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Think you need STR >=2013 to be safe on the immobilisor being standard.
Also, ST is a tiny, tiny bike. That's kinda the point. It's like riding a small bmx bike with 100bhp
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Nobby the Bastard wrote: | Having ragged an fzr thou round and through london size and weight is a state of mind. |
It is kind of a waste if that's all you're going to use it for though. ____________________ 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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I found my STR very comfortable, wonderfully responsive, brilliant handling and fabulous brakes.
I also wouldn't have dreamt of commuting on it. It's a toy, a fun bike, a weekend warrior to piss over sports bikes with.
I'm sure you could commute on it but its just so wrong! ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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MarJay wrote: | Just to check, are we talking Street Triple R, or Speed Triple R, as a Speed might be better for a bigger lad...? |
I didn't bother looking at Street Triples for ages because I just thought that at 6'2'', it'd be a bit too small for me. Eventually had a sit on one in a showroom, and thought it wasn't too bad.
Finally got one, and actually, it had better leg room than my Fazer 1000. I had no problems with the physical size of the bike.
But perhaps MarJay is right, considering your weight, and the Speed Triple might be a better bet for you.
The only thing I didn't like about the Street was the width of the bars, which restricted filtering a little, in comparison with my Fazer, but wasn't a huge issue. Just meant I couldn't take quite so many liberties with it, without being a bit more careful.
I sat on a Speed Triple once, and think maybe the same thing would apply. ____________________ 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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indeed the Street Triple R, the speed triple R might be nicer as looks a bit more roomy but I feel would be a bit OTT for london commuting (105bhp vs 140?bhp), although I could try test riding the speed too, is it that much more roomy?
I test rode the new RS yesterday and a 12 plate R (underseat exhaust version) - tbh I wasn't too impressed with the RS seemed a bit tame, the old R i actually really enjoyed riding, felt more spacious and was much louder even with stock cans than the RS, the RS had arrow can but was so quiet, also the R seemed to have more pull from 1-3k than the RS? only thing I preferred on the RS was the slipper clutch as was really light.
the bars did feel pretty wide in terms of arm positioning just as I am used to the closer position of sports bikes but I could get used to it.
so currently edging towards the R. I did try a 15 plate MT09 but at 20stone it felt tiny and like I was on a pogo stick I was bouncing everywhere.
you think would be worth trying the speed or would be OTT for my commute?
I love everything about my CBR besides the seating position, my hands are constantly getting numb, biceps and arms always killing holding all my weight up eventhough I grip with knees, also knees starting to hurt too due to peg height.
yeah new bike needs to be ULEZ compliant for me.
I don't mind the look of the old fazer 6 too but I think the latest ones are 2012-2013? so pretty old, although by CBR is 2002 if I am changing I would want to get something perhaps 2014+ |
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You've mentioned the physical size of bikes a few times, thought I'd chip in as I've gone through both extremes a few times, often straight from a tiny bike to a huge one.
The best bike I probably ever had for filtering was my '93 CBR600F. It had both mirrors removed and would fit through the absolute tiniest of gaps, and bars low enough to go right under almost all car mirrors. A very close second must be the FZS600 Fazer which benefited from better steering lock, at the cost of higher bars.
At the other end of the scale, my current R1200GS is a monster, it's tall, wide and heavy. It's surprisingly nimble for the size, but there's no getting away from the overall width of the thing. I also had a Diversion 900 for a year or two which was also at the bigger end of the scale, though nothing on the GS.
The big bikes have never really slowed me down all that much, we're talking a matter of 5 minutes or so over my 22 mile London commute, the longer tank range on the Diversion probably saved me more time than the size lost me!
The only really difference for me on the GS is a bit of frustration when I get to a tiny gap I can't get through. On the CBR I knew that if I couldn't get through, then even cyclists would struggle, on the GS there's a sense of "I'd have been through here on the CBR".
Not really trying to convince you to go for a bigger bike, small bikes are certainly easier to filter on, just saying that a big tourer/adventure bike isn't necessarily the end of the world. ____________________ I am a bellend, I am a man of constant sorrow, I am a gummy bear, I am a rock. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 42 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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