Re: Paint

[stump <stump@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Marc, Thanks for all the great triumph gossip:) Regards, Steve.


De Vries Marc wrote:

> I visited the Triumph factory on 10 may in Hinckley and asked them why You
> couldn't
> have any other colors for the ST. They said its not possible to do because
> its not
> planned. At the moment it cost them almost five hours to paint the tank and
> the
> other stuff. Painting is still done manually. They also said that the 600'er
> will come out
> at the end of this Year together with something else but they wouldn't say
> what.
> Probably it's the ST with halve fairing and double swingarm or as they
> mentioned
> there is still one model that they don't have on their list its the
> Bonneville. They were
> also saying that they plan to put at least two new models on the market each
> year.
>
> Greetings Marc
> red ST.
>
> Marc de Vries
> Siemens Atea
> Tel +32 (014) 253949
> E-mail office: Marc.DeVries@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> E-mail home: Marc.DeVries@xxxxxxx
> homepage : www.ping.be/marc_the_bike
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eric Sheley [SMTP:eric@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: dinsdag 11 mei 1999 6:23
> > To:   ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject:      Re: Paint
> >
> > >Lance LaCerte, Psy.D. wrote:
> > >> P.S., Andrew informed me that, although they don't advertise this, if
> > one
> > >> wants to spend a little extra (I don't know how much that is), you can
> > order
> > >> the ST in another factory color -- such as that wonderfully outrageous
> > lime
> > >> green!!!!!!!
> >
> > Stump wrote
> > >Lance, I wish I had heard that rumor before, I would have opted big time
> > >for that nice deep BRG that's on the trophy. I'm lining things up this
> > >winter to do just that. Paint it. I like the black but it is turning out
> > >to be such work to keep it up. Regards, Steve.
> >
> > I've heard that rumor before, but when I investigated it further was told
> > that they only offered the program for employees and that if it was
> > offered, the cost would make it prohibitive for the average user.
> >
> > You probably would be much better off just finding a good painter and
> > getting all the panels re shot.
> >
> > I also seem to remember saying that they tried the ST in BRG and it didn't
> > look good. Not sure if thats true or not.....
> >
> > - Eric
> >
> >
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