Ghengis
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I have the Sprint 1050, love the engine sound and the torque
My new purchase - not woodworking related.
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MMUK
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Ghengis":izu6n0yy said:
I had one too. Lovely to ride. Shame it was let down by piss poor build quality and an engine that drank over a litre of oil every 1500 miles or so (something Triumph tried to insist was completely normal - come on, I'm no regular customer, I know a thing or two about engines here....)
mailee
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A friend of mine had a Triumph Daytona and had nothing but problems with it. When it came to repairs the parts were very expensive not to mention a pain in the ar*e to work on, he got rid of it in the end and bought a BMW.
MMUK
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mailee":nukrwdhu said:
A BMW? God help him if he ever needs a new clutch or shaft then...... If he thought Trumpet parts were expensive he'll be in for the shock of his life. Clutch change on an RT1100S for example is around £1300 and a shaft rebuild another £2k.
woodfarmer
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mailee":189uhmah said:
I had a BMW for about 4 years, sold it and bought an Enfield... so much nicer to ride. Been all over Europe with it.
Way back in the sixties I rode Triumphs. Last year my Brother in Australia sent me a photo with the comment " This bike looks a bit like your old bike if I remember correctly"
I replied
Yes it is a Triumph 500 like mine
yes it is a red speed twin like mine
in fact it even has the same registration number as mine ?
it is my bike not just like it !!!!!!!
I had thought that it had gone into the scrap yard in the sky long ago...
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