31-08-12, 11:38 AM
I ran 2 1050 sprints...no issues with either over 20k miles of riding , from touring to fast road work. I had one of the very first abs bikes in 05 and it went back to the factory for new master cylinder but Ok after that.My second was an ex demo bike with 2k on clock, I sold both before the 12k mile service , which is around £500 , they do everything on that service.6k service is more like £200.
dynamically I disagree its in any way boring, its a fast bike...160 top end if you wind it up.Like all triumphs you surf the torque, not rev it silly.Like a duke twin it sometimes dont feel like you R going as fast as u actually R cos of that. I could get me knee down easily on mine too, it handled very well.A gutsy motor but geared for a broad range of speeds.My speed triple had more punch but top speed at least 15 mph less.Reasonable fuel economy , up to 55mpg on tour.Uses standard tyres.Nice ergos. Dont buy a GT ...it steers much slower than the ST.I really liked my sprints, but moved on cos I had had 2.Would have another .Make sure you get the ones with the higher bars ( early 05 were quite low).
a very quick resume...and you can get them quite cheap.
dynamically I disagree its in any way boring, its a fast bike...160 top end if you wind it up.Like all triumphs you surf the torque, not rev it silly.Like a duke twin it sometimes dont feel like you R going as fast as u actually R cos of that. I could get me knee down easily on mine too, it handled very well.A gutsy motor but geared for a broad range of speeds.My speed triple had more punch but top speed at least 15 mph less.Reasonable fuel economy , up to 55mpg on tour.Uses standard tyres.Nice ergos. Dont buy a GT ...it steers much slower than the ST.I really liked my sprints, but moved on cos I had had 2.Would have another .Make sure you get the ones with the higher bars ( early 05 were quite low).
a very quick resume...and you can get them quite cheap.