[ST] Got to ride an 05 today

[Erik Miner <eeminer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

As the title sez I visited my nice local Triumph dealer today and got a 
chance to take an 05 ST out for about 30 minutes. The good is that it's 
still comfortable, the better is that the power is improved, and the 
suspension felt much more sorted. Bike handles very well and felt really 
planted, good clean air flow with little to no buffeting. The BAD is the 
bike throws so much heat that  for me it's damn near un-rideable. It maybe 
good in the winter or someplace where it never gets hot ..  It was a 
wonderful 80 here in NJ today low humidity and this thing was just cooking 
my lower legs , could just feel heat billowing out, and it seemed to get 
worse at higher speeds.. more air I guess moving through and past the 
motor. My old 99 would start cooking my right leg in traffic or at a stop 
but would cool down as soon as I took off, not this 05. Anyway too bad as 
the ABS version is just now out, and I really was interested.. for those of 
you with pre 05's keep em'  Oh the bags and mounts are totally ugly...  So 
I was hoping that I'd found a replacement for my 04 Honda ST1300abs.  It 
also gets hot ( although not nearly as bad as the ST)  but not until 
Triumph solves the heat issue, if it even can be solved.

Erik

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