Triumphrat

Originally Posted by 1050STrider

With all the great discussion on technique I keep coming back to what is mentioned above regarding slop. I did an eye ball test on my bike, put it in first gear, rolled it forward till it stopped then with the side stand down rolled it backwards watching the distance the side stand traveled till it stopped again. I got roughly 5 inches of movement. A foot, as mentioned above, seems excessive to me and I don't think I have ever owned a bike that has had that much movement rolling it back and forth in first gear. Me personally, I would be asking my dealer about that.

On a throttle note. My Sprint is my first fuel injected bike and I had some issues with throttle smoothness in the beginning, the throttle was very abrupt when rolling off then back on. I also had surging with just off idle slow speed riding that was very annoying. I took it in to the dealer and they checked the tune that was loaded. It had the original stock tune that was loaded at the factory and there was a newer tune that Triumph had released that addressed some issues, surging being one of them. The new tune not only got rid of the surging but it also helped with the roll off roll on abruptness of the throttle. If you have not done so already, you may want to verify that you have the latest tune for your setup. Won't help with the lash but it may help with the throttle control.

Speed Safe,
Don