Test rode a Street Triple

[grr666]

Have you tried a new one yet Paddy?
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[craigT19]

Is is just me or is Triumph become expensive? I dont understand thier pricing policy.

The street triple will sell because there will be people who love them full stop and i get that i honestly do they will be great bikes just like they have always been but triumph seemed to have forgotten the rest of the market? and turned what could have been a fantastic seller into a "it did alright" kinda bike with no real market share influence.

As said above the street triple is likely to be pitched up against the mt09, Triumph must have known this, so why have they gone in £300 more expensive?

All the media hype and posters ive seen are banging on about the tft screen, quick shifter, fully adjustable suspension, brembos etc none of which the base model gets.
The otr price is £8000 and as far as i can see on the triumph website you get none of the shiny bits they are so heavily trying to push the bikes on.

Now im sure it will be a very good bike, but when you need to list it having a trip meter in your marketing blurb as a feature, you know your asking too much for too little and i cant shake the feeling thats exactly why Triumph at this point have refused to state the price of the other 2 models.

The R would probably be my choice if i was in the market for one but you gotta think if the S is £8000 the R has got to be pushing £9500? if its anywhere near that thats fookin mad money for a middle weight naked, i dread to think what they want for the RS

I like Triumph and honestly will probably own one eventually but imo the street triple should of started nearer to 7K not 8, because i cant see the entry level S competing with the MT09 not at 8 grande anyways.

All the best
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[stevo as b4]

I think what is madness is that Triumph have had this market to themselves for about 10years, and yet in all that time Suzuki or Kawasaki or Honda hasn't come up with a bike to rival or beat it?

I don't think it necessarily needs to be a triple, a four pot bike could do just as well if it was designed correctly. But while a tiny number of people buy GSR 750's CB650F's or Z800's they have had time to work out how to build a bike to match or beat the Triumph many times over by now. Do they not want a bit of this market, or is it that they are happy to spend a few quid on a half hearted entry into this fun middle weight naked market, so spend more on other bikes?

Particularly Suzuki and Kawasaki, I don't really see what they are doing anywhere in their range to take control of any sector or build a benchmark bike? There's plenty of also ran's but little innovation or interest in many market sectors IMO.

[grr666]

Comparing it to the boggo 2017 MT09 which has slipper clutch, quickshifter, fully adjustable improved front
suspension, new rear shock, LED headlights. It certainly seems better VFM for sure, my only real gripe with the new MT09
is the gopping numberplate holder. If it's bang for buck we're talking about I reckon the MT09 still has the advantage.

https://www.yamaha-motor.eu/uk/products/motorcycles/hyper-naked/mt-09.aspx?view=featurestechspecs
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[base]

I have just bought a speed triple R 2016, after selling my BMW S1000RR, I decided to get a better B Road blaster as those are my prefered stomping roads , for my the other considerations were MT10 - just too ugly for my liking
S1000R again not sold on the looks, love the RR but not the R.
RNineT not quick enough,
Tuono V4 APRC, don't like the looks
GSX-S1000 just looking for a engine with a bit more character
MV Brutale 800 getting good dealer back up near to me and parts etc just don't inspire my with confidence as the company nearly folded earlier this year I think.
Ducati monster 1200 yep ticked all the boxes but I can't afford the newest top spec version which I would want, and I've had a monster before and never a triple, so went for the triple, great engine, really looking forward to a summer of destroying tyres

[Doink]

[base]

its not so much trading down IMO, just something different, I was looking to change the BMW, I could of bought a new R1 (if I could afford that!) but if honest on the road it wouldn't be any different to the BMW, it would still just be a really fast sports bike, and for the moment to triple just ticks the boxes. I did look at the super Duke but fuck that was ugly I walked into the KTM dealership and walked out

Feel slow, yes its slower but with 138BHP its not really a slouch

[Pigeon]

[Rogerborg]

[stevo as b4]

Maybe Triumph should make a better PCX125 then, and Honda might think let's do something about this British lot?

[Rogerborg]

[P.]

No because Yamaha's after service is shocking.

[Nobby the Bastard]

I've just bought a 2011 Sprint ST 1050 on 14k miles....
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Sprint ST 1050

[Pigeon]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Metallic BR green like this.

https://images.mcn.bauercdn.com/classifieds/dealer/3442777/1791696796/420x315/0.jpg?quality=75

Was reduced from £6.5k to £5 cause winter and no sales.
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Sprint ST 1050

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

[recman]

[P.]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[Pigeon]