Anyone got a Triumph 1050 ST?

[steveeeg]

Hi Graham

I use night breaker plus in the winter which are a big improvement , you can fit HIDS but with night breakers are fine , I commute in the winter and its fine , as std they are a lot better than the mk1 fazer 6 I owned (which was great and did 60k) before I sold it , this was a long time ago back in the day when Marion was about

The finish has held up well so far , the main problem has been with the rear wheel bearings you really need to check / grease every 12k or so , I was used to jap bikes where wheel bearings are pretty much fit and forget till at least 50k

Apart from that its been fine , another plus / minus ( depending on time of the year ) is the engine kicks out a lot of heat which is great in the winter

cheers Steve

[Grahamm]

I use night breaker plus in the winter which are a big improvement , you can fit HIDS but with night breakers are fine

I don't like HIDS, mostly because of the way I've been dazzled by bikes coming the other way

the main problem has been with the rear wheel bearings you really need to check / grease every 12k or so

Is that something that's done on the main service or do you have to get it done specially?

another plus / minus ( depending on time of the year ) is the engine kicks out a lot of heat which is great in the winter

I noticed it was a bit warm between my legs (stop sniggering at the back!) but even on a good sunny day it wasn't unbearable.

[steveeeg]

need to check / grease every 12k or so

Is that something that's done on the main service or do you have to get it done specially? Yep but don't think all garages do this , also Triumph seemed to be short on grease on some models ....

[Grahamm]

need to check / grease every 12k or so

Ah, right, that'll be once every two years or so for me

Thanks again for the info.

[pitternator]

yam wheel bearings on my first gen1 failed catastrophically at 9k miles...it happens. I would not let such mechanical faults put me off buying a bike if it suits you across a broad spectrum.Like I say I could easily persuade anyone never to buy a gen1 ( or gen2) if they used such criterion for purchasing.
The big diffrence I found with all my triumphs is the feel , pull and sound of the triple engine. Its a bike motor right up my street. Also when you compare a 600 to a 1000 the bigger bike will feel....bigger.I too havea  short inseam so many bikes are not flat foot on the floor at rest.If you think a sprint feels tall, try that blooming explorer...you will need a step ladder !  lol