July 12, 2005 - Triumph has announced that the ABS
version of the Sprint ST will be available in US
dealers this September.
Launched earlier this year, the Sprint ST has
redefined the sports touring class with a
breathtaking package of distinctive styling,
sophisticated design and class-leading performance. Now the Sprint ST has been further enhanced with an
ABS option.
With the tremendous advances made in the
performance of brakes, tires and suspension over the
past decade or so, most riders only use around 70%
of their bike’s braking ability. ABS is a great way
of improving this statistic, particularly when faced
with a panic situation or when riding on wet roads.
“Many riders feel an ABS system distances the
rider from his machine but this really isn’t the
case,”” says Triumph’s New Product Development
Manager, Ross Clifford. “The system is carefully
designed to be unobtrusive and to retain all riding
sensation and feel. It simply adds to the rider’s
control under hard braking. In particular, riders
dislike the idea of a system that dictates the
balance of braking between front and rear and for
this reason we haven’t used a linked system. The
front and rear brakes on the ST work independently.”
The ABS system used on the Sprint ST is similar
to the technology now standard on most cars. The
system operates at 100 calculations per second and
can sense the exact moment the wheel is about to
lock up. It then releases the brake a fraction of a
second to allow the wheel to regain grip before
reapplying the brake. The switch controlling this
process operates for a mere four milliseconds
modulating the braking pressure to achieve optimum
breaking.
The ABS Sprint ST is available in Aluminium
Silver, Caspian Blue, and Sunset Red and is has an
MSRP of $11,899.
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