Triumph Sprint GT

[carbonhed]

For your viewing pleasure...

http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/tr...rint-gt-review

[Maha]

Surely the Triumph motor IS the character? Otherwise you may as save yourself many thousands and get one of those Bandit 1250 touring jobbies - they are reviewing well and even better when looking at the price. But they are a Suzuki!

Good looking tourer the GT - boring colour though! Out of interest do they re-tune the engine for the ST/GT to give a bit less hp more torque?

I did read both reviews in KR and MT and would agree that the 1250 came out ok, not outstanding or brilliant just ok. Would I buy one? nope.
The GT has a claimed 130HP.
Why they settled for the two colours is beyond me, maybe blue and silver were the top sellers in the Sprint range over the Black and Red? My last three bikes have all been Blue, Triumph need to recognise this and make Black the new Blue

[oldrider]

A sly wee weekend of debauchery and here's Maha talking new bikes! Maha you just gotta be the "man"! (respect!)

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Mmm looks nice, will have to wait and see it in the flesh.
Thinking when the 14 has run its course I'll be looking at one of these......

[NZsarge]

Remain far from convinced although it surely will have it good points it's hard to say how it'll stack up. One glaring omission is shaft drive which is a given in this market, the parts recycling is getting a bit old. Will be interesting though, price, spec etc..

[sinfull]

For your viewing pleasure...

http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/tr...rint-gt-review

Good read that, tramlining Hmmm new word for my dictionary, bloody FXR is doing that wickedly at the mo, new tyres may fix i hope !
Not really a tourer man but it sounds like they may have done well here apart from the shaft as nzsarge pointed out !

[Big Dave]

http://krnewsroom.blogspot.com/2010/...sprint-gt.html

It has the best engine fitted in any road bike and the rest of it it quite tasty too.

[NZsarge]

As far as I can see as yet, it's giving it's existing Triumph customers a slightly more touring based option, it'll be a good and easy bike to ride for sure but it's not moving the game on in any area and it's lagging behind in the odd one or two areas but then again, if they offer it a reasonable price all that might be just fine.

[Hitcher]

but it's not moving the game on in any area and it's lagging behind in the odd one or two areas

A heartless cynic may note that this is little more than a ZZR1200 missing a cylinder and its carburettors.

[Maha]

Holeshot have one at a lower price than what was predicted.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-310633720.htm

[Devil]

Holeshot have one at a lower price than what was predicted.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-310633720.htm

Sat on it over the weekend. It's a very long bike (wheelbase). Not bad.
Very inconspicuous I think. Ergo's seem pretty good.
It appears a little plain to me, but then again its target market doesn't want flashy graphics and extra RRRRRR's on the end of its name.
Nice bike. Wouldn't mind taking one for a spin.

Personally i'll be waiting for the new Triumph adventure bike

[Maha]

Yes it is plain, perhaps bordering on drab but it gets rave reviews so far and like you say Devil, its target market is all about doing it in comfort, fuck that style shit.

[Big Dave]

And the heartless cynic would be wrong.