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RE: [ST] New Triumph Models
- Subject: RE: [ST] New Triumph Models
- From: "Heyer, Matthew A." <mheyer@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 14:55:18 -0400
I put an underseat exhaust on my 2001 ST, and had no heat problems
what-so-ever, nor did I have any problems with the smell of exhaust. My kit
came with a heat shield - you would hope that when a major manufacturer puts
one on their bike as stock, they would include the same...
Matt Heyer
>The underseat exhaust has one big pro and three cons.
>
>pro - should make rear tire maintenance easier.
>
>con1 - as reported by several CBR/R1 riders, your gear will tend to smell
like the exhaust as the >vacuum behind you will suck up the gasses
>
>con2 - reduces underseat storage for electronics/tools
>
>con3 - said electrical/nads/tools will get much warmer.
>
>Anyway, with the success of the Futura in the books I can't believe they
copied it. sigh!
>
>cheers,
>Tom
>
>--
>Thomas Emberson
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