RE: Wanderlust

["Martin Wilson" <banzaibandit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nope. It occurs while sitting at a steady speed on the motorway.

Martin W.
Triumph Sprint ST (99)
Bandit6
Too Dangerous to live, Too Stupid to Die
http://www.onewheelsenough.freeserve.co.uk/BanzaiBAndit/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> Dennis Tackett
> Sent: 21 August 1999 03:22
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Wanderlust
>
>
>
> -
> >Just got a question about the stability of the bike.
> >I've noticed that around 80-90 mph it tends to feel a little bit
> unstable ,
> >not dangerously so, but it's noticeable.
> >The panniers exaggerate this slightly but not a lot as does hitting the
> >slipstream of a tuck or something.
> >It's bog standard with the BT57's.
> >I'm wondering if there is something wrong as my 600 Bandit even with the
> >panniers on is rock steady at these sort of speeds.
> >As a 'Sports/Tourer' I would expect the Triumph to be an extremely stable
> >bike.
> >Does anybody have any idea what could be causing it, I spoke to
> the dealers
> >and the mechanic told me it was "due to it being a fully faired bike" - I
> >have had fully faired bikes before without this problem.
> >
> >
> >Martin W.
> >Triumph Sprint ST (99)
> >Bandit6
> >Too Dangerous to live, Too Stupid to Die
> >http://www.onewheelsenough.freeserve.co.uk/BanzaiBAndit/
> >
>
>
> Martin,
> Is this while cranked over in a corner? I turn up my pre-load on
> the rear 1
> turn when running the bags. It stiffens it up and makes it stabel in the
> corners. I'm 6 ft. 180 lbs.
> Dennis
>
>
>
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