In 2010 I wrote an article about my 50.000 km on my Sprint ST (50.000 km on a Sprint ST). The article was mainly intended to express my satisfaction with my Sprint ST 2007 model but also to talk about the upcoming Sprint GT that was released a couple of months later. The Sprint GT was my hope to replace my Sprint ST so I immediately requested a test-drive when it came out. The fact that I’m reaching the 70.000 km mark on my Sprint ST is…Continue Reading “The new triumph Trophy 2013 model…finally what I was waiting for”
Well, I’m almost there…almost 50.000 km done on my Triumph Sprint ST. I bought this bike 3 years ago (February 2007) and it has never let me down since then. I’m a regular driver who uses his bike mainly (almost exclusively) for professional means. During the weekend I don’t have a lot of opportunities to go drive in the beautiful region of Huy and the Ardennes that are not so far from where I live. Just to tell you that I’m not the classic weekend warrior who is polishing his bike from morning till noon and then goes for long rides through senic landscapes (I wished).
I have chosen the Triumph Sprint ST for several reasons and I would like to share them with you so that it might help if you ever have to make a choice for a bike that will at the same time be used for professional home-work traffic but that can also be used for good leisure trips. My main criteria at the time where :
- Budget
- Test-Drive
- Reliability
I’m one of these guys who risks his life every morning by driving from Liège to Brussels…on a bike. And last week it was really a whole adventure. Rain, traffic jams, wind, cold and every other unpleasantry you can think of. My boots were so soaked that I had to put them on the central heating when I arrived at my clients office. I was sitting with only my socks on at the meeting table. Luckily for me I have a very understanding client who…Continue Reading “Driving through traffic…and rain.”