Re: [St] New spec for 2008 1050 ST

["James Bykowski" <drbyk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree, the lack of full face luggage storage is the only reason for not 
buying the new model

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <philip.schilt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [St] New spec for 2008 1050 ST


> that is my main only complaint about the '07. i miss being able to keep a 
> full face in the bags, i could put one in either side on my '03
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: "brettwilson21@xxxxxxx" <brettwilson21@xxxxxxx>
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2008 4:21:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [St] New spec for 2008 1050 ST
>
>
> The
> biggest
> stuff
> up
> IMHO
> was
> the
> factory
> luggage.
> The
> 99
> -
> 04
> series
> was
> quite
> good
> apart
> from
> being
> not?very
> waterproof.?The
> current
> series
> is
> woeful
> in
> every
> aspect,
> yet
> they
> are
> sticking
> with
> it.?
>
>
> -----Original
> Message-----
> From:
> triumph1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> To:
> st@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent:
> Fri,
> 8
> Feb
> 2008
> 8:03
> am
> Subject:
> Re:
> [St]
> New
> spec
> for
> 2008
> 1050
> ST
>
>
>
> I
> believe
> with
> the
> price
> of
> oil
> going
> through
> the
> roof
> the
> metal
> tank
> is
> in
> fact
> cheaper
> to
> produce.
> Having
> had
> un-lined
> metal
> tanks
> on
> other
> bikes
> rust
> out
> I
> am
> dismayed
> at
> the
> move
> back
> to
> metal.
> Personally
> I
> find
> tank
> bags
> a
> PIA
> and
> I
> can't
> see
> why
> that
> would
> be
> Triumph's
> motivation
> to
> move
> back
> to
> metal.
> As
> for
> post
> '05
> lights,
> yes
> there
> have
> been
> many
> critics
> and
> I
> really
> think
> Triumph
> stuffed
> up
> there.
> If
> you
> have
> ever
> been
> on
> a
> dark
> back
> road
> on
> a
> 1050
> you
> will
> appreciate
> how
> lacking
> they
> are,
> especially
> high
> beam.
> I've
> made
> the
> lights
> acceptable
> by
> a
> mixture
> of
> tweaking,
> different
> bulbs
> and
> HID
> conversion
> for
> high
> beam
> (I
> think
> that
> should
> be
> standard).
> A
> complete
> re-
> design
> of
> the
> 1050
> headlights
> would've
> been
> better
> news.
> ..and
> I
> agree,
> a
> larger
> motor
> is
> not
> a
> priority
> in
> it's
> evolutionary
> development.
>
>
>>
> UK's
> Motorcycle
> News
> (weekly
> paper)
> has
> short
> story
> saying
> that
>>
> Triumph
> has
> revised
> spec
> for
> 1050
> ST
> for
> 2008.
> Significant
> changes
>>
> cited
> in
> article
> comprise
> change
> from
> plastic
> to
> metal
> for
> tank
> ('to
>>
> allow
> use
> of
> magnetic
> tank
> bags')
> and
> inclusion
> of
> a
> 'high
> performance
>>
> headlight'
> (??).
>
> -- 
> Mick
> 06
> Sprint
> ST
>
>
>
>
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