I deduced that the tank was not full to start even though it indicated it was.

Generally I do not go by gauges, preferring to go by distance travelled and with a bit of experience, knowing when I "should" fill up.

Can anyone offer some words of wisdom that may save me doing some Math over my next few rides.

Cheers,

Trevor

- -----Original Message-----
From: Don Olson [mailto:cascadebluingarms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, 12 February 2003 2:12 AM
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ST] welcome


Last week I picked up my new Sept/02 red ST after selling my Triumph Legend
and Aprilia Falco. I researched extensively and believed the ST was the bike
that could provide me with a comfortable touring platform, that my wife
would happily pillion on and one that I could enjoy the twisties on with
fellow riders and I was not forking out an additional $2000 plus per year to
maintain 2 bikes. I was also a triple convert after owning the Legend and
loved the ST unique styling.

Hi Trevor, Although I'm a little North and East from you I'm a Triumph newbe
too. Got mine around Christmas and the grin factor is fantastic. Enjoy.

Don



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