Re: [St] Turbo Sprint

["Dan Wetherington" <dnlwthrn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Even if we bring it to you you're willing to help!  I think the best part of
asking Don for help is seeing the collection of bikes he has while we
work...

By the way, how was Mid-Ohio?

Dan

On Mon, Jul 28, 2008 at 3:41 PM, <dkamest110@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Count me in too. If any of the lisrers are passing thru the Chicago area
> (I'm 60 mi. west)?and need a place to stay or rest for a day or?some
> mechanical help let me know. I got a truck and would go 75 or so mi. to help
> out a fellow lister.
>
> Don Kames
> 03 ST in ILL
>
>
>  I give a nod of
> the Triumph cap to Jonathan West who epitomizes the spirit of the
> gregarious
> Triumph lister.? Like him, I extends an invitation to any rider that
> happens to
> be in my neighbourhood (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Pitman <snowsurfer@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 11:03 pm
> Subject: Re: [St] Turbo Sprint
>
>
>
> Hi Derek,
>
> >Although I already knew better, I was hoping someone could tell me that
> adding
> a turbo to my bike would not destroy the economy and longevity of the
> engine.?
> I think you line about "knowing better" sums it up perfectly.? Turbos work
> really well on cars; not so well on motorcycles.
>
> >The reason I have a Triumph is because I love their bikes.?
> As we all do!!!!
> ?
> >The reason I have a Sprint ST is because I can only justify one bike right
> now,
> and in my opinion it is one of the most versatile bikes ever produced.?
> Well said, and the reason you should enjoy it all the more "sans-turbo!"
> ?
> >I expected somebody to get offended when I said I prefer the 99-04 over
> the new
> ST.?
> Well, I was (ever so slightly) one of them, however, being on this list
> with
> many lovers of everything Triumph, I can live with the fact that some
> listers
> like the older style Sprints better than the 05+.? I? have an '06 Sprint of
> which I?happen to appreciate the front-end of MUCH more than its
> predecessor.?
> OTOH, I feel that the designers ran out of inspiration "mid-bike."? The
> rear end
> of the bike is totally uninspired.? So, I look on the positive side and
> enjoy
> the marvellous torque that the 1050 motor provides out of the corners.? To
> each
> their own (opinion).?
> ?
> Let us live in peace under the Triumph banner.? Having just returned from
> an
> 8,500 km, 11-day tour of Canada and the southern Mid-west US, I give a nod
> of
> the Triumph cap to Jonathan West who epitomizes the spirit of the
> gregarious
> Triumph lister.? Like him, I extends an invitation to any rider that
> happens to
> be in my neighbourhood (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada).
> ?
> Brian - in the Great White North (where the snowboard season is just around
> the
> corner)
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