Re: [ST] Introduction

[Matt Heyer <mattheyer@xxxxxxxxx>]

Wow - that sucks!! I hope you have better luck with the bike in the future -
it really is a great bike. The false neutral can happen on these when you
don't affirmatively change gears (you can end up "nudging" it in
between...). As for parts, the only thing I can suggest on that side of the
pond is Jack Lilley.
 Matt Heyer

 On 10/26/05, lindley <lindley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I just wanted to say hi. My name is Lindley and I just bought a 1999
> Triumph Sprint ST with just less than 6000 miles for $4000. I have a
> couple
> of questions of course being a new owner but first I'll explain my
> unfortunate second day of ownership experience.
>
>
>
> I was riding home, it had been raining, and just before entering a left
> hand
> turn I attempted to downshift. I was in fifth gear downshifting to fourth.
> My attempt to downshift resulted in neutral without the neutral dash light
> coming on. In the process of trying to put it into a gear to do the turn I
> lost track of the turn. Just before exiting the road to the right I
> straightened the bike upright. In my attempt to just ride it out thru the
> grassy little field, I entered a ditch alongside the road. I separated
> from
> the bike and besides a bruised ego I wasn't injured. I was wearing a
> rubber/vinyl rain suit with leather gloves, leather coat until the rain
> suit, boots and a full faced HJC helmet. The helmet was lightly scratched,
> nothing deep, with no dents or missing parts. My rain suit was not ripped
> or torn. The bike now needs everything plastic up front. The forks were
> not bent and the frame is not tweaked.
>
>
>
> My questions now are does anyone know of any good parts places in Germany,
> particularly around Tier, Germany or any online sites to get replacement
> fairings, dash and headlights? The only thing I was able to salvage from
> the front was the turn signals, wind screen, mirrors, temperature gauge
> and
> battery gauge. Everything else is bits and pieces. Thanks for any and all
> information. The website for Triumphnet was a tremendous help in starting
> the rebuild.
>
>
>
> Lindley
>
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