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RE: [ST] Risers and heated grips



Which comes back to the super duper touring screen that prevents any air from supporting me at speed!  

eL Donut is helping me out on that front.

Jeremy Witt
Field Engineer
Corrugated Networking Services Inc.
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From: 	st-triumphnet.com-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:st-triumphnet.com-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]  On Behalf Of Mike Bostock
Sent:	Monday, June 06, 2005 12:58 PM
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Subject:	RE: [ST] Risers and heated grips

In your message regarding RE: [ST] Risers and heated grips dated Mon,
6 Jun 2005 12:52:55 -0400, Jeremy Witt said that ...

>JW- Maybe, but the numb hands and sore wrists I get from supporting too much weight on the bars, on
>JW- this and other bikes, sends me running for risers!  Even my Hawk with VFR bars was more comfy than this.  Maybe
it's
>JW- the angle.  I haven't looked, can the bars be rotated back toward the rider?

No.  But I found the same as you on my first long trip.  You could
use a tank bag to take your weight off your wrists .....or ride
faster so the airstream lifts you up ;-)


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>JW- In your message regarding [ST] Risers and heated grips dated Mon, 6
>JW- Jun 2005 12:39:13 -0400, Jeremy Witt said that ...
> 
> >JW- Another question!  Even with only 84 miles on the bike, I see the bars need to come up if I
> >JW- want to ride any distance in comfort.  
>JW- 
>JW- I too thought that when I first had my ST but you very soon get used
>JW- to the riding position.  My arms can quite happily go between gas
>JW- stops - its now my hips and knees that can't ;-)
>JW- 



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Mike Bostock
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Mid Devon, UK
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Wales and SW ST Riders
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'99 Red ST
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