Acceleration

[Broom]

Has anybody tried a drag strip?  I am curious about quarter mile times and 0 to 60 MPH acceleration times. I haven't found these numbers in any reviews yet.

[uberchuckie]

Motorcyclist magazine had 1/4 mile 11.44 sec @ 118.18mph for the Trophy.  No 0-60 times but 60-80: 4.5 seconds.

[Bythebay]

Well if I wanted a drag bike I would build one , didn't  think that was Triumphs goal with the Trophy !

[Tiger-Willi]

Hi,

German magazine "Motorrad" gives 4,0 seconds for 0-100 Kilometers, thats pretty close to 0-60 miles

Cheers,

Tiger-Willi

[Broom]

Bythebay,

I don't intend to compare it with a Suzuki Hyabusa or a Kawasaki 1400 Ninja. I intend to compare it with touring bikes.

I rode a BMW K1200Lt once. I was leaning in a corner and when the road straightened, I cranked the throttle and not much happened. It was disappointing. I rode a BMW K1600GTL around a curve and when the road straightened, I twisted the throttle. It produced a large grin on my face, although the forces probably placed my cheeks back around my ears. My Honda Goldwing is somewhere in the middle.

Thanks for the responses, I wanted to see whether the Trophy was one of the grin producing types. I'm sure it is great for comfort and handling. Unfortunately it is now snowing in Ohio, but I can't wait for a test ride.

[Berber]

Well mine has now run in. Last week I floored it to 7k in each gear and the rush was phenominal! No arm jerking though due to the fairing and screen. what a hoot though.

Big grins here.

[Chaos]

Here Too

[Wscad]

What a coincidence. Today I had a "dueling banjo's" experience with a chap on a Goldwing.

We were on country roads, with a good mix of bends & straight road's.

Going into & out of bends, the Goldwing came 2nd.

On the straight bit's, he almost caught up with me.

Then again, due to running in constraints, I was limited 5K revs.

After 25 mins of "dueling banjo's" I pulled in for a coffee & lo & behold, the
Goldwing rider followed me in.

We had a chat, he said he tried to keep up, but was unable to do so.

Conclusion:-

The guy on the Goldwing was not a experienced rider.

OR

Maybe I was riding a better bike than a Goldwing.