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At first, I thought that there might be a valid reason for different forums. I had a talk with Shawn about this but we decided to see how things went.
After looking at the threads, even though the headings are for '05s, it's pretty much the SOS. Oil, filters, can, horn, seats, tires.
The frame and plastic has changed a bit, but the brakes are the same, as is the suspension. That is pretty much like the differences between the ST's and RS's.
The engine, even though a little bigger is pretty much the same lump. The CPU is different but is not user serviceable anyway. The operation is still the same.
The electrics have changed position but are still the same electrics.
Just a for instance. The heat issue. The ST's have been notorious for melting the right shin leg hair in the Summer in stop and go traffic. It's still coming from the same area and still the same heat source. So, any fix that someone has for the '99 - '04 models would probably work for the '05's and visa versa.
Any question that a newbie has come up with has been pretty much answered by the previous generation bike folks.
Also, there never was a lot of aftermarket stuff out for the ST's and RS's, so we'll just have to see what bling and farkles that end of the industry comes up with for the new bikes.
So, on the whole, even though we have a better, upgraded rocket, the rocket science hasn't changed much.
This, and the fact that all of us seem to have close to the same desires in riding, I think keeps us pretty much as brothers and sisters. I would like to keep that continuity going.
Don
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