The Triumph Sprint 900 is a sport touring motorcycle manufactured by

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from 1991 to 1998 at their factory in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Styled by Rod Skiver, the Sprint was powered by an liquid-cooled, inline-three

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engine. The engine was a similar

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to that in the

Triumph Trident The Triumph Trident is a three-cylinder motorcycle of either 750 cc or 900 cc capacity. These bikes were produced from 1991 to 1998 at Hinckley, Leicestershire, England, by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd, the successor business to the def ...

900 and many of the cycle parts were interchangeable with the Trident. Originally called the "Trident Sprint", it became the "Sprint 900" in 1995.The bike was succeeded by the

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, and also by the

Triumph Sprint ST The Triumph Sprint ST is a sport touring motorcycle manufactured in the United Kingdom by Triumph between 1999 and 2010. Sporting a 1050cc 4-stroke three-cylinder engine, an alloy-beam frame and a single-sided swingarm, the Sprint ST compete ...

Reception

One review declared that the Sprint was, "basically a Trident 900 with a cockpit fairing, but that didn't prevent it being a solid workhorse tourer".

References

Sprint 900 Sport touring motorcycles Motorcycles introduced in 1991 {{motorcycle-stub