RE: London UK introduction

["Martin Wilson" <banzaibandit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I almost got deja vu reading this.
I'm Martin, I live to the west of London (Slough) and I pick up a new Sprint
tomorrow so that's why you won't have seem me yet.

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
> martin
> Sent: 07 July 1999 08:11
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: London UK introduction
>
>
> >Welcome to new subscribers,
>
> >Make yourself at home -
>
> >- - Eric
>
> Well hello Eric & crew, Thanks for the welcome.
>
> I live in West London, UK, and have now ridden just over 4000 miles on
> my lovely red beast since March. I use it mostly for commuting, though I
> build up the milage on frequent trips down to Somerset in the west of
> England.
>
> I got the noisy pipe which gives a fine but (as you would expect)
> understated growl.
>
> I also went for the hard luggage, useful as I don't have a car.  It has
> very good capacity (especially after the tankbag on my last bike, an
> otherwise excellent Thundercat), though I have bent both my luggage keys
> getting the panniers off the frame. A small design weakness that BMW got
> round years ago with swivel heads.  Top box is great for London
> commuting, where width is crucial (filtering through traffic is legal in
> UK), panniers great for longer trips.
>
> Other teething trouble: the replacement fuel gauge sender is just as bad
> as the first one...and when the engine is cold I have to back kick the
> gear out of first.
>
> I would like more scratching practice on the bike though.  My BT57s are
> squaring off after all my motorway riding, and I look very sheepishly at
> the shiny edges of my tyres. A good centimetre unused on each side. Any
> suggestions folks?
>
> So far, since March, I have only ever seen 1 other ST on the road in
> England....where are you lot?
>
> --
> martin
>
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