The speed trip is probably the best selling bike behind the 675 right now.
Most dealerships have trouble keeping them on the floor.
I'd say that the 05/06/07 would be HARD to pass up because of the bigger displacement engine, though i am not a fan of the dual exhaust. Easily remedied, though. The wheels on them are sexy as well, though.
And the speed triple was tested against pretty much every other bike in production. It had the sortest stopping distances of any bike currently sold.
So YEAH- the brakes work well. I forget who did the comparison, though. Maybe i'll look it up. But probably not. Sorry.
