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Re: [ST] New to the List / GenMar Question



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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