I really like the '02. I've only got 600 miles on it, but now that I can get some revs I do notice the improvement in the motor, and transmission. The motor is more powerful, and even alittle more willing to rev up. I have also had the Triumph Race can fitted(the '99 was all stock). The trans was the most interesting, and unpublicised, improvement. Before, Sprint transmissions were toe breaking tight for the first 1,000 miles or so, not so now. It shifts very slickly from the beginning. The new FI is different, the idle it hunts alittle bit(200-300 rpm) but it's not like it's racing the motor. Not much else has changed. The body work all appears to be the same, accept the hole cut in the left side fairing to clear the new alt on the end of the crank. And I believe I lost .4 a gallon of gas to a bigger airbox, but so far I've been getting about 42 mpg, so it's not so bad.
After 16k miles on a 98 Sprint Exec and 46k miles on a 99 Sprint ST, I think it's fair to say I'm sold on Triumph products as a good fit for me.
2002 Triumph Sprint ST
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