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Re: [ST] Caster and Trail



> To the best of my knowledge the RS has a shorter
> swingarm and the forks have a steeper steering head
> angle than the ST.  Also the slightly taller shock of
> the RS serves to change the geometry slightly also.
With the SSSA the two are the same, but that steeper steering head angle is
where I am concentrating.  That, IMO, should be done by either altering the
frame or the triple clamp.  My bet is on the later because it would be a lot
cheaper to implement.  That slightly taller shock must be the mount points
because I am in the process of changing the stock shock spring on the ST and
the RS spring is 3/4" shorter than the ST.  ( I am discounting that Triumph
put an RS shock in my ST)

>
> The RS is definitely not an ST with less fairings.
There are several people on the list who would beg to differ.  All I KNOW is
that the steering definitely does not feel the same.  The RS WILL turn
inside the ST at slow speeds.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Rod


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