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Re: 99 Triumph Sprint ST..Need help..
- Subject: Re: 99 Triumph Sprint ST..Need help..
- From: Rich Weyand <weyand@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 21:50:25 -0600
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At 10:42 PM 3/22/99 -0500, Ian Hallihan wrote:
>I haven't purchased a new bike in over 20 years
>and the dealer/manufacturer suggest following the
>break-in recommendations... If I listen to my friends
>that tell me that "NEW" engines are bullet proof, I
>should drive it from "day one" like I normally would drive
>it, I'm not so sure this is the way to break in the ST
>and am torturing myself now by not going over 5krpm.
>Any input would be appreciated....
Follow the break-in recommendations for any new engine.
Dunno if you saw that for sure. Just to make sure:
Follow the break-in recommendations for any new engine.
>I bought the black ST with the exhaust option and the
>tank bag. The dealer tells me that the bike is 108bhp stock
>but Cycle World says 100 bhp. If I've added the pipe, how
>much bhp have I REALLY added and has anyone put the ST
>on the dyno to prove that measurement??...
Factory says 108, and the factory guy said another 7-8 with the
exhaust mod, IIRC.
>Also, please give me good/rave or bad/recall input on this
>bike. I am SO impressed with the torque and power of the
>bike BUT I'm also concerned with the quality in general of
>the bike..
I don't know. So far I'm having a gas though. :-)
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At 10:42 PM 3/22/99 -0500, Ian Hallihan wrote:<br>
<br>
>I haven't purchased a new bike in over 20 years<br>
>and the dealer/manufacturer suggest following the<br>
>break-in recommendations... If I listen to my friends<br>
>that tell me that "NEW" engines are bullet proof, I<br>
>should drive it from "day one" like I normally would
drive<br>
>it, I'm not so sure this is the way to break in the ST<br>
>and am torturing myself now by not going over 5krpm.<br>
>Any input would be appreciated....<br>
<br>
<b>Follow the break-in recommendations for any new engine.<br>
<br>
</b>Dunno if you saw that for sure. Just to make sure:<br>
<br>
<b>Follow the break-in recommendations for any new engine.<br>
<br>
</b>>I bought the black ST with the exhaust option and the<br>
>tank bag. The dealer tells me that the bike is 108bhp stock<br>
>but Cycle World says 100 bhp. If I've added the pipe, how<br>
>much bhp have I REALLY added and has anyone put the ST<br>
>on the dyno to prove that measurement??...<br>
<br>
Factory says 108, and the factory guy said another 7-8 with the<br>
exhaust mod, IIRC.<br>
<br>
>Also, please give me good/rave or bad/recall input on this<br>
>bike. I am SO impressed with the torque and power of the<br>
>bike BUT I'm also concerned with the quality in general of<br>
>the bike..<br>
<br>
I don't know. So far I'm having a gas though. :-)<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>Rich Weyand |
_______ ___,---. ---+_______:_ |Rich
Weyand</div>
<div>Weyand Associates| |_N_&_W_| |_N_&_W_| |__|________|_
|TracTronics</div>
<div>Comm Consultants | ooo ooo ~ ooo ooo ~ oOOOO- OOOO=o\ |Model
RR Electronics</div>
weyand@xxxxxxx |
<a href="http://www.mcs.net/~weyand/"; EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://www.mcs.net/~weyand/</a>
|weyand@xxxxxxx
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