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Since selling my Speedmaster I spend most of my time pondering the triumphrat.net website...however I still like to check out what's going on over here. A lot of the names are still familiar...Dinqua, Greybeard, etc. I'm trying to talk my wife into trading her 750 Shadow for a Bonneville so I won't have to be riding next to something that looks way too much like a H-D. Since I got my Sprint ST I have covered a lot of miles...mostly @ or > the speed limit. It is very difficult to stay under 70 mph when that's about half throttle. I miss the old SM sometimes...especially when it comes to routine maintenace. While the Sprint really doesn't require much, removing the fairing is no fun. The upside is EFI. Never a worry about jetting and the way the airbox is positioned, I'm not sure the filter will ever see any dirty air. Hopefully in a few years all bikes will be fuel injected. I know this may go against the grain of some of us "older types" but believe me...it's the best thing since pneumatic tires.
If anyone ever has the need for speed, go down to your nearest Triumph shop and take a spin on one of the new Sprints or even better, the new 675 Daytona...whew!

swiftly, TM

Hi TM. My son has a Daytona 650 and she is a sweet sounding bike. I tried one out but I have a bad knee that can't handle being bent to long. My speedy is just right, however I would not mind having a fuel injected engine in a bike between the speedy and the R3.

Dave

Hiya Mouse
Although I was at the dealer's several weeks ago for the Scrambler and 675 launch, helping on the RAT side of it, I hadn't actually heard a 675 running until last weekend.

Wierdest sounding bike I've ever heard!
So quiet with a high pitched whine - it really was a bit strange.

All was good though when he started the Scrambler with the off-road pipes
Same pipes I have - sweeeeeeeeet!