First 1000 miles on my '11 Sprint GT

[Galo]

And I am loving it more every day....

Suspension settings took a while and I finally settled on what I would consider a soft rear preload....almost all the way to the 'soften' side of the adjustment range and I still have only about a 32mm sag. Front is three turns out on the factory preload setting.

I installed an 18 tooth front sprocket -std is 19- and am very pleased with the improved performance and smaller drops in RPM as one shifts from gear-to-gear. Top gear is now much more usable as the GT's 6th gear is already 7% higher (lower numerically) than prior Sprints, so in stock form, 6th is really too tall for any speed below 65. Downside is a 5% larger speedo error, but that will be fixed with a Speedo Healer sometime soon.

Installed the factory clear film (bra) protective film which covers sides and rear of the tank, most of the front fairing, the side panels under the seat, top edge/face of the side fairings and the top of the bags; best $180 I have even spent on a bike.

Still waiting for Zero Gravity to develop the Double Bubble screen as wind and buffeting is worse than my first-gen Sprint with the Double Bubble screen.

Rear chicken strips have been eradicated.  

I maintain my initial impressions that despite its slightly greater weight, it's a better, quicker handler than my old Sprint. Reduced trail does quicken and neutralized the steering noticeably.

Seat is a bit tall for me (5'7" with a 30" inseam) so I tippy-toe it too much for comfort, but I'll get used to it...

To Canada via Lolo Pass Road in late July....I can't wait.

[stromgal]

  I'm hoping to test-ride the GT on friday.

[st2sam]

  I'm hoping to test-ride the GT on Friday.

It'll be Sat. for me.
I already have some great numbers from my local dealer, I'll be trading my C14 on a silver GT, if test ride is favorable.
About the only negatives; cable clutch, chain drive, (but SS swingarm negates that somewhat) and the speedo numbers are way to small.
Positives, centerstand (must have), great bags that you can open without the key and $250.00 Triumph bucks for apparel or Accessories.
Oh, two year unlimited milage warranty is nice but a year shy of the C14.

We'll see..........

[ShervinRRR]

And I am loving it more every day....

Suspension settings took a while and I finally settled on what I would consider a soft rear preload....almost all the way to the 'soften' side of the adjustment range and I still have only about a 32mm sag. Front is three turns out on the factory preload setting.

I installed an 18 tooth front sprocket -std is 19- and am very pleased with the improved performance and smaller drops in RPM as one shifts from gear-to-gear. Top gear is now much more usable as the GT's 6th gear is already 7% higher (lower numerically) than prior Sprints, so in stock form, 6th is really too tall for any speed below 65. Downside is a 5% larger speedo error, but that will be fixed with a Speedo Healer sometime soon.

Installed the factory clear film (bra) protective film which covers sides and rear of the tank, most of the front fairing, the side panels under the seat, top edge/face of the side fairings and the top of the bags; best $180 I have even spent on a bike.

Still waiting for Zero Gravity to develop the Double Bubble screen as wind and buffeting is worse than my first-gen Sprint with the Double Bubble screen.

Rear chicken strips have been eradicated.  

I maintain my initial impressions that despite its slightly greater weight, it's a better, quicker handler than my old Sprint. Reduced trail does quicken and neutralized the steering noticeably.

Seat is a bit tall for me (5'7" with a 30" inseam) so I tippy-toe it too much for comfort, but I'll get used to it...

To Canada via Lolo Pass Road in late July....I can't wait.

I believe the forking as from factory is so heavy to have a negative input on overall maneuverability of the bike.  I would expect to benefit from a possibly lightweight forking arrangement.  You should definitely consider lightweight exhaust.  I am wanting to make one for the Sprint and perhaps also additionally GT.

So funny with 6th gear.  On my Kawi I'm still with first at 65.

[stromgal]

Shervin, could you please put on a shirt?  

[MadOzodi]

Speedo-healer not needed.  Just use TuneECU to dial back the 5.56% difference between 18T & 19T.

