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Re: [ST] warming up to winter and a pack of lies



About the clock - I've found that sometimes the buttons really need some
"persuasion."  It's not enough just to use a finger (or God forbid a gloved
finger) but twice a year (between DST & EST) I just grab a pen and deal with
it.  One season I just left it on DST for so long (because I was lazy) that
DST just came back around again.  Pretty bad.  :)

Mark

Proverbs 3:5,6

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- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neal A. Dillman" <neald+sprint@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 4:22 PM
Subject: [ST] warming up to winter and a pack of lies


> Hi all,
>
> Thanks for all of the tips on the winter wear.  I will probably bite the
> bullet and get the Gerbing stuff.  That makes it more economic to get
> the Gerbing gloves than to get the heated grips (~130 vs ~200).  None of
> the winter gear is cheap, though.  BTW, has anyone [in the US, where it
> is possible] ever thought about installing the right-hand light thumb
> switch from the EU spec bike, and using it to control the heated grips?
> Seems like it would be a real nice way to install them.
>
> I finally got my bike today, and I decided to read through the manual.
> There's some interesting stuff in there.  In the manual it states:
> ---
> (p 45) The switches prevent the electric starter from operating when the
> clutch is engaged and the transmission is not in neutral.
> As far as I can tell, this is false.  The starter will operate, but the
> engine (on my bike) refuses to start in gear.  The starter will never
> operate unless the clutch is pulled (engaged).
> ---
> (p 45) The "moving off" makes no mention of the side stand interlock.
> It seems to work that:  If the bike is running, and the side stand is
> down and 1st gear is selected (with the clutch fully pulled), the bike
> will stall immediately.  This is the opposite of every other bike I have
> ridden, where the bike would be killed if you tried to move off (release
> the clutch) without raising the sidestand.  To Triumphs credit, they do
> mention on p37 that the side stand should be raised once you get onto
> the bike.
> ---
> Finally, there's the VCR factor.  The clock on my bike is off by one
> hour due to daylight savings.  The manual states that I can just press
> the left hand button below the clock to adjust the hours.  Pressing the
> button seems to do nothing.  I have tried it with the ignition on an
> off, although I have not tried it yet with the engine running.  What
gives.
>
> Comments on any or all of the above is appreciated.
>
> Regards,
> Neal
>
>
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