T3 Sport / Touring ForumFor the discerning Hinckley Sporting Enthusiasts. Open to all lovers of the original T3 Sport Models including the Trident, Sprint, Sprint Exec, Daytona, Trophy, and Speed Triple.
I'm not new to the Triumph triple though. I just traded a Legend TT (it was a great bike) for a 1997 Sprint. I've been active in the Classics and Cruisers section for the past 4 years.
Nice bike! I swapped a taller screen onto my '98 to give a "pocket" of calmer air right over the tank....works good. Now to check the "rattle" which seems to come from the alternator (uh, oh.....!).
Welcome, Tommybro. I was just broken down on I-95 in your town day before yesterday! (Better now, posting from New Orleans after a longish ride yesterday.)
Not sure exactly what the root cause is yet, & I'm waiting 'til I'm back home to really dig into it, but basically the nut on the eccentric adjuster wasn't clamping down. I had torqued it to spec after adjusting the chain the night before, but I was tightening against corrosion or cross-threading or something & it was actually still loose. Suddenly having your chain gain 2" of slack at 80MPH is no fun!
(Better now, posting from New Orleans after a longish ride yesterday.)
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