 

[motormike]

Someone get that guy up there a bra.

[sammyseaman]

Dead sexy....the GT

[Tyrroneous]

I installed an 18 tooth front sprocket -std is 19- and am very pleased with the improved performance and smaller drops in RPM as one shifts from gear-to-gear.

I'm cornfused...isn't RPM change from one gear to the next directly related to internal transmission ratios-not final drive ratios?  You've modified the final drive ratio, so while overall rpm's might have changed for each gear, the drop in rpm's from one gear the next gear up should be the same.

Anyway, those Sprint GT's sure are purdy.  I just wish Triumph made a mini-GT based on the D675.

[McHack]

Someone get that guy up there a bra.

I say we turn him into a Man-O-Lantern,  et al 40 YO Virgin

[crispiegee1]

I'm cornfused...isn't RPM change from one gear to the next directly related to internal transmission ratios-not final drive ratios?  You've modified the final drive ratio, so while overall rpm's might have changed for each gear, the drop in rpm's from one gear the next gear up should be the same.

I believe this to be the case also. Changing the front sprocket will not affect the gear-to-gear rpm drop in any way.

Anyway, those Sprint GT's sure are purdy.  I just wish Triumph made a mini-GT based on the D675.

Agreed! I made a detailed case to Triumph (in the form of a 10-page marketing brief) back when the D675 came out, but they had other priorities.

[Galo]

I believe this to be the case also. Changing the front sprocket will not affect the gear-to-gear rpm drop in any way.

Yes it does. Using 3rd and 4th gears as examples, the total, overall (tranny plus final drive ratios) numerical difference between 3rd and 4th gear with a 19 tooth front sprocket is .604, and drops to .573 with an 18 tooth front sprocket. U can do the math yourselves....

[littlefield]

Speedo-healer not needed.  Just use TuneECU to dial back the 5.56% difference between 18T & 19T.

I did the 18T front sprocket change on my GT and made a 10% speedometer correction with TuneECU. The speed is now correct but the odometer is 5% off. Appartently the factory settings are 5% off on the speedometer and 0% error on the odometer.
BTW, I agree about riding the GT. Except for a BMW with ESA, I've modified the front and back suspension on every bike I've owned. Other than maybe a heavier front spring I'd be hard pressed to say the GT needs any changing. Very sweet handling.

[TheChamp55]

I think I'm coming out from Houston to Oregon sometime this Summer.

I'd love to try the GT.  Looks great!    

[ride200mi]

So far a great bike....  6K in 3 months.....

[Bounce]

So where'd you go on day 2?

[tigertom1965]

Do you have the standard seat, the low seat, or the gel comfort seat? How is it?
What kind of gas mileage on the highway does it get? Is it close to the 60 they say it gets?

[ride200mi]

So where'd you go on day 2?

Our trip was from Bakersfield to St George, UT the first day. Day two was from St. George to Zoins National Park to Bryce Canyon. From Bryce to Salt Lake City. Did a couple of days around there (Park City, Heber, Kamas). Returned to Las Vegas and on the final day Vegas to Bakersfield.

[ride200mi]

Do you have the standard seat, the low seat, or the gel comfort seat? How is it?
What kind of gas mileage on the highway does it get? Is it close to the 60 they say it gets?

We have the standard seat with a Triumph touring windshield. Mine, on the trip fully packed with the top box was around 50 mpg. However, all gas stations in Utah only have E10 gas. So it really didn't like that stuff. At home in CA we have done a couple of multi days fully packed and get around 56 mpg. Commuting to and from work (60 miles round trip) it get around 58 mpg, so yes its pretty close to the 60 mpg mark.

[BBB]

We have the standard seat with a Triumph touring windshield. Mine, on the trip fully packed with the top box was around 50 mpg. However, all gas stations in Utah only have E10 gas. So it really didn't like that stuff. At home in CA we have done a couple of multi days fully packed and get around 56 mpg. Commuting to and from work (60 miles round trip) it get around 58 mpg, so yes its pretty close to the 60 mpg mark.

