Fri Apr 11 14:06:58 1997
- Message No. 610
From: "Robert Rowe"
Subject: Greetings
Hello
I've joined the list and thought that I should introduce myself, rather
than just "lurking" in the background.
My name is Rob Rowe and I work in the Computer Industry as an
Independent Consultant, specialising in UNIX systems. I'm 34 and live at
Aldershot in Hampshire, which is in the South of England, close to
London. I'm married to Setsuko who is Japanese and who sometimes gets on
the back of the bike. I've 2 children, a daughter of 6 and a son of
nearly 4. My son is not interested in my Bikes but my Daughter can't
wait to get on the back, though she is way too young yet to go riding on
the road with me.
I've got two Motorbikes, a 1994 Honda ST1100 ABS Pan European and a 1994
Honda XRV750 Africa Twin in Red White & Blue. I purchased both second
hand from dealers and I've been really pleased with both of them.
The Africa Twin was purchased for use in reaching customers in and
around London, where size and agility made it more suitable than the Pan
European. It replaced a Honda Dominator which had been bought for the
same purpuse but which had too small a fuel tank and which was
uncomfortable on short sections of motorways. My AT hasn't been "off
road" whilst I've owned it.
The Africa Twin is an excellent compromise, having the agility, load
carrying capacity and performance demanded. When I bought it I looked at
3 other bikes, the Cagiva Elephant which I rejected instantly because of
build quality and poor instrumentation, the BMW R1100GS which was a bit
too large and far too costly and the Triumph Tiger was lacked the sort
of agility I was looking for.
I've fitted a Givi 45L Top Box to the AT and as that is detachable, I
can also use it on my Pan European.
I've also fitted a Scott Chain Oiler which keeps the chain nicely
lubricated. But, if I had to replace this device, I think I'd use one of
the newer electronicly controlled systems as the Scott type device seems
more suited to single cylinder bikes.
Just recently I tried fitting a set of Micron Desert Bars to the AT but
the quality of these was so poor that I was unhappy with their fitment
and took them off immediately. They fouled the steering and rubbed on
the Brake lines, amongest other complaints.
The only other change I've made is to fit a BMW power socket inside the
fairing so that I can charge my mobile phone on the way to work and I
can leave the Bike plugged in to a Battery Tender to ensure that the
alarm doesn't discharge the battery.
Regarding other Internet groups, I'm a member of the STOC list, see
http://percival.xyz.com/st1100/ or http://www.fremme.no/st1100/.
The other owners club I'm a member of is the UK's Pan Clan, the ST1100
Pan European owner group here in the UK.
Hope I've not grabbed too much bandwidth.
Rob
Pan Clan 262, STOC 132.
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