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Re: [ST] New to the List / GenMar Question
- Subject: Re: [ST] New to the List / GenMar Question
- From: George <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 20:52:03 -0600
Thanks for the input John!
Where are your throttle cables located? My housing is set up where the
cables enter it on the top. I tried rotating them forward but they still
made some contact. Maybe I need to attack it some more.
George
At 07:58 PM 3/13/2003 , John Mathis wrote:
>I installed a set on my 02 ST about a month ago. I did notice the right
>side touch the support but not to the point where it moved it. With the
>little contact that it did make I was not concerned.
>
>John
>Ft. Lauderdale
>CSBA #287
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "George" <gkeslin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 8:01 PM
>Subject: [ST] New to the List / GenMar Question
>
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I've been lurking out here in the mist for a little while and figured it's
> > about time to jump in and get acquainted. I live in the greater Chicago
> > land are and have a 2002 Blue ST that I purchased back in late
> > August. Boy, that seems so long ago! The winter up here has been
> > miserable to say the least. I took the ST out for a short run down to
> > Suches,Ga last September and thought what a comfortable ride! I'd have
>say
> > the most comfortable bike I own. But it would have been a little bit
> > better with some GenMar risers.
> >
> > Well, the wife bought me a set for Christmas and I finally found time to
> > mount them. Hmmm! Things didn't go as smoothly as I had anticipated. The
> > left (clutch) side mounted pretty easily but the right (throttle) side was
> > a different story. The riser went on fine BUT the throttle cables were a
> > little tight. And if I turned the bars full left to lock the throttle
> > cables at the housing contacted the underside of the windscreen
> > support. IN fact the moved the support about 1/2 inch at full lock. Not
> > my idea of they way they should fit. I tried moving the throttle housing
> > around with some limited success. The cables may has loosened up some but
> > they still hit the support. Not as badly as before but there was still
> > contact.
> >
> > Have any of you mounted GenMars on your bikes? If so, do these problems
> > sound familiar? What did you do?
> >
> > I talked to the head mechanic and the Triumph dealer and he suggestion was
> > to move the throttle cables. Been there, tried that, no luck. I've sent
>a
> > couple e-mails off to GenMar but no responses yet. Any suggestion you may
> > have you be greatly appreciated! Oh yeah, I also have heated grips but I
> > don't think that really matters.
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > George
> >
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