Spirit Motorcycles Unveil GP Bikes

UK-based motorcycle company Spirit Motorcycles have unveiled two production bikes, the GP Sport and GP Street along with two higher-spec R models of the bikes. This is the first production run for Spirit Motorcycles and the bikes are made as part of a collaborative effort between custom builders Spirit of the Seventies and Tony Scott of tuning firm T3 Racing.

The Spirit GP bikes get a steel trellis frame and handmade aluminium swingarm made to MotoGP spec. Bodywork is carbon fibre and claimed wet weight is 145kg for the R versions and 150kg for the base versions. Suspension is made by K-Tech - with fully adjustable front fork and rear shock.

(Spirit GP-Sport)

The bikes are powered by a 750cc in-line three engine derived from the Triumph Daytona 675 motor. The stroke has been increased and the compression ratio has also been increased to get more power out of the engine. The standard models make around 156bhp and the R models make an impressive 180bhp.

And the bikes also come with state-of-the-art electronics, especially in the R models. There is sophisticated technology like engine parameter sensors, adjustable traction control, adjustable anti-wheelie, adjustable electronic slipper clutch, suspension travel and speed, throttle position, brake pressure etc.

(Spirit GP-Street)

Pricing for the GP-Sport R, limited to production of just 50 bikes, is GBP 65,000 (over Rs 55 lakh), while the base GP-Sport is around GBP 45,000 (around Rs 38 lakh). The GP-Street R costs around GBP 70,000 (around Rs 60 lakh) and the base GP-Street will cost GBP 45,000 (Rs 38 lakh).