triumph street triple R as a everyday bike?

[Jonny491]

I'm in need of a little advice my A2 test is in February and I'm debating what to.

I've been looking at getting a triumph street triple R however I would be using it everyday as I don't have a car so I'm wondering what's it like as an everday bike?

Or my other plan is the get a bike like a yamaha xj6n which is nearly half the price of a STR and get a car aswell?

Any help or advice would be appreciated
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[robertw95]

As far as im aware you cant get a street triple on an a2 license.
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[Jonny491]

I thought that aswell at it produces 105bhp but the guys at triumph were telling me you can
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[DRZ4Hunned]

https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=4111533
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[robertw95]

It can't produce no more than 94bhp end of story, I know about this 'special' model that exists on paper but thats about it
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[Rogerborg]

[NJD]

Well this says you can. "Triumph Street Triple 675 (Restricted) A2." ?

[someotherguy]

Interested in this thread, not for the "is it A2 legal" aspect, but for the "is it a good everyday bike" aspect.

Awaits Paddy.

[Musketeer]

[Pigeon]

triumph street triple R as a everyday bike?

Short answer, yes absolutely.

Longer answer, possibly depends what you use your everyday bike for.
If doing 100 mile commute on mway, then you'd probably want a fairing. And probably want a car for winter.

But generally:
+ 74mph in 1st.
+ Narrow bike, good for filtering.
+ Can pull along in 4th at 10mph, so it doesn't bitch / whine so much about which gear you are in (but of course mechanical sympathy applies).
+ 55mpg (2013+ model).
+ Lovely noise, engaging ride, arrive with a smile
+ Servicing fairly straight forward.
+ 130 mile to the fuel light, another 30 in "reserve".
+ Excellent headlights (bug-eye version).
+ VERY comfortable riding position.
+ Daytona chassis innit.

- Very limited storage, under the seat you may get a packet of fags.
- Topbox (considered a sin by most, but I need my portable man cave) brackets are limited, expensive and mine broke after carrying a meagre 15kg at 90mph over many bumps). Chose to make some mild steel supports to solve the issue.
- No fairing for wind / rain protection. To be honest, this does not really bother me, fly screen does a surprisingly good job. I did try a taller screen but found in some cases it was worse and it looked fugly.

EDIT: seems I missed the key point, bike needs to be restricted, apologies

[P.addy]

They claim to have one and have a map for one... I've not flashed the map yet because who wants less power.

[chickenstrip]

[Rogerborg]

[Jonny491]

Thanks for all the help guys I'm going to have a look into whether they can be A2 legal. Ive managed to find a restrictor kit- https://www.phillipmccallen.com/triumph/triumph-street-triple-restrictor-kit-35kw.html


if I cant get one does any know if Suzuki GSR 600 are any good. Ones come up for sale near and its also A2 legal and its only a third of the price of STR. once again any advice would be great, cheers.
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[Rogerborg]

No they cannot be made A2 legal unless they're the rocking-horse-poo 70kW version. I'd be astonished if you ever find one, although I'm sure someone wanting to sell you one will be happy to assure you that it's the magical variant.

GSR600 is fine. Fazer 600 is probably fine. Get something cheap for your first bike, and don't fret about it too much - you'll be itching to change it soon enough anyway.
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[P.addy]

I'll map mine to the 75hp one.

[Matt B]

The GSR600 is OK as a first bike. Easy to ride but very dull. Suspension is budget and bad budget at that, way too soft on the front end. They are cheap for a reason and not easy to get rid of.

There are far better 600s out there that can be restricted for A2 - Bandit 650S, ER6f, CBF600, and more. They can be found cheap and would make decent first bikes for commuting because they come with a fairing for some protection.
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[Polarbear]

I can't think of anything more horrible than a restricted stripple. The best part about that bike is the engine.

I would be worried that you will spend a fortune on an expensive bike and hate it. Get something like an ER6 for your restricted time and a stripple after.
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[andys675]

afaik, if you want an A2 street triple you have to special order a new one through your dealer that is an export spec 95hp meant for somewhere like spain, they have a softer cam / cams so make low enough power to meet the A2 requirements on restricting

then restrict it
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