'SPORT MODE'

[atomsplitter]

Yesterday I took my Thruxton R out for a morning ride. Last week I had the opportunity to reset the preload on the forks after a rebuild and break-in so I wanted to test out the new settings. Before I took off to meet my son-in-law Tom (he rides a Speed Triple) I set the Mode function to 'SPORT' to see if there was any difference in motor pull. I met up with Tom at his place and we left for a beautiful Texas morning Fall ride. Temperatures were awesome and roads pretty clear of traffic. We rode a typical route and the suspension on the TTR was feeling very good. Bump absorbtion was stellar and the bike felt planted and stuck to the road no matter how hard I was pushing it. Really had a great time in tight corners and how hard the bike pulls when given the beans. I can't say at that point I was noticing any difference between ride modes. We stopped at 151 Coffee for a break and some iced java about an hour into the ride. Afterwards we got back on the road and the bike felt different, it didn't pull as hard when accelerating and overall felt a bit lazy in the engine bay. Then I remembered I hadn't selected 'SPORT' after the java juice stop and it was in ROAD mode. Gotta say I like 'SPORT' more, they should have put that as default and ROAD as an option for long trips and commuting drone rides. The bike loves to be thrashed and the motor is great with enough happy juice in the combustion chamber. Now I'll have to remember to hit the Mode button after every engine start, and at my age that's getting harder and harder to do.

 

[Rocky]

Cool

 

[Vector]

I put my Rocket 3GT in sport mode and it stays selected.

 

[atomsplitter]

I put my Rocket 3GT in sport mode and it stays selected.

That's the delta between 2016 and 2022 ECU's. I'm perusing 2022 Speed Triple RS's (need a triple 1200 to fill out my stable of 1200's) and it has 5 rider modes and whatever mode you turn it off in is the same mode it starts in,

 

[Qship]

Great time to pick up a bike with the fall discounts. Bring your checkbook. Once you've heard and felt that triple it'll be hard to walk away.
It happened to me.

 

[atomsplitter]

And end of month.......

 

[rgevry]

Yesterday I took my Thruxton R out for a morning ride. Last week I had the opportunity to reset the preload on the forks after a rebuild and break-in so I wanted to test out the new settings. Before I took off to meet my son-in-law Tom (he rides a Speed Triple) I set the Mode function to 'SPORT' to see if there was any difference in motor pull. I met up with Tom at his place and we left for a beautiful Texas morning Fall ride. Temperatures were awesome and roads pretty clear of traffic. We rode a typical route and the suspension on the TTR was feeling very good. Bump absorbtion was stellar and the bike felt planted and stuck to the road no matter how hard I was pushing it. Really had a great time in tight corners and how hard the bike pulls when given the beans. I can't say at that point I was noticing any difference between ride modes. We stopped at 151 Coffee for a break and some iced java about an hour into the ride. Afterwards we got back on the road and the bike felt different, it didn't pull as hard when accelerating and overall felt a bit lazy in the engine bay. Then I remembered I hadn't selected 'SPORT' after the java juice stop and it was in ROAD mode. Gotta say I like 'SPORT' more, they should have put that as default and ROAD as an option for long trips and commuting drone rides. The bike loves to be thrashed and the motor is great with enough happy juice in the combustion chamber. Now I'll have to remember to hit the Mode button after every engine start, and at my age that's getting harder and harder to do.

My 1200 Scrambler resets back to the normal ride mode after a restart as well. Last week I had changed ride modes from the instrument display instead of from the handlebar button. To my surprise it stayed in Sport mode after several start-ups. Not sure if this was a fluke but liked that it stayed in sport mode.

 

[atomsplitter]

My 1200 Scrambler resets back to the normal ride mode after a restart as well. Last week I had changed ride modes from the instrument display instead of from the handlebar button. To my surprise it stayed in Sport mode after several start-ups. Not sure if this was a fluke but liked that it stayed in sport mode.

That's cool, now I need to go read my owner's manual......

 

[atomsplitter]

OK, the manual says the MODE goes to ROAD when the ignition is switched ON. Drat.

