Re: [ST] Hope your Friday is better than this.

["ksmith955" <ksmith955@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Happens to mine sometimes.  First time it happened, heart rate subsided
after I realised that it was chain lube.  Once I adjusted the flow on the
Scottoiler, problem went away. If you don't have Scttoiler, my only advice
is ...panic!! :-(

Kevin Smith (Reservoir Dawg)
London
00 Sprint ST
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Mann" <eric91z@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 11:47 PM
Subject: Re: [ST] Hope your Friday is better than this.


> I hear you.  My plug that I put in a week ago is holding air, so for now I
> am going to leave it there, not push it to hard, and hope I can get by
until
> I replace both tires with the Bridgestone 010.
>
> But, went to get the bike out and ride to the shop and get an appointment
> set up for the 6000 miles service and noticed 2 quarter size spots on the
> floor under the bike.  One was really fresh - oil.  Looked all around and
it
> seems as if there is some oil coming somewhere on the back side of the
> motor, around or in the area of the front sprocket.
>
> Any idea where that could be coming from?  I am having that checked when
the
> bike goes in since it is still under warranty.
>
> Eric Mann
> eric91z@xxxxxxxxx
> '91 Camaro Z28
> '01 Triumph Sprint ST
> '92 Accord EX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Knowles" <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 4:58 PM
> Subject: [ST] Hope your Friday is better than this.
>
>
> > I had to run up to a plumbing supply store that is 20 miles away from
> > our little village, so I thought it would be a perfect trip for the
> > Sprint. On the way out of Ferndale, I hit a bird. Nothing big, and it
> > only scratched the fairing and mirror boot a bit. But then when on my
> > way to Eureka doing about 70mph, I got a flat rear tire. This on my
> > new D220 that has about 400 miles on it. What is with this happening
> > to NEW tires all the time? Picked up something right between the
> > tread, almost in the middle of the tire. Spit it out by the time I
> > pulled over.
> >
> > Definitely bad motorcycle karma day. Maybe it's good the Western
> > Rallye isn't coming here. I would have been in a bad mood.
> > --
> > Matt Knowles - Ferndale, CA - http://members.cox.net/aestheticdesign
> > '99 Sprint ST - Flat as a pancake right now
> >
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