Premiere: Triumph Sprint GT

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Premiere: Triumph Sprint GT
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Premiere: Triumph Sprint GT

The sports tourer from England in the driving report

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The new Sprint has become longer, more opulent and softer. Nevertheless, the three-cylinder continues to look for sporty touring riders. But the name change from ST to GT underlines: Sport touring becomes Gran Turismo.


The Triumph Sprint GT is a tourer with a sporty engine.

From an athlete’s point of view, this mission is rather delicate: eleven kilograms more weight, significantly longer wheelbase, thick suitcases as standard, more comfortably designed pillion space, under-seat exhaust removed, but thick single silencer on the side and deeper Softy bench. Where is that? "Sports" in sports touring? But Triumph also has a weighty argument for the new Sprint GT, and that is what has always been: the bearish 1050 three-cylinder. The Triple has increased power and torque thanks to the new exhaust system. According to Triumph, it is five horsepower and five Newton meters compared to the ST. Otherwise, hardly anything has changed on the engine, only the electronics have been updated.

The engine accelerates gently and actually delivers decent thrust over a wide speed range. Nevertheless, it often requires the driver to shift into the next lower gear during fast overtaking maneuvers, so he wants higher engine speeds for a strong acceleration and reveals at the same time that the transmission is still typically sprint and therefore somewhat stuck. There you go, the sport is there. The brake does not prevent this. It is easy to dose and packs very appropriately. The standard ABS controls late and inconspicuously – that feels good.

But how should the GT dig deeper in the touring segment of the competition than the good ST? This answer can be found outside of the main frame, because from the tank to the rear, this Sprint is completely reorganized. The swing arm and the rear frame stretch clearly further backwards, which is underlined in numbers by the wheelbase, which has increased by 108 mm to 1565 mm. One of the reasons for this is the standard 31-liter suitcase, which the new, sturdy luggage rack has to withstand. All of this has contributed to a significant increase in weight and has a corresponding influence on the Sprint GT’s handling. It must now be driven with more effort, but may pass as appropriate to the purpose.

However, it looks different with the chassis. With the new shock absorber and the modified fork set-up, this underlines the touring spirit of the GT very clearly. In the basic setup, the sprint has now become so sluggish that committed arrows are disturbed by a lot of restlessness. The motorcycle begins to oscillate particularly in long arcs and lacks the precision that its ST sister still had. With a turn of the practical handwheel for pre-tensioning the shock absorber, this effect can be minimized a little, but lean angle stability looks different. The feeling for the front is certainly not a highlight on the Sprint GT.

However, if the road becomes rough and the landscape is lovely, the driver wants maximum comfort with the greatest possible tourist enjoyment, and all of this with the loved one on the back, then the motto is: pack everything, fasten your seat belt and go, but off the gas. We have an ambivalent feeling when it comes to sprinting: It could be far more athletic, but it shouldn’t. Instead of a sports tourer, it is a tourer with a sporty engine. You have to want something like that.

Conclusion: actually not quite the PS collar size. With the change from the ST to the GT, the Sprint has shifted slightly out of our focus.

Technical specifications

DRIVE:
Three-cylinder in-line engine, 4 valves / cylinder, 95.6 kW (130 PS) at 9200 / min, 108 Nm at 6300 / min, 1050 cm3, bore / stroke: 79.0 / 71.4 mm, compression: 12.0 : 1, ignition / injection system, 46 mm throttle valves, mechanically operated multi-disc oil bath clutch, G-Kat

LANDING GEAR:
Light alloy bridge frame, steering head angle: 66.5 degrees, caster: 84 mm, wheelbase: 1565 mm, inner fork tube diameter: 43 mm, spring travel v./h .: 127/152 mm

WHEELS and BRAKES:
Light alloy cast wheels, 3.50 x 17"/5.50 x 17", Front tires: 120/70 ZR 17, rear: 180/55 ZR 17, 320 mm double disc brake with four-piston fixed calipers at the front, 255 mm single disc brake with two-piston floating caliper at the rear, ABS

Weight (dry): 268 kg *
Tank capacity: 20 liters of super (of which reserve: n / a)
Base price: 13190 Euro (plus utilities)

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