More 2010TT numbers - Just purchased a copy of Motor Cyclist mag and on page 18 have made some comments about the 2010TT with the most notable being the expected tire size - Front 120/70-19 and Rear 200/70-18. On one of the pictures I saw blown up on my work computer big screen I could read Metzeler - Marathon on the rear tire and Metzeler o the front. As far as I know Marathon is the 880 series tire which is on the back of my speedy. I went to the Metzeler web site and could not find a 200/70-18 size tire offered. Doesn't mean they wont provide it though (good tire by the way). Another comment they made was that the bike would be a 700 plus lb machine which I find hard to believe. My Speedy is only a little over 500 lbs. That would mean the new TT would need to add 200 lbs I would expect high 500's to low 600 range but not 700 plus no-way. They say the bike is expected sometime in 2009 (12 month range there). As far as accessories go, I don't think we will be shorted from Triumph. Somewhere on line I saw a picture (seemed to come from the dealer show) of optional bars, and chromed - stock Wheels, Forks, and different bar risers with optional clamps.
I was put off by the youtube, full dress, TT that must have had every optional piece offered on the bike. I noticed the too-wide light bar as well. I designed and fabricated my own stainless steel light bar for my Speedy and will most likely build one for the new TT. I'm thinking of offering them at a competitive price when the time comes. I used good quality HD driving lights($40 each) that also accept optional H bulbs if desired. I mostly want Triumph to offer some full size hard bags similar to what they put on the R3 Touring bike and assume they will offer a tall (I'm 6'-1) quick release wind screen then I will take care of the rest of the optional pieces in stainless steel ( I live in the salt air and hate rust and constant polishing). I used the front tire size measurements from Metzeler and scaled the seat height to be about 29 inches and the wheelbase to be about 66 inches which sounds typical for a bike this size.
Anyway I hope my dealer is right about early '09.
Gary - 2010TT

Last edited by Blue05Speedmaster; 09/12/2008 11:34 AM.