Touring mode VS sport mode

[jly51]

During normal riding i have noticed only a small difference going from sport to touring mode.I have had health problems over the past year,some days I`m very weak.Anyway this past week my buddy and I went for a short ride on one of my bad days.I was having a hard time on some tight,rough back roads untill I changed to touring mode.I was able to control the bike much easier with less effort.There is a bigger difference than I thought but it is all in the feel and feedback .A couple days later we went for another ride feeling a little better,My friend rides a 2007 1000 V-STROM so he is itching for a race,i`m curious myself so we did a few roll ons in 5`th and 6`th gears.These bikes are very close,Tenere wins at lower rev`s,V-strom seems to have a touch more top end .I tried it in both touring and sport modes-makes no difference -same speed either mode.So from my experence it seems the only difference is the feel you get from either mode.

 

[behindbars]

My experience with sport vs. touring mode is just the opposite. Went for an extended ride today in touring mode and then switched to sport on the way home. Big difference! To me, it feels like someone dropped in an engine with twice the hp in sport mode! ::26::

Steve

 

[justbob]

I installed a Rostra Cruise control on my Tenere. While the cruise is activated in sport mode the throttle application is somewhat abrupt while rolling the throttle on and off. When in touring mode the throttle application is buttery smooth. Either way the cruise holds + or- 1 mph in most all situations. During normal riding without the cruise, the bike has a MUCH sportier feel in "S" mode.

 

[Kevhunts]

I've been running around in "S" mode since the 600 mile service mark and now I'm hooked on it like crack! ::005::
I guess I'll never use "T" mode again unless, unless,.....shit.....who am I kidding? I'll never use "T" again!

 

[MortiisMachine]

You know I have not used sport mode since my original test ride, it's like I forget it's there, I'll be sure to try it out this week. From memory I do remember the throttle response being sharper than touring mode.

 

[keeponriding]

I pretty much stay in T mode...seems to be much smoother...but I'm kind of one of those "find a setting I like and and stick with it" kind of guys....life is hard enough without fiddling with all those tiny knobs and buttons and such

 

[colorider]

I pretty much stay in T mode...seems to be much smoother...but I'm kind of one of those "find a setting I like and and stick with it" kind of guys....life is hard enough without fiddling with all those tiny knobs and buttons and such

Same here. I'm sure there will times for playing as time goes on where S will be the only game in town!!! ::003::

 

[roy]

I hate T mode complete waste of electronics IMO. S mode for me all the time. T mode seems like the bike is sick. I also do not like traction control on with pavement use. I do like TSC2 on gravel. The ABS off option would be nice had it over react today on a steep fast downhill switchback on a gravel road.

 

[SisuTen]

Time for a poll correlating age to S or T mode.

Grampas - T
Squids - S
Mid life crisis - T, but say they stay in S just to be cool

::015::

 

[snakebitten]

I find the 2 settings DISTINCTLY different. Not saying Jekyl and Hyde different, but far from subtle.

I also use them both on purpose. Just did 2400 miles in 6 days crossing the country. Every day presented different riding conditions that warranted a choice in mode.

Deals gap was Sport with Trac Control off. Was a hoot!
But downpour with gusty mountain winds on crowded Interstate called for smooooooooth Tour-mode with Trac-Control 1.
2-Up and dry today. Sport mode required for carying load from stops and uphills.

I love the ability to fine tune the personality of the bike to best suit the preferred riding technique. And I LOVE the ABS. Might be the best there is on 2 wheels.

Took a lot of years for all these "chip" based features to not get in the way. The Super Tenere, in my opinion, is a world class example of the "chip" being truly functional.

 

[spasm]

after doing my mods, full system and power commander i leave mine in sport mode all the time. it seems to be somwhere between the 2 now and easy to ride slow or aggresive acceleration

 

[Maybert]

Sport mode 90% of the time, but I found T to be useful in stop and go traffic and when splitting lanes. I refer to T as "Traffic" mode.

 

[digitalmoto]

The fall rains have started here in the Pacific Northwest. So I'm leaving the bike in T/TC1 until the streets dry out (sometime in May 2012). Plus getting avg 51 mpg isn't bad either.

