Re: [ST] warming up to winter and a pack of lies

["Centaurious" <centaurious@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello, Neal A. Dillman,

Hold the button way in and wait.....................It will change.

Todd

======= At 2003-11-16, 13:22:00 you wrote: =======

>Hi all,
>
>Thanks for all of the tips on the winter wear.  I will probably bite the 
>bullet and get the Gerbing stuff.  That makes it more economic to get 
>the Gerbing gloves than to get the heated grips (~130 vs ~200).  None of 
>the winter gear is cheap, though.  BTW, has anyone [in the US, where it 
>is possible] ever thought about installing the right-hand light thumb 
>switch from the EU spec bike, and using it to control the heated grips?  
>Seems like it would be a real nice way to install them.
>
>I finally got my bike today, and I decided to read through the manual.  
>There's some interesting stuff in there.  In the manual it states:
>---
>(p 45) The switches prevent the electric starter from operating when the 
>clutch is engaged and the transmission is not in neutral.
>As far as I can tell, this is false.  The starter will operate, but the 
>engine (on my bike) refuses to start in gear.  The starter will never 
>operate unless the clutch is pulled (engaged).
>---
>(p 45) The "moving off" makes no mention of the side stand interlock.
>It seems to work that:  If the bike is running, and the side stand is 
>down and 1st gear is selected (with the clutch fully pulled), the bike 
>will stall immediately.  This is the opposite of every other bike I have 
>ridden, where the bike would be killed if you tried to move off (release 
>the clutch) without raising the sidestand.  To Triumphs credit, they do 
>mention on p37 that the side stand should be raised once you get onto 
>the bike.
>---
>Finally, there's the VCR factor.  The clock on my bike is off by one 
>hour due to daylight savings.  The manual states that I can just press 
>the left hand button below the clock to adjust the hours.  Pressing the 
>button seems to do nothing.  I have tried it with the ignition on an 
>off, although I have not tried it yet with the engine running.  What gives.
>
>Comments on any or all of the above is appreciated.
>
>Regards,
>Neal
>
>
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Best regards.				 
Centaurious
centaurious@xxxxxxxxx
2003-11-16




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