[ST] Introduction and newbie questions

[Paul English <tallpaul@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi, 
	My name is Paul English and I live in Seattle, WA. Thanks to Ebay 
I am now a 2000 Sprint ST (black) owner! I also currently own a 1990 Honda 
VFR750 - we'll see how long that lasts. I've been a big fan of the 
Hinckley Triumphs, in particular the Sprint ST since they came out. I remember 
thinking when the 1999 Sprint ST hit the market, "wow in about 5 or 6 
years the used ones will be in just the right price range."

My bike is currently located in the Washington D.C. area in my Uncle's 
garage. It has 24k on it, and the previous owner only put 1k on it, and during 
that time only changed the front brake pads. So I'm pretty sure it needs 
the 24k service. Apparently it was formerly owned by one of the editors 
of Rider magazine. It came well-farkled with Triumph 2-box system, corbin 
seat, Triumph heated grips, Triumph flip-up windscreen and Triumph tank 
bag. 

I have a bunch of newbie questions, but I was a good boy and read the FAQ 
first. I wish I could search the archive! Hopefully the answers will be 
useful to others...

Q1: What shop can people recommend in the Washington D.C. area?

Q2: How much have others been paying for their 24k service?

Q3: Can anyone recommend a good/cheap shipper? I recently broke my arm and 
am still in recovery from that so I'm not in shape to ride it back across 
country, although I am considering waiting until I'm well enough. I know 
Forward Air is an option too. 

Q4: What mail order/internet shop do people recommend for Triumph parts, 
and is there one with a discount for being on the mailing list?

Q5: What frame sliders are recommended? I see the Lilley ones have a 
post-crash picture with some pretty impressive results. There are some on 
ebay right now for a cheap price, but they also look pretty sketchy and I 
see the seller is marketing the same thing for pretty much every bike. 

Q6: Does the Givi top rack converter for $45 include the plate and 
brackets, or must the plate and brackets be purchased separately? It isn't 
obvious from the accessories page. 

Q7: Does anyone in the neighborhood (Seattle area) have a Pipeline 
underseat exhaust that I could listen to? It sure looks like a nice cheap 
way to show off that single-sided swingarm, and I've heard that the Wolf 
exahaust besides being much more expensive is also very loud. I'm friends 
with my neighbors and don't want to upset them too much, so the quieter 
the better in my case, although a little louder than stock wouldn't hurt. 
:-)

That really ought to be enough questions for my very first message!

Paul



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