GO YOUR OWN WAY
Registration assigned
Extra goodies fitted
Picked up 20th January 2007
GO YOUR OWN WAY
Registration assigned
Extra goodies fitted
Picked up 20th January 2007
The Sprint ST’s 1050cc fuel injected, three-cylinder motor is the very
essence of what makes a Triumph special. It has huge reserves of torque
for linear effortless drive in any gear and great reserves of horsepower for
when it’s needed. Peak power is an impressive 127PS (125bhp) @ 9250rpm while
peak torque of 105Nm (77ft.lbf) arrives at just 7500rpm.
Enhancing the engine is a six-speed gearbox and clutch fitted with an
anti-backlash gear. The character of the three-cylinder layout is
unfettered but the engine has a seamless polish that provides a perfect
counterpoint to the lusty power delivery. The Sprint ST has an engine to
revel in, explore and most of all use to the full.
The Sprint ST has an aluminium beam frame, featuring a wheelbase of 1457mm,
making it a fabulously composed yet fast-steering motorcycle with a huge scope
of ability. High quality 43mm cartridge-type telescopic forks,
adjustable for spring preload, are used for fine control while the rear shock
is remotely adjustable for spring preload and rebound damping. A pair of
powerful four-piston brake calipers mated to 320mm floating discs provide
superb stopping power, a two-piston caliper and 255mm disc work on the rear
wheel.
Triumph’s ABS system is carefully
designed to be unobtrusive and to retain all the sensations and feel of
riding, and simply adds to the rider’s control under hard braking. The
system, which works independently on the front and rear brakes, operates at
100 calculations per second and so can sense the exact moment the wheel is
about to lock up. It then releases the brake – over a fraction of a
second – to allow the tyre to retain grip before reapplying the brake.
The switch controlling this process operates at a mere four milliseconds and
the system modulates the pressure between these two points to achieve optimum
braking.
The Sprint ST has proved itself a class mover – in every sense – and is
now even better. It remains undoubtedly the shrewd choice of any rider
looking for a versatile, all round motorcycle with a sporting edge and real
sense of style.
Triumph’s Sprint ST, which has come to represent the very pinnacle of sports touring refinement, has received a number of thoughtful enhancements.
The seat has been re-profiled for added comfort and the handlebars have also been altered. Now higher and further back, they have been tailored to give a more relaxed riding position. The high screen, which was previously available as an accessory option also now comes fitted as standard, as do Triumph’s latest generation panniers. These factory-designed, specialist-made panniers are fully waterproof, durable and easy-to-fit yet quickly detachable, operating via a single key which also works for the ignition.
Although the engine is unchanged, for good reason, the 2007 Sprint ST comes with Triumph’s second generation Keihin Engine Control Unit, with more sophisticated mapping for quicker starting, cleaner running and better fuel economy.
