Had a test ride today on the new SAS at Redline.
Compared to my 2017 definitely feels a bit more balanced and the suspension is a little less harsh.
Tried the new cruise which works well and maybe not as much of a gimmick as I first thought!
TFT and all the controls felt a bit overly complex but sure you would soon get used to them. Indicator switch just not natural!
Smaller screen than the earlier model but still worked well.
Seat hard but not uncomfortable for an hour.
Engine felt similar to mine though spent more time in 5th where I would have been in 6th on my Hilltopped bike.
Biggest problem was that I had to go out with seat in the low position due to the seat dropping issue and so did not get to properly compare it with mine with Ergo seat in the high position.
Overall I would say it is an improvement on mine but no where enough to tempt me to spend the £6 to £7k needed to swap.
Suspect I will keep mine for at least another year and have a go on a 1250 GS sometime (last GS I had was a 2014 GSA) and see if Triumph bring out a new 1200 Tiger with the latest Speed triple motor to compare
Worst thing was when I got back on mine it got the hump and refused to start
- Redline kindly put it on a battery charger for 30 minutes which was enough for it to spin the motor over again - so may need a new battery to keep this one going!