Is that 58mpg per US gallon? If so that equates to nearly 70mpg per UK gallon. Do you go above 50mph?

[MadOzodi]

We have the standard seat with a Triumph touring windshield. Mine, on the trip fully packed with the top box was around 50 mpg. However, all gas stations in Utah only have E10 gas. So it really didn't like that stuff. At home in CA we have done a couple of multi days fully packed and get around 56 mpg. Commuting to and from work (60 miles round trip) it get around 58 mpg, so yes its pretty close to the 60 mpg mark.

Not sure if this was mentioned earlier, and not sure if there's a difference between the ST and GT...but regarding MPG, I had to change my ODO from Imperial miles to US miles on my ST.

[Galo]

On my recent 2100 mile round trip from my house to Canada for the BBBBQ (the long way, via Lolo Pass.... ) I averaged 58.2 mpg. Reduce that by 7% as a result of installing  the 18 tooth front sprocket and it's still over 53 mpg. One leg I had 236 miles on the odo before the low fuel warning light came on. Reduce that by 7% and we're still talking over 220 on a tank without hitting reserve.

This thing gets better gas mileage than my old 955 ST.

[crispiegee1]

This isn't important enough to start a new topic about, but wondering if you guys my comment:

I see a couple of Sprint GT's on eBay for $9995 from a dealer in Florida with just a few hundred miles on them. What's the catch? This seems fishy.

[Rincewind]

This isn't important enough to start a new topic about, but wondering if you guys my comment:

I see a couple of Sprint GT's on eBay for $9995 from a dealer in Florida with just a few hundred miles on them. What's the catch? This seems fishy.

Looks like they are demo bikes, and leftovers to boot.  One of them (the 2010) is even $8995.  Nice deals.

[KodiakRS]

anyone over 6'2 spent any considerable time on one of these yet?  I would love to have one of these but my 6'4 frame probably isn't going to be too happy with the seat/peg relationship.  

[littlefield]

My inseam is 34 inches. I dropped the pegs on my GT about an inch and found it to be a big improvement.

[endo]

Hey!  What's with THAT????



 

and here's who they are still looking for...  

[KodiakRS]

My inseam is 34 inches. I dropped the pegs on my GT about an inch and found it to be a big improvement.

Buell pegs?  Or some other form of peg lowering?

[crispiegee1]

Looks like they are demo bikes, and leftovers to boot.  One of them (the 2010) is even $8995.  Nice deals.

They are amazing deals. I'd take the blue one and take those stupid decals off it.

[jfusaro]

$8995 for a 2010 Gt wow!  I just sold my 08' Sprint with 12,000 miles and took off all the carbon fiber and put all the stock bits back on for 7,900.00  

[littlefield]

Buell pegs?  Or some other form of peg lowering?

I had some Buell pegs with a 1 inch drop that I started to put on. It looked like too much work; would require a bushing for the mounting pin, quite a bit of shaping plus the pegs are kind of chunky and big. Ended up buying MFW Vario pegs from twistedthrottle. They're listed under 1050 Sprint ST but mount just fine. Shift and brake lever adjusted okay with the 30mm drop.

[jfusaro]

I'm 6'2" and a large frame, I spent 3 days total, 8 hrs. a day with no problem touring the White Mountains national forest area in New Hampshire on my stock set up 08' Sprint ST

[Galo]

Hey!  What's with THAT????



 

and here's who they are still looking for...  

Busted!!!!  
Kewl pick, thanks! I forgot you took it!   And I still got great gas mileage!  
You should have seen my wife's face when I showed her that.....

[endo]

What makes me laugh about this picture are the people in the background    Look at them - they don't want to have ANYthing to do with you, Galo !!  

[Galo]

 
Jessica...why are you ignoring me!!??