 

[sikatri]

Technology! LoL !

 

[DrPat]

My 2017 Thruxton reverts to road mode when it's turned off, but my 2020 Scrambler seems to stay in whatever mode you stopped it with... these electronics do bamboozle me occasionally, but these newer bikes are real good, let's face it... I also seem to bungle operating the toggle switch when wearing gloves a bit, and end up with an incomprehensible display; note to self: DON'T try and fiddle with it too much when you're on the move! - cheers, Pat

 

[atomsplitter]

Thanks Pat, I just have to put a sticky-note on the tank to remind me to switch it to SPORT when I fire it up. It's a lot of fun in any mode but SPORT really is the beans. I don't worry about the modes on my T-120 or Bobber, they only have two.

 

[DrPat]

Hi Atom, yeah 'Sport' is really the go, no doubt about it, and unless it's raining hard or something, best mode to operate in, you're right. I did try something a few weeks ago on a run: having had a few brushes with the constabulary this year related to speed, I thought on the way home from somewhere that maybe I'd just run in rain mode and kindof force myself to slow down (last thing you want is to lose yer license in early spring!). This was all ver well for the first 100 km, but soon as I got into traffic and needed some oompff for passing, it was back to sport... Best laid schemes etc, speed is a great drug... cheers

 

[sikatri]

Thanks Pat, I just have to put a sticky-note on the tank to remind me to switch it to SPORT when I fire it up. It's a lot of fun in any mode but SPORT really is the beans. I don't worry about the modes on my T-120 or Bobber, they only have two.

I get the fun of sport modes even though my Thruxton is just plain old school with minimal anything. My MINI is a bit fancier, it has electronics including a “sport” mode. It always resets and has to be engaged manually. A lot depends on how the programming is written from what I gathered from reading. Love the idea of the sticky! LoL ! Perhaps a more permanent tag, “engage fun!”. Enjoy the ride!

 

[DoorPosition]

I’m anything BUT God’s gift to motorcycling, so I can’t feel the difference between Road-Sport-Rain on my Speed Twin… at all. I simply adjust the setting accordingly and trust that the bike knows what it’s doing. The B’mer’s another story, just barely.

Color me clueless, I guess.

 

[Vector]

Not clueless, just not much change with a 900cc bike. Street to Sport is noticeable on my Rocket.

 

[DoorPosition]

I’m rockin’ a 1200HP. Same engine as the Thruxton R… and 22 lbs lighter. I also own the fastest factory-made street legal bike(last I checked, anyway) on the road for under $25K, which has an even more comprehensive traction control system.

My daredevil days are OVER. I’ve had the Speed Twin up to like 140 or so a couple times and the 1000 to 160 once, with another good 20 mph left in her. Not interest in ever going there ever again. With a couple circumstantial exceptions I ride pretty conservatively.

 

[brooke]

When I got the TTR , I switched the mode button a few times and noticed little or no difference so left it on Road mode all the time . After it was fully broken in I revisited Sport mode and it seemed noticeably stronger than I had remembered especially at higher revs .
Last year when I picked up the new tiger I finally got the anti stalling warranty map installed . Apparently there are a few maps to choose from and he installed one to suit improved exhaust systems . A month or so later I was feeling pretty racy so punched in the sporty mode and gave her a go . I hadn’t ridden it for a while and I was really surprised . It pulled really hard and past 8000 rpm with ease , previously it seemed to hit the limiter in the low 7 k area .
I know I’m getting old but for an unfared bike the thing goes as fast as you should be going.

 

[ManInTheJar]

After trying a few things I managed to get my Tiger 800 to stay in Sport mode. I would need to do some digging but I think the key to this was to use Rider mode which does stick if selected.

 

[PlanB]

I can say, that on my Speed Twin 1200 '22 I can feel a difference between the 3 modes. Rain to Sport is very different. And it stays in the last mode, I used.
I 've heard from other Speed Twin Owners, that a low battery maybe let the System change back to "Road". I cannot confirm that …