Re: [St] List Consensus on Maintenance?

[brettwilson21@xxxxxxx]

Hey Rob,

For your servicing I would replace all the fluids. Fresh oil, brake fluid, coolant etc are all cheap insurance to ensure your bike is kept in good order. As for the seals, lines and cables etc, I reckon a thorough check will tell you if they need to be replaced. Cleaning the brake caliper pistons while youre at it would also be a good idea.

As for trading the Sprint on a Tiger, I can see your dilemma. If I was shopping for a new bike I would find it hard to choose netween the ST and Tiger. Since I have a 05 ST I'm sticking with it. Having said that, I've ridden the new Tiger a few times and have to say its?an awesome bike. The ST has very nearly been chopped in for it on each occasion.

Good luck!

Brett.









-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Brown <rcode94@xxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sat, 23 Feb 2008 7:23 am
Subject: [St] List Consensus on Maintenance?



Hi All,

I'm pulling my 2004 ST out of winter storage and getting it ready for this
year.  I've had it almost 4 years but it only has 6,100 miles on it.  I'm
curious what others do for maintenance when it comes to mileage vs. time.
The two intervals in the manual I'm looking at are 6,000 miles/2 years and
the things that should be done at 3 and 4 years.  I suppose I should just do
all the 4 year maintenance but things like the spark plugs, air filter, and
fuel filter seem more like mileage items and not time items like brake
fluid.

Related to the above, the service manual says to replace the seals in the
calipers and master cylinders at 4 years.  It also says to replace the fuel
hoses.  Does anyone have a good source for these besides the dealer?  The
closest dealer (Lakewood Motorsports in Lakewood, WA) just started selling
Triumphs a few months ago and doesn't stock many parts yet.  I'm not very
excited about the other two dealers in my area either.

The third option is to trade the Sprint in on a new Tiger.  My back and my
wife would love the change but my wife and my wallet wouldn't like the
costs.  :)

RoB Brown
Kent, WA
04 Triumph Sprint ST
83 Honda VT500FT

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