Commuting on a sprotbike

TOG's post on the triple reminded me that I haven't been out on the 675
Daytona for a while, so I decided to ride it to town this morning.

I forgot what a great bike it is, and *much* better than the bandit for
the motorway bit. Except, it's a license killer, I'm easily going
30-40mph faster on it in a trice.

The head down riding position gives a nice airflow down the back of my
jacket, aaaah, cool.

A tank bag upsets the airflow somehow, so it's not as smooth as it is
without.

Foldy in mirrors are useful whilst filtering.

The underseat exhaust is bloody hot on your right leg in traffic. It has
zero heating capability in winter of course.

It's very easy to ride very slowly much more so than the bandit.

Riding through underpasses it's irresistable to be two gears lower than
required, just to hear the exhaust.

I hope it's still where I left it when it's time to go home, since it's
a tad more desirable than the bandit.

 

Same with the Sprint.



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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

I thought the exhaust sound on the Trip was glorious, but it isn't the
exhaust at all. That's remarkably quiet. It's the induction noise I
hear, directed vertically up from the tank. So the rider hears it but
other people (and noise meters, too, I reckon) don't.

And the snarl it makes is fabulous. It's a neat trick, making bikes
that sound fabulous to the rider but socially acceptable to everyone
else.

 

Unless you *cough* happen to have a Micron exhaust on, that the baffles
*cough* fell out of.

But yes, it really does growl. Maybe I should call it "my growler"

 

-snip-

More thirsty though? And tyres?

 

I'll check the consumption tonight when I fill up. I actually have no
idea what it's official consumption is. <googles> all over the shop from
15mpg on the track to over 50 on the road.

Tyres, hmmm well yeah. I'm not gonna use it every day for sure.

 

Dunno about the Daytona, but the Trip is averaging 46mpg atm. It's
doing 50mpg at a steady indicated 85, and 28mpg at, erm, rather more
elevated velocities.

 

I've actually never bothered with any of the buttons. Except maybe
looking at the top speed indicator now and then. Does it do average mpg?

 

Average and real time, yes. I tend to leave it on real time (when it's
not just displaying the time) because it's interesting to see just how
economical it is under certain conditions. I look at the average mpg
display from time to time.

 

I don't think calling a bike "Meat pie" is altogether too cool. Thanoze.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

The ST does 45ish on my route, so it's *possible*

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Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3
Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply)
116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 145 2.0 Cloverleaf 156 V6 2.5 S2
Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see.
www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk

 

I was thinking "horse-drawn cab", actually.

 

Well that's seriously whooshed me.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

A vast improvement on my Zed is that. I'm lucky to see mid 30's.

Oh, I wish...

That's close to the Zed at "European" speeds.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I think horse-drawn cabs are brilliant, when you think how hard it is
for them to hold a pencil.