Re: BIG RED

[Erik Miner <axeis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Welcome Burt: As for your questions. The tall Triumph screen is ugly 
but it works. Another alternative is the Brand, Zero Gravity take a 
look at ST web site there are pictures. Zero Gravity makes two 
different styles for the ST a Sport Touring model and the Double 
Bubble model. I have a Sport Touring on order so will report when I 
get it on. I also had trouble with the low stock screen causing bad 
helmet buffeting, actually it wasn't the helmet buffeting so much as 
the air flow buffeting my jacket which in turn caused my helmet to 
vibrate! The tall Triumph screen cured the problem at the expense of 
ugly. As for oil the owners manual recommends full synthetic. So yes 
Triumph Mobil 1 would be better, or better yet Motul 300V  which is 
their full synth, but it is very expensive that's why the dealer put 
in the Motul semi. Other good oil choices: Motorex full synth, 
Silkolene, and again Motul 300V all of these are full Ester based 
synthetics these are the best ( imo) but very expensive! Good luck 
and enjoy your new scoot!

Erik


>Hi there ST Digest
>
>My name is Burt Barrett, and I reside in Bakersfield, California.  I 
>am the Proud Owner of a 99 Sprint ST, Big Red, with Pannier Bags, 
>and Top Boot.  I bought it used from a small bike shop in Santa 
>Barbara.  It had seventy eight miles on it. All the decals were 
>intact and it was immaculate.  I bought it, with the bags and boot 
>already installed for $95k, out the door.  My son (18) and I rode it 
>home in the rain.  He was in hog heaven.(we both were I guess)
>I have been riding motorcycles since 1958.  Mostly Triumphs.  I am a 
>Triumph man.  I have ridden almost every other brand out there, and 
>like most all of them.  But the Triumph Sprint ST is the BEST 
>motorcycle I have ever ridden!  I love the Kenworth diesel sound she 
>makes at idle.  Different.  I am interested in a taller windscreen. 
>Seems that at speed, 60/80 I feel a lift of my helmet, which is 
>different than other bikes I have ridden.  WHAT is a Zero Gravity 
>windscreen?  Does the Triumph taller windscreen work better?
>By the way, I got radared the other day by the CHP, two separate 
>officers, in two locations.  The first one got me at 80, and the 
>second one got me at 78.  Both matched my speedo reading. 
>Interesting.  I also have a 71 Triumph Bonneville which I have 
>restored(Bought one new in 71) and curiously the speedo readings 
>match, as do Big Red and my sons 71 BSA Lightning.
>About OIL.  Had Wilson's in Fresno change the oil at 600m.  They 
>refilled with Motul, semi synthetic.  Shouldn't it be the Triumph 
>Mobil 1?
>
>Regards
>Burt
>Big Red


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