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- Subject: Color
- From: "Harl Hoppler" <hhoppler@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 06:39:12 -0700
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I almost hate to bring up this thread again...=20
There have been many disCUSSions about the relative merits of the =
various colors=20
Triumph paints the Sprint. I=92ve never joined in as I thought is was =
just good natured
banter. Now I=92m not so sure... My bike is/was/is red. I=92ve never =
been a fan of red bikes
and wanted a black one when the Sprint first came out, but they were =
thin on the Earth=20
and I wound up with red. I got used to it, even grew to like it. It=92s =
a great red... But I=20
coveted black. So I bit the bullet and painted my beauty black, even =
bought new decals.=20
I lovingly put my bike back together and it looked great! However, on =
riding it I immediately=20
noticed that the performance seemed to have dropped off sharply. I took =
off the fairing,=20
assuming that I=92d pinched a hose or knocked a wire off. Couldn=92t =
find a thing. I put it=20
back together and it ran the same. I took it into the dealer, figuring =
perhaps I=92d affected=20
the fuel injection somehow and a new tune would take care of the =
problem. It was=20
accomplished in short order, with no improvement in performance. While =
chatting with=20
the Service Manager, he said "I thought your bike was red..." I told him =
it had been,=20
and he said, "Too bad, the red ones are always faster..." I thought =
"Yeah, right..." but=20
began to wonder. The thoughts gnawed at me for a couple of weeks, all =
the while I was=20
poking and prodding, trying to figure out what I had done to the bike. =
Still couldn=92t find a=20
thing and neither could the dealer. Finally I ordered another set of =
decals and painted it
back to the proper red color. As I expected, no change in performance. =
Now I felt like=20
a complete idiot. I was discussing the whole situation with another =
Sprint rider who was=20
up shooting the breeze one day. He suggested that the bike was still =
tainted with the=20
black paint. That seemed pretty off the wall, but I was ready to believe =
anything about now.=20
I offered to help him do a couple of maintenance tasks on his bike in =
exchange for a favor.=20
I wanted to borrow his bodywork and tank...=20
To make an already too long story short, with the borrowed bodywork, the =
bike=92s former=20
level of performance returned. So, I took my bodywork back to the =
painter, had him sand=20
down to the original red, completely removing any black paint, and =
repaint the bike yet=20
again, in the stock red with new decals. Yeah, he thought I was nuts, =
too. But after yet=20
another reassembly, my beloved Sprint is finally back to its old form. =
My experience has
taught me a valuable lesson. But then, we already knew that the red ones =
are faster, so=20
let this be a lesson to all Sprint riders. And to think I considered the =
pretty, but slower,=20
blue, too.=20
Oh, and by the way, best regards of the day.
=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I almost hate to bring up this =
thread=20
again... </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>There have been many disCUSSions =
about the=20
</FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>r</FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>elative=20
merits of the various colors </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Triumph paints the Sprint. =
I’ve never=20
joined in as </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I thought is was just =
good=20
natured</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>banter. Now I’m not so sure... =
My bike=20
is/was/is red. </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I’ve never =
been a fan of=20
red bikes</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>and wanted a black one when the =
Sprint first=20
came out, </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>but they were thin on =
the Earth=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>and I wound up with red. I got used =
to it, even=20
grew to like </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>it. It’s a =
great red... But=20
I </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>coveted black. So I bit the bullet =
and painted=20
my beauty black, </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>even bought new =
decals.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I lovingly put my bike back together =
and it=20
looked great! However, </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>on riding =
it I=20
immediately </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>noticed that the performance seemed =
to have=20
dropped off sharply. </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I took off =
the fairing,=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>assuming that I’d pinched a =
hose or=20
knocked a wire off. Couldn’t find </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>a=20
thing. I put it </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>back together and it ran the same. I =
took it=20
into the dealer, figuring perhaps </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>I’d=20
affected </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>the fuel injection somehow and a new =
tune would=20
take care of the problem. </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>It was =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>accomplished in short order, with no =
improvement=20
in performance. While chatting </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>with=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>the Service Manager, he said "I =
thought=20
your bike was red..." I told him it had been, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>and he said, "Too bad, the red =
ones are=20
always faster..." I thought "Yeah, right..." but =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>began to </FONT><FONT =
color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2>wonder. The thoughts gnawed at me for a couple of weeks, all =
the while I=20
was </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>poking </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>and=20
prodding, trying to figure out what I had done to the bike. Still =
couldn’t=20
find </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>a </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>thing </FONT><FONT color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2>and=20
neither could the dealer. Finally I ordered another set of decals and =
painted=20
it</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>back to the proper red color. As I =
expected, no=20
change in performance. Now I felt like </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>a complete idiot. I was discussing =
the whole=20
situation with another Sprint rider who was </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>up shooting the breeze one day. He =
suggested=20
that the bike was still tainted with the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>black paint. That seemed pretty off =
the wall,=20
but I was ready to believe anything about now. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I offered to help him do a couple of =
maintenance=20
tasks on his bike in exchange for a favor. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>I wanted to borrow his bodywork and =
tank...=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>To make an already too long story =
short, with=20
the borrowed bodywork, the bike’s former </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>level of performance returned. So, I =
took my=20
bodywork back to the painter, had him sand </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>down to the original red, completely =
removing=20
any black paint, and repaint the bike yet </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>again, in the stock red with new =
decals. Yeah,=20
he thought I was nuts, too. But after yet </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>another reassembly, my beloved =
Sprint is finally=20
back to its old form. My experience has</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>taught me a valuable lesson. =
</FONT><FONT=20
color=3D#000000 size=3D2>But then, we already </FONT><FONT =
color=3D#000000 size=3D2>knew=20
that the red ones are faster, so </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>let this be a lesson to all Sprint =
riders. And=20
to think I considered the pretty, but slower, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>blue, too. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Oh, and by the way, best regards of =
the=20
day.<BR> </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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