![]() It is a bit of a porker, but handles well enough. RS Sprint has a conventional swinging arm, stronger and lighter with no adjuster cam problems. Get Tune ECU and load the latest maps on their, transforms the whole feel of the bike. Triumph did a lot of faffing about with the ECU maps in the early days. Not had any electrical problems, uses an external field coil alternator, far better than the crank mounted things found on most bikes. The air sensor gubbins had been bent out of the airbox (after a Triumph service!). Stated to hiccup and cut out when hot when coming to a stop. It has regularly done the IOM and many trips up to the far reaches of Scotland. Brother toured it through France, mate bought it and he toured it through France. Had a Sprint RS in 'the family' since new in 2000. Brand New Un-used dealer purchasedĭisclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. Ps I have the lower front right section of 'The Below Pan of the Fairing' going for cost of P&P to any taker. British bike but parts have to come from some distance beyond The Van Allen Belts I think. It looks Grrrrrreat.īut the other issue was getting spare parts. I swapped the Trumpet for BMWs and haven't had half the 'reliabilty' bother. Probably down to poor handling or tyres or rider incompetence. I think it woudl be better to use a Molylube Paste rather than copper-slip (as the dealer mechanic had wrongly advised.) as some compounds can react in certain conditions. The parts are de-fuzzed and put together again with a slather of anti-seize.īut I had to to do this twice. Major job and you need un-motorbike tools like a 3-1/2" socket and very very heavy duty circlip pliers to strip and rebuild. The issue is that the dissimilar materials electrolisise and more or less weld the moving pars together. The whole deal is clamped in position by a bolt.Īnd is turned around in the swing arm to adjust the chain tension. They use a steel sleeve for the hub (eccentric) which 'slides' inside the swing arm (Aluminiminmun). ![]() (Fucking hassle over warranty )Ī continuing problem with the rear Hub-Swing arm eccentric meaning you cannot adjust the chain. Then two failed on my second one with 6700-ish miles. ![]() Three unit coils on a new bike after 4k Miles (Warranty ) My mate has one and it has never missed a beat. The 1050 is a far superior beast that the previous offerings. I don't know why but assume it's because I am usually right. Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M Tall, heavy bike but fast enough and comfortable. Centre plug is a bitch and the air filter is a carbs off job which if you have old rubbers can open up a can of worms.Ĭoils may be degrading by now so check for misfire. You could probably buy a whole bike cheaper than a decent set of replacement clocks so be prepared to live with wandering needles.Ĭheck to see when the plugs and air filter were last replaced. Check to see if it has been replaced, or if not whether it has got a decent battery.īrakes decent when maintained but go off quickly.Ĭlocks have a mind of their own - something to do with a pick-up or dodgy connection apparently. 885 a strong engine bar sprag clutches on earlier versions.
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