SteveFord Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Even though it snowed this morning the roads were clear so I bundled up and picked up The Yellow Banana - 2002 Sprint w/ 4800 miles on the clock. The previous owner put on the Two Brothers canister, remapped the fuel injection and added taller clip ons. I stupidly took the long cut home and froze my a$ off but initial impressions are: no shortage of power, really good handling and brakes, supple suspension, comfortable seat, motor is not as relaxed as a big Buell but it's not annoyingly inline-4 buzzy, surprisingly good wind protection, lots of room to shift around on, it has the smoothest shifting gearbox I've ever encountered, light clutch pull - this is going to be a really fun bike which will be hell on wheels in the corners. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Nice ride,, BTW.. I see these photos and the one word that comes into my head is "Summer".......... oh how I miss summer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dbrian66 Posted February 28, 2015 Share Posted February 28, 2015 Great looking bike.I have never ridden a Triumph. I hear lots of good things about them though.Love the color! I have always loved yellow vehicles. Here are my last two cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted February 28, 2015 Author Share Posted February 28, 2015 The one in the garage looks like it's ready to light up the rear tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10K-DB Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 My link Even though it snowed this morning the roads were clear so I bundled up and picked up The Yellow Banana - 2002 Sprint w/ 4800 miles on the clock. The previous owner put on the Two Brothers canister, remapped the fuel injection and added taller clip ons. I stupidly took the long cut home and froze my a$ off but initial impressions are: no shortage of power, really good handling and brakes, supple suspension, comfortable seat, motor is not as relaxed as a big Buell but it's not annoyingly inline-4 buzzy, surprisingly good wind protection, lots of room to shift around on, it has the smoothest shifting gearbox I've ever encountered, light clutch pull - this is going to be a really fun bike which will be hell on wheels in the corners. I like it. Beautiful Triumph,,Im geeked to get out on my Kawi 650,,as soon as all the glaciers melt around here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 A few more weeks and we'll be out on the road again. Freezing rain here at the moment so I'm glad I did the Polar Bear Run when I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 A few more weeks and we'll be out on the road again. This thread has got me Jones'n. It's been a pretty bad winter here in the heartland, and as soon as I get a chance I'll be hitting the backroads on this bad boy, for it's 30th riding season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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