Launched earlier this year, the Sprint ST has redefined the sports touring class with a breathtaking package of distinctive styling, sophisticated design and class-leading performance. Now the Sprint ST has been further enhanced with an ABS option.

With the tremendous advances made in the performance of brakes, tires and suspension over the past decade or so, most riders only use around 70% of their bike's braking ability. ABS is a great way of improving this statistic, particularly when faced with a panic situation or when riding on wet roads.

"Many riders feel an ABS system distances the rider from his machine but this really isn't the case,"" says Triumph's New Product Development Manager, Ross Clifford. "The system is carefully designed to be unobtrusive and to retain all riding sensation and feel. It simply adds to the rider's control under hard braking. In particular, riders dislike the idea of a system that dictates the balance of braking between front and rear and for this reason we haven't used a linked system. The front and rear brakes on the ST work independently."