Triumph Sprint RS

Triumph Sprint RS: Tiny bike big engine (248 words)
by wildtinsey - written on 07.04.08 (Useful, 130 readings)
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Had one for a couple of weeks while my triumph trophy was in for service. It was in orange so you couldnt miss seeing it. I found it to be small as i ride a much bigger bike, it is very nippy then i realised it has a 955i engine in it. A 3 cylinder so it had a nice sound to it. It is a sports riding position so can be uncomfortable for distance work as your weight is carried through your wrists. It would be good for short distance commuting through a big city as its small and nippy to squeeze through the traffic, that it the kind of commuting i do and it coped but at the end of the journey i found it tiring and will stick with the 1200cc Trophy. I ...

fast, fun, comfy.... (160 words)
by skywalker...31 - written on 01.04.03 (Somewhat useful, 2032 readings)
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I bought this bike last summer, and unfourtunatly only had it for a month and a half. Incredibly enough, this bike is awesome for long trips. A friend and I took two bikes down to BC and back, from Alberta. 3500 km in four days. 10-12 hours riding each day. He had a 1500 Intruder, and I had the RS. We were both fighting over who got to ride the RS. You cant ride this bike without a smile on your face. The next weekend.........i tried to prove all the critics wrong, ( the ones that say this bike is uncomfortable, and only an in-town bike.) by actually falling asleep on it while going 130km/hr. Oops. I walked out of the ditch with only a seperated shoulder ...