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I'm reading it as replacing the existing 675s rather than in addition to them.
Bug eyed freak version is still unapologetically ugly, the half faired is meh.
Such Top Trumps masturbation over peak power figures, very important to Paddy and Journo Jack on a test jolly, neither of whom will actually buy one new.
If it brings the price of pre-ragged 675s down a bit though, I'm all for it. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
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125 bhp and 'multiple rider modes'
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Half-faired version looks like a Fazer ripoff.
Old round-headlights Triple was the best, the new bugeyes are too flat and timid-looking and do not complement the bike's curves as well as the round headlights did. Especially fugly without a flyscreen. ____________________ Motorsapien Art |
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The Yamaha Tracer has been a massive success, so Triumph are jumping on the bandwagon - makes perfect business sense to me  |
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| Kaneda80 wrote: | | Pigeon wrote: | First thoughts were it was a bit fugly. But having looked a few times, I think it looks ok. It doesn't have the class, style and uniqueness of the original though.
So the standard bike is +5bhp on the current one. But with an 800cc motor has to come extra weight no?
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(Edit) but not if it weighs a ton, one of the things i like so much about the striple is how light and nimble it is |
These were my first thoughts. The STR is going to be a difficult act to follow. More power might be welcome if the weight is kept the same, but if not, will it just be an emasculated Speed Triple? And that seems to many who have ridden them to be a bit meh - would Triumph have been better off putting some fresh zest into the big brother?
On the other hand, 800 seems like a good size - talk of Fazers, one thing that bike was, was a good all-rounder. Ok, you maybe lose some excitement in such a bike, but in real world terms they work bloody well on the road. 800cc seems to fit that category rather well.
As to styling, well, what can ya do? Has anyone come up with something in the last 5 years that has been a big hit aesthetically? Some mighty ugly bikes out there already. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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| Slacker24seven wrote: | Speed Triple is fun to hustle about and wheelies for days (a bit like a street come to think of it) but is too heavy and doesn't like to rev. It's well overdue an update, it hasn't changed for years.
They generally appeal to people who are:
Of a certain age
Determined to buy British
Demand bikes must have 'character'
Oblivious to the potential better options, eg. S1000R etc
I'm not saying its a bad bike, I loved the test ride I had on one and it certainly has its charm, but I can't help thinking there are better options. |
Pretty much sums up my issues. the test ride I had on one just left me totally underwhelmed. CB1000R, S1000R, Tuono V4, Superduke, Z1000, Streetfighter 848/1098... It's literally the worst bike in its class. It's slower than it's younger, cheaper brother. The R model doesn't really add much - in that the base bike is so out of touch with the kit they've put on it.
The Daytona 675 lump has a specific output of 185bhp/l, the Street Triple motor measures at 155bhp/l. Neither of which are highly strung engines, yet the 1050cc Speed Triple only has 135bhp... Come on triumph, you can do better than that. Granted it's not always about power, but when you have a bike with 400cc less in the same series that's able to give it a kicking, I think you have to go back to the drawing board. If the RS becomes reality the Speed Triple becomes a bike bought purely on design choice, with all measurable statistics thrown out of the equation - I don't think it's good enough to survive on that merit.
Actually, they are good at one thing at least...
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 11 years, 58 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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