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This is not a machine which would claim to be much about comfort, every day commuting or touring. It's all about performance and handling - this successor to the underwhelming Triumph TT 600 is a vast improvement. The aluminium twin spar frame uses a three-cell construction and is very light an...

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Published inThe Irish times
Main Author ADRIAN SMALL and JOHN WHEELER
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dublin The Irish Times DAC 05.05.2004
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Summary:This is not a machine which would claim to be much about comfort, every day commuting or touring. It's all about performance and handling - this successor to the underwhelming Triumph TT 600 is a vast improvement. The aluminium twin spar frame uses a three-cell construction and is very light and strong. Rake and trail are a sharp 24.6 /89.1 mm. The front 43 mm cartridge forks use single-rate springs. All fork internals are aluminium. The forks are adjustable for spring preload, compression and rebound damping. Proof that the mixture works was Bruce Anstey's 2003 Junior TT win. He won by 10.96 seconds ahead of his nearest rival, winning the race in record time - four laps in one hour, 15 minutes and 13.98 secs. His team-mates finished in 9th and 10th places, thus earning Triumph the Junior TT Award.