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17 Jan 2007, 7:17 am / Disappointed
Argghh! I took my brand new ST out for it's first fun run on Monday, MLK Day (I picked it up last Wed....). I rode it about 140 miles, not dogging it, just a pleasant run from NW Savannah, GA, to Beaufort, SC, and back, the back way. It got up to about 77 degrees F here that day. I kept thinking that my knes were feeling warm.... but, not being familiar with the bike and the unseasonably warm weather, I just kept an eye on the temp. guage (It never got into the red..). When I pulled into my garage, it had blue gray smoke pouring out from it! My huband was out riding with a friend, so I called him and got a hold of him. When he got home, over an hour later, then heads were still very warm to the touch, and there was still smoke lingering in the air. We looked, oil was low, but couldn't see a leak. Called the dealer, and trailered it in first thing the next morning (ther are 252 total miles on my ST at this point). I had also been having a problem with the keys. I thought the first one was rough, having problems turning it in ignition, even for my hubby. I switched to the second key, which was fine at first, but then, after about 4-5 uses, it was getting tough to turn and rough on the tip, too. So, dealer called me last night. It has blown the valve cover gasket, and has a defective tumbler in the ignition. They will need to get a whole new set of locks. I really don't want to have a whole set of keys for this bike. My VTX must've had this problem somehwhere along the way, and it now has 3 keys for all the differnt locks). They hope to have it fixed by next Wednesday..... So, I'm bummed, new bike, and not able to ride. At least it's while this cold front has moved into here. This would hurt a lot more if it was still 80 degrees....
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