New Here With A 2001 Sprint Rs 955i From Mission, Texas

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  1. William Restrepo

    William Restrepo New Member

    Aug 26, 2020
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    Hi, My name is William Resrepo from Mission, Texas. I am new here and I am also new to the brand Triumph, I just bought a 2001 Sprint RS 955i and I am in the process to restore the bike to the original. So far I had o do the electrical wiring, there were way to many cables, I did replace the battery, clean the gas tank, I did order a new gas pump (will arrive on Friday), remove and clean all the plastics, seems to be a very nice bike but has been neglected for quite some time. Hopefully with me this bike will see better days.

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  2. Hobnail

    Hobnail Senior Member

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    Welcome from Iowa.
    All the best on restoring the RS. I really like my 2000, but with 35,000 on the clock, it is starting to get needy. If you have questions, I can try to help as much as I know. Spent a bunch of time working in San Antonio.

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  3. Tim Stich

    Tim Stich Well-Known Member

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    Hey there, William! My 1998 Daytona came from Austin, TX, but I think it fared a little better than your Sprint did out in the weather. I had a few corroded switches, but no wiring rot. My gas cap lock cylinder was completely corroded shut. I had to hammer it out from the back with a punch. Drilling it was unnecessary it turned out. Looking forward to seeing more pictures and hearing about your progress!

    One thing that happened to my instruments is that the red paint faded in the sun. It's not a huge deal, but it's still something you look and and go, hmmmm.
     
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  4. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Hi mate and welcome
     
  5. Don the Don

    Don the Don Bigger Than The Average Bear

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    Hi and welcome
     
  6. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Howdy William
     
  7. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Hello and welcome to the forum William.

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  8. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    Hi and welcome.
     
  9. beerkat

    beerkat Noble Member

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    Nice to see another triumph saved from the scrap heap!
     
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  10. JtC

    JtC Elite Member

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    Welcome, from another Texan! Good luck on the project -most of all enjoy it.
     
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  11. MadMrB

    MadMrB Elite Member

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    Hi and welcome in :)
     
  12. Tim Stich

    Tim Stich Well-Known Member

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    Later when you get it running, let's talk about getting the fackin' paint back into shape. It's looking like I just need to buy the decal pack and start over.
     
  13. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Hello William and welcome to the forum :)
     
  14. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome....
     
  15. Thripster

    Thripster Elite Member

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    Welcome William
     
  16. Easy Tiger

    Easy Tiger Elite Member

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    Welcome to the party mate
     
  17. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Hi William and welcome to the forum:cool:looking forward to seeing your progress, best of luck
     

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