Motorcycle specifications Triumph1050 SPRINT GT 2011 A long-distance sprinter

the wind is back on the British coast. Gusts from the North Sea, whipping helmets and kicking up foam on the rocks. We'll have to go and see; but as we set off from Hinckley, would our Sprint 1050 passengers have lost their way in the castles of Scotland, where ghosts are legion? Or had they crossed paths with the spirit of a latest-generation Trophy, seizing its traveler virtues? In any case, as it approached the coast, Triumph's sport-GT changed its face, its look and its pretensions. A new tourer has entered the British manufacturer's range. Introducing the 1050 Sprint GT.

a new road cruiser ready to shoot like an arrow from one end of Europe to the other? The long-awaited worthy descendant of the 900 and 1200 Trophy? No, this new Sprint GT doesn't play in the Grand Touring league where the Pan-European and other R 1200 RTs ride. Rather, it's a more touring version of the ST. From the latter, it takes all the technical aspects, with a slight change of plastic. Gone is the Star Trek look with its 3 unsettling eyes. The new, multi-reflector headlamp unit is more conventional, but retains the family look, with slight offsets subtly inspired by the Daytona 675. It's not the slightly reworked fairing panels that will cause astonishment... rather what's happened below the new rear headlight: the triple exhaust tailpipe has disappeared. That's right: to protect the passenger's buttocks from the heat emanating from the exhaust, Triumph has removed the muffler from under the seat and reverted to the conventional solution of a side-mounted exhaust. As a result, the superb single-arm rim is hidden by the acoustic blunderbuss. This does, however, allow for storage space under the seat.
To justify its GT designation, this Sprint comes with a high bubble, ABS as standard and a set of 31-liter side panniers. The manufacturer has also equipped it with a luggage rack and a top-case support, to accommodate an optional trunk behind the back capable of carrying 2 helmets and recharging a telephone or MP3 player.

if the Sprint GT wants to be a traveler as well as a playful one, it's trying its hand at a difficult task. Its top-quality chassis and engine make it a pleasure to drive. In fact, the latter has gained a few more horsepower and torque, boosting its mid-range availability. But the Sprint doesn't seem to have the kind of protection you'd find on a real GT. No cardan shaft transmission, no adjustable bubble... This new Sprint GT seems more destined to cross the country at a playful pace than to cross borders at a senatorial pace.

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