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[ST] Re: st-digest V2004 #294



Thanks Keith for not simply joining the Happy Anglophallic Lemming 
Brigade ( that's HALB President Nixon). I bought the bike, not out of a 
deep desire to join a club but because I have ridden for years and Ergo 
wise it is sweet. It handles better than some sportbikes I've had as 
well. The sad fact is I feel as though I'm subsidizing the 
manufacturers lack of support on this otherwise fine machine. By the 
way Bob, I have nothing else to base my own experience on other than my 
own experience. If I buy something that doesn't work, I don't go buy 
another in hopes it gets better. I have freedom of choice. To quote 
cliche "you only have one chance to make a first impression". As an 
owner, from MY own experience, the bike is unreliable. Based on other 
bikes I HAVE OWNED. Next I will hear this is not the forum to express 
dissatisfaction with anything Triumph. I joined this group for insight 
into the bike and brand. I am getting that.

Bob, people like you don't make things better, you make them narrow. 
Let me know when you begin to issue arm bands.

Mark
'99 ST

On Wednesday, June 2, 2004, at 12:55 PM, st-digest wrote:

> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 08:02:47 -0700
> From: Keith Winter <keith_winter@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ST] Re: TriumphSTDigest Re: st-digest V2004 #293
>
> Wednesday, June 2, 2004, 5:41:06 AM, ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>> I was sold on the initial ride, should have done more research.
>> Sorry folks but I am not losing interest in the brand. Spoiled
>> by more reliable machines.
>
> Mark, you sound a lot like me.  While I believe my experience
> with the Sprint was atypical, based on the abundance of good
> experience on this list, I too had too many problems with it to
> stay with the marque. That's why I'm on a Blackbird now. It's
> interesting you mention the oil usage on your friends bike, as
> that's the straw that broke the camel's back in my case; with 35k
> miles, it used more than a quart every 1000 miles, and had been
> since the early 20k mile point, and that's just ridiculous.
>
> - -Keith


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