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Based on the Daytona 675 superbike, this new Street Triple enables Triumph to assert itself in the medium-capacity street bike segment in resounding fashion. The devilishly engaging character of the original 3-cylinder engine alone would suffice to make the competition quake. The very well situated price (£5,349) could make it topple...
Los Angeles Times
Triumph’s version of a rock music supergroup. The British manufacturer has taken two of its stars — the Daytona 675 sport bike and the Speed Triple street fighter — and put them on a single stage.
The result