Dropping a Honda ST1300, Twice
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From: Gaidheal on 29 Dec 2009 12:52 On Dec 29, 8:01 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > No, I don't. You, however, go looking up my home page details, examining > my eBay record, and other stalker-like things. Very starnge. > ISTR the last bozo who threatened something like that trotted out some > excuse like "the address you gave me was a vacant lot." ISTR you chiming > in on that as well, now I think of it. Oh, BTW. I wonder if there is a retail plumbing supply company near "Chateau Murray" in Sutton? I've a yearning to collect a piece of pipe about 30 centimeters long next time I'm in London. One never knows when he'll need to lay some pipe upside a bloke's head, yannow.
From: S'mee on 29 Dec 2009 12:54 On Dec 29, 9:54 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > That was one factor, yes. The old airhead BMWs, back in the day, could > wobble with cop kit as well, only they were going much slower. > > Honda had a recall to tighten the engine mounting bolts - they said > bolts not correctly tightened set up play in the frame/engine set-up. > Others found that suspension settings were critical. Ditto tyre > pressures. > > There was some mention of aerodynamics, as well. It was probably a > combnation of any/all of the above, really, but certainly the amount of > stuff loaded onto the Plod bikes was a factor. Pretty much what I suspected then. It wasn't anyone thing...but rather quiet a few things. I'd blame it on a lack of serious testing if I were to point fingers.
From: S'mee on 29 Dec 2009 12:58 On Dec 29, 8:44 am, Gaidheal <breoganmacbr...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Dec 29, 7:37 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > > Gentleman) wrote: > > I was *so* pleased I'd listened to my 'squirrel instinct'. > > You've been a rodent all your life, Bertie. Projecting what you aspire to be? I mean you've been a little braindead worm your whole life...
From: Outback Jon on 29 Dec 2009 14:11 Gaidheal wrote: > Oh, BTW. I wonder if there is a retail plumbing supply company near > "Chateau Murray" in Sutton? > > I've a yearning to collect a piece of pipe about 30 centimeters long > next time I'm in London. No one here really wants to hear about your sexual fetishes, thanks. -- "Outback" Jon - KC2BNE outback_jon(a)g.no.sp.am.mail.com http://folding.stanford.edu - got folding? Team 32 2006 ZG1000A Concours "Blueline" COG# 7385 CDA# 0157
From: The Older Gentleman on 29 Dec 2009 14:23
Gaidheal <breoganmacbrath(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Narrow sport tires with stiff carcasses do NOT work well on top heavy > overweight > motorcycles like the ST1300. The ST does not have narrow tyres. I see you have now added 'overweight' to your description - but only after two people have pointed this out. Trying to shift your position, I suppose. > > Been there, done that with my GS1100 over twenty years ago. Your GS is an irrelevance. It was a dinosaur when new. It wouldn't go round any kind of bend if it was strapped to a railway line and towed behind a locomotive. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |