Faults:

The sprocket cushion dampers in the rear wheel hub dried out, shrank and caused jerky shifting. That problem was fixed by cutting up an old inner tube into sections that supplement the stock part and take up the slack.

I replaced the stock voltage regulator (preemptively) with a Shendengen.

A bicycle speedometer was installed and calibrated to display accurate speed.

A backlight failed in one of the instruments.

All else excepting consumables is original on this 21 year old motorcycle.

General Comments:

The knock on the 2000 TT600 was a horrible flat spot between 3000 and 4000 rpm and deservedly so. Thanks to the free TuneECU, a subsequently released and better Triumph map used as a starting point, and my refinement over 25 additional generations, my TT is the best running in the world with no flat spot and hard acceleration to redline. Mapping was never touched for RPM over 4250 and throttle over 50% - the upper sections of the Triumph mapping were always good. On fast street rides with liter bikes I'm rarely over 7000 rpm because of the TT's strong midrange.

I have several bikes including a Suzuki SV1000s and Triumph Trident 900. Of those, the TT requires the least shifting, accelerating smoothly from 20 MPH in 6th gear. It's light, comfortable for a sport bike with reasonably smooth engine and shifting. Build quality is absolutely on a par with any Japanese bike I've owned.

Faults:

Magnetic pickup for speedometer has gone out 2 times. Poor design done different on later models of Triumphs.

Clutch cable broke at 30k. Was easy to replace.

Replaced brake pads around 30k.

General Comments:

40,000 miles and the only maintenance I do is oil changes. It has only been in the shop for tire changes. I have been able to repair everything that has gone wrong, and I do not consider myself a mechanic.

There is nothing bad that I can say about this bike.

Faults:

Had to replace what I believe to be original spark plugs because it would take about 20 seconds to start. Replacing the plugs, which cost 8.50 a piece, made the bike run a little smoother, and start instantly.

General Comments:

Very comfortable; my friend's 99 GSXR600 kills me to ride it.

Really has some power once above 10k rpms, and I really love to bounce the engine off the rev limiter at 14,500rpm in first and second gear. Second gear goes up to around 83mph, 3rd gear to about 115mph. Handles well, brakes well.

Below 4000 rpm, the bike can be a little jumpy even though the computer has been re-flashed to the most current fuel map.

The headlight is a bit dated, making the rest of the bike look old.

I have raced my friend's 99 GSXR600 a couple of times, and we are always neck and neck. I would definitely take the TT over the GSXR any day though.