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Re: [ST] Robert - High mileage ST <long response>



Robert,  Can you give me any information on the
"Bonnie (dog leg) clutch lever" you mentioned in your
post. 
   Thanks in advance,  Mike


--- Robert Reid <sprint_rider@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > I would love to hear what maintenance issues (if
> any!) you are finding and
> > what accessories you are running.
> >
> > Seeing that your speedo is in kph, what part of
> the world are you in?
> >
> > Brett
> > Sydney.
> 
> I had the leaky fuel sender and a bad rear brake
> switch - both fixed under
> warranty in the first 2 months of ownership. Other
> than that it's basically
> just been regular 10k services with an extra oil
> change in between. At some
> point after the 40k service it started to use more
> oil. It's still only
> using 1-1.5 litres/5000kms, so I'm not worried.
> 
> I'm on my 10th set of tires iirc. In order : BT57,
> Metz MeZ4, BT020, Avon
> AV35/36, AV45/46, AV45/46, AV45/46, Metz Z6, Avon
> Azaro ST, Azaro ST. And my
> fourth chain and sprocket set.
> 
> As for accessories and mods, in no particular order
> - I've had the rear
> hugger, tank guard and front mud flap from the
> start. The mud flap had to be
> replaced once (a bad glue job on my part I guess). I
> got the CF can put on
> at the first service. Later that summer I purchased
> the rear seat cowl. That
> first winter I added a Throttlemeister, Genmar bar
> risers and the hard bags.
> I upgraded the front suspension to Race Tech around
> the 48k mark, and
> replaced the rear shock with an Ohlins sometime
> later. The heated grips went
> on for the '02 or '03 riding season - which I should
> have done much sooner.
> When the first chain was done, I had the stock 19
> tooth front sprocket
> replaced with an 18 - another thing I should have
> had done much sooner. What
> else ? I put a tinted JL double bubble screen at
> some point during the first
> or second year. I have a Bonnie (dog-leg) clutch
> lever.
> 
> I'd still like to replace the horn, but I live in a
> small town in Canada, so
> there really isn't anyone to hear an upgrade. I know
> the deer don't really
> care. If I regularly rode at night I'd beef up the
> lighting .... which I
> should do anyway.
> 
> The bike has been hit by cars twice. The first time,
> it was knocked into a
> fence by a neighbour (barely a scratch, but the
> fairing mounts were badly
> bent). And I was rear ended at a red light. Oncoming
> traffic had a flashing
> green, so I had nowhere to go - even if I had been
> paying attention. The
> front of the car was low enough that it hit my tire
> and bounced me out into
> the intersection. But it was my lucky day, the
> driver that was approaching
> me and turning left saw it happen and gave me room.
> He even stopped and
> offered to be a witness.
> 
> I dropped it once when I stalled dodging a car
> during a turn going uphill.
> It was a valiant fight to keep my then-new helmet*
> and the bike off the
> ground. In the end, I chose to save me and the
> helmet and get my arse off
> the road. The sum total of all repairs, one touch-up
> kit and one full set of
> fairing mounts.
> 
> I'll bet that's more than you wanted to know eh ?
> 
> Robert Reid - Brockville, Ontario, Canada .... who
> probably just doubled his
> word count on this list.
> 
> *
> http://tinyurl.com/7tsym - not totally happy with
> how the logo came out, but
> it looks better than the picture.
> http://tinyurl.com/8sp6k
> http://tinyurl.com/b2nd6
> 
> 
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