Hello all, I also have just joined SB.net, and right to the ST boards. I have to say that my 2006 is AWESOME! the wallpaper above is just like mine, god I love that blue. I'm in a group in my region that is all SB rockets and I have really no trouble staying near them in a ride. I'm 6'2", 41 yrs, and I am very comfortable on the bike, long distances are not a problem, 700 km in a day, and was not sore at all. My ST is going though some changes, cosmetic, I have put a mudder on it, and a mini LED light system on the back, new screen to get the air over my head, sliders, and removed all of the bag gear around the tail section, which if you know you are going on a trip, takes about 15 min to reinstall. The power of the 1050 is very very good, usable everywhere in the RPM range, wheelies are not a problem, but leaving a light at 750 rpm is possible without leaving your clutch there. The bike is smooth, no drama in the power delivery, very linear, and the handling is very competent, way above the standard bar of sport touring, really the ST should be St, SPORT touring.
If I had a complaint it would be gearbox, famous I hear for the British, sometimes she pops out, but not if you are firm with it. Also would be suspension, soft, but it is a ST, touring is part of the game for this bike, that is why I bought it, just seems I want to have more SPORT now, silly me. Triumph, you have a winner here, but I beg for 1 thing? Can you give me a 675 with the 1050 motor in it fully unleashed to get to GSXR levels, I bet it is coming.
Last words, If you are thinking of a ST1050, don't, it is a no brainer, Lovely bike.
Peter
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