Project Triumph Sprint ST 955i/675 *Updated*

[Raf]

Picked this up for £920 off Ebay. Cosmeticly it was in pretty bad condition. Almost every piece of plastic was cracked or had a mount that had snapped from being crashed at low speed twice by the previous owner. The seller included a used set of fairings he previously bought for it with intention of doing up. Although all different colours they were in good condition, i really cant be bothered to prep and paint all the fairings so its getting streetfightered. Well, a half streetfighter, its going to be my main bike so it needs to stay practical, so stock gearing and no ridiculous subframe pointing to the sky. Oh and im on a fairly tight budget, but after looking at the price that fairings and lights are going for on these things i think i should get enough money from selling the bits to cover costs.
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[Raf]

So far i've stripped it down and cleaned everything, i was surprised to see that there is virtually no corrosion anywhere. Really very clean bike, not even a single stone chip in the rad. In comparison to my 97 srad which every piece of ally was furry and anything steel was rusted.


Heard some bad reviews about the build quality of 90's Triumphs but honestly i think its fantastic, theres not a single thing on it i found that looked cheap, badly made or corroded.

Anyway, so far i've sanded down and repainted the damaged engine casing, stripped the front fairings and clocks. Painted the frame black and updated the ECU to the latest map.


Parts on order, Plugs, K&N Filter, Renthal bars and Risers, Headlights, Racefit style can, Stickers etc.

Will try and attach a picture of it cleaned up later.
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[kentpunkster]

In my experience the 90's trumpets were better made than the later ones.

I had a 06 daytona 675 and the build quality was worse than my bro's t595 from 98.

Good luck with it dude. Keep the pics coming.

I've got some daytona bits and pieces in my spares drawer, i'll see what i've got maybe I can help you out.

[Acemastr]

my GOD that screen is so ugly it makes baby jesus cry
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[garth]

I'd lob some matt black on the spare fairing set and put that on.
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[Raf]

Im very tempted to do the entire thing matt black, i think it would look pretty mean. Would be a bit of a shame though, the paintwork is good apart from the rhs panel.

[VTRkemshell10...]

looks interesting
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[Raf]

Does anyone know roughly how much anodising costs and where i can get it done? Im looking for a set of upside-down forks, i've heard a few people fitting Busa and TL forks to these.

Looking to get a cheap pair of Ebay and have them anodise gold.

https://yourautoworld.com/images/Motorcycle/new-style-road-and-track-forks.jpg
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[edeaton]

Good stuff, nice to see somebody doing something different with a sprint. I think the black frame looks a million times better as the silver looks a tad plain. Soon after I bought my daytona I've toyed with the idea of doing something with it. Instead left it stock but think youre on the right track, by the way have you seen/heard the trident stubby cans?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQKmyryqO2o
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[Raf]

[Raf]

Ok, so i finished spraying the swingarm today to match the frame. I also picked up some Renthal bar clamps so i should have the bars on by the end of the week.

So now im waiting for mattspratt to get me a sheet of ally from work and some holesaws so that i can build some brackets for the clocks, im still trying to work out how its all going to be attached but since i no longer have a welder im going to have to find a way to rivet everything together.


I need to start thinking about a solution to the headlight too. I don't want one of the typical streetfighter headlights that clamp onto the forks, i need something with some wind protection and big enough to cover the four very deep gauges.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/675.jpg

picked up some of these, there off a Daytona 675. The mounting holes to the back are either cracked or missing but that does not matter as im only after the projectors which im still unsure whether or not are sealed units or built into the main housing. But anyway they were so cheap that i wont lose anything selling them on again if they prove useless.

So im still not sure what to do for the headlight, i may get a track fairing off an R1 or R6 and try to integrate the projectors from the 675 lights. Any ideas?
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[hmmmnz]

if it were me, id just go for a bandit/hornet single headlight,'
can't beat the classics, plus its hollow so you can shove all the excess wiring inside,

as for the tail section, id do the speed triple tail section, the 595 is a really nice shape and shouldnt be too hard to fit
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[Raf]

Ordered one of these.

https://www.danmoto.com/Ebay/Items/EX-00320/EX00320_1.jpg


Its for a Triumph Tiger 955i so im assuming the pipe diameter will match but im unsure about the positioning as its a high level one, (not like on image) so it will either work out ok or look ridiculous. Either way i may just ditch the link pipe and have the can mounted straight onto the downpipes.

