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How much will that cheap army surplus bike really cost?

The older you get, the faster you were: a pretty common joke among members of the racing group known as the Vintage Road Racing Association, or VRRA. Not always true, though, as anyone racing with the VRRA crowd for the first time will quickly learn. Just because you have a few years' experience doesn't mean you're slowing down any.

Suddenly, I’m there. Dressed in fancy new leathers, boots and gloves, perched atop a new BMW R1100S, I'm about to enter the infamous Mosport race track. "I don’t belong here," I think to myself as the race official turns to open the track access gate. I can't afford this bike. Even the gear is a stretch. Bloody hell, I can’t even race.

I'm a cruiser kind of guy. I like low, slung-back bikes, with plenty of chrome and loud pipes. So when I was offered a chance to test ride the new Triumph Sprint ST for a week, my first reaction was "Who, me?"

Welcome to the fifth and final part of Team Frozen lake Dogs adventures at the 1998 Numb Bum 24 hour ice race.