I use sport mode when I'm want a little more low end grunt. EG: traffic at 80+ or twisties or off-road.

I've have never ridden the bike without traction control. I've only turned it off to show someone that I can.

I use TC2 when I'm off-road, playing around. Otherwise, I'll follow some advice I got at Raw-Hyde. "Slow is smooth -- smooth is fast." I want to be slow and smooth until I'm fast and smooth. A couple months into this new type of riding isn't the time to be a squid. That can wait until next summer. ::26::

 

[hojo in sc]

What I plan on doing in the near future is to ride in each gear in each mode, make a note of the RPM in each gear, then that will tell me what each mode is intending to do. I have noticed, and I'm still under the 600 mile mark on the bike, is that in 6th gear the engine has some vibration until it gets going even faster (not chuggging, vibration).

 

[biting_point]

i did 150kph on Malaysian highways.. (speed limit's 110kph ::002:

the noticeable difference between sports and touring mode is that Sports mode gave a much stronger engine brake when closing throttle at high speeds, whereas Touring mode is more gentle and delayed..

I also find that touring mode is a bit laggy in acceleration compared to Sports..

City riding - Sports mode
long endless high speeds - touring mode..

 

[eemsreno]

What I plan on doing in the near future is to ride in each gear in each mode, make a note of the RPM in each gear, then that will tell me what each mode is intending to do. I have noticed, and I'm still under the 600 mile mark on the bike, is that in 6th gear the engine has some vibration until it gets going even faster (not chuggging, vibration).

hojo My bike after 2000 miles smoothed out to no vibes at all , it just keeps getting better every day.

 

[elizilla]

What I plan on doing in the near future is to ride in each gear in each mode, make a note of the RPM in each gear, then that will tell me what each mode is intending to do. I have noticed, and I'm still under the 600 mile mark on the bike, is that in 6th gear the engine has some vibration until it gets going even faster (not chuggging, vibration).

I cannot imagine that changing between S and T, will change the RPMs in any of the gears. It's not changing the transmission ratios - it is changing how much the bike spools up and down, for a given amount of throttle movement.

I'm finding that I use the T mode more, because it lets me have very fine control. The T mode feels like well sorted carburetors. The S mode feels like other FI bikes with their snatchy roll-on and abrupt roll-off. Which is thrilling - it makes the bike feel like a snarling, barely controlled beast. But for all it's a thrill, I don't know that S mode would be that great for a truly challenging canyon carve. S might be good for drag racing, or fast sweepers on good pavement, and it's good for impressing people on test rides who need that feeling of a barely harnessed wild creature or they think the bike is boring. But the bike has oodles of power on tap in either mode, and for any riding challenge that focuses on skill rather than pure speed, T mode allows me to do it more smoothly.

It's almost like cheating.

 

[colorider]

I'm finding that I use the T mode more, because it lets me have very fine control. The T mode feels like well sorted carburetors. The S mode feels like other FI bikes with their snatchy roll-on and abrupt roll-off. Which is thrilling - it makes the bike feel like a snarling, barely controlled beast. But for all it's a thrill, I don't know that S mode would be that great for a truly challenging canyon carve. S might be good for drag racing, or fast sweepers on good pavement, and it's good for impressing people on test rides who need that feeling of a barely harnessed wild creature or they think the bike is boring. But the bike has oodles of power on tap in either mode, and for any riding challenge that focuses on skill rather than pure speed, T mode allows me to do it more smoothly.

A big ::026::

 

[mykrysys]

I found Sport mode riding 2-up, gives that extra, when you got extra on the back....

 

[Twisties]

I'm still learning the bike, but for general highway and city riding... relaxed getting there riding... T is nice. smooth and easy. I also like it for slow dirt riding. Wonderful throttle control. Very useful.

For canyon carving I prefer S. T seems to be lacking grunt coming out of the curves. I'll take all I can get. So far I have not played with the traction control in combination.... hhhhhhmmmmm.... Did I really need an excuse to go for a ride today?