I think the idea with the T595 fairings is good, but tbh they will need a fair amount of work to fit, so i may just end up getting some off of a street triple, which i think will make it look that bit more sharp.
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[Raf]

Ok so i've got pretty far, but i got lazy and pretty much gave up on documenting the thread as its a pain and not many people seem to read but anywho heres the progress.

Received the K&N, Plugs, Exhaust, Bars and Mounts this weekend so got busy. Fitting the Renthals was a big waste of time and a nightmare, the renthal bar mounts i got used a 12mm nut on the back which ment that because of the way the yoke was cast and bevelled i could not get a socket down there to torque it up. I ended up just ordering some custom 2" CNC made risers with an alen key type bolt on the rear. Got the yoke drilled and the risers mounted. They look good but if im honest i much preferred the clipons, the renthals are just too square and feel like im stearing the bike using a scaffolding pole. Also all the cables pinch and are just not slack enough. Did i also mention the massively increased wind resistance?

Anyway it was worth a try. Next the exhaust. Its off a Tiger 955i so it slipped right in (The way i like) no problems there but as its a high level exhaust the pillion peg was in the way and had to go, i will think of the way of getting it back on there, maybe allot of spacers so it goes over the can instead.

Got the spark plugs done, aswell as the K&N. Plugs and filter seemed pretty clean tbh but for under £50 for the lott it was worth just doing for peace of mind. The plugs were a bastard to get out as they are 18mm and i could not find any 18mm deep sockets in any store but managed to find an spark plug wrench which my xt 600 used which did the job. Started her up and she was blowing black smoke all over the place and running like a dog, i assumed it was the fuelling with the new K&N but it stopped after a few minutes so im assuming it was the excess oil in the filter being sucked in.

The lights were next, so far they are ziptied to the screen brace, just for reference for when i make some proper mounts for it. I was very surprised at how well they actualy fitted. The problem is that the daytona uses a H7 and a H3 or something. So wiring two H4 fitments is a bit of a task and so far i've not been able to get the low beam to stay on when i swith to high beam, but both do work and look flash, not bad for £29 delivered


Anyway, next task is too get the clocks mounted back up, im looking to get a sheet of ally and make a custom mount. Im also looking to either get a daytona front fairing or make something myself.

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[stonesie]

You will need to bridge the main beam and dip beam wires together with a diode in the bridge* so that the main beam only comes on when you want it but it powers the dip bulb too.






* A diode in simple terms is a 1 way gate for electricity and will stop the power for the dip bulb lighting the main beam bulb, but the power for the main beam will flow through to the dip.




It would also be a golden oppertunity to upgrade the headlight wiring.

[Raf]

Hi thanks for the advice, though it comes a bit late. Im not to good with electrics and ended up getting so frustrated with it i ended up attaching the low beam and parking lights to the original pilot light attachment. It seems to work ok, i did it with pretty low amperage wire and im assuming i will have to up the fuse to a 15amp. But it should work for now. Im just hoping the wires don't melt. If i get some more time i will most likely redo it but im certainly not doing it too soon as it took me ages even to do that.

What spec diode will i need? I have some small ones but there pretty small as i used them on some 5v relays for a project some time ago.
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[hmmmnz]

i am following the thread, and im sure lots of others are as well,

personally i think, (now don't get me wrong) that head light is terrible,

a simpple round headlight would be far better, plus you don't have to fuck about with a diode, which with 55w passing through get fucking hot, and you can hide all the wiring which is just going to a salty sludge in winter,
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[Raf]

[chris-red]

I don't know about H3 but H7 is a single filament bulb, which likely means, that one of the lights is a hi beam only light, which is defined but the reflectors in the light, i.e. you can't stop it pointing high.
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[chris-red]

Have you got the Lower RHS fairing belly pan thing in good condition in red?
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[Raf]

[edeaton]

I like the lights baring in mind you want to fit some sort of screen/fairing itl do the job nicely, the zorst is just the ticket too!

Are you planning on doing anything with the seat unit? Probs just keep it the way it is?
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[serlant]

Spotted you again today, was at the lights at the tip you were just across laira bridge twice now in 4 days(friday i think it was going down embankment at about 10:15, like the bike as is, looks good sounded good.
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[stonesie]

If you do fit a diode it will have to deal with a minimum of 5 amps at 12v (assuming a 60w bulb) I would get one that can deal with more than that so it is not pushed to it's limit all the time, thats what i'm like, the wiring on my SV 650 for the headlights is rated at 33 amps and 21 where it splits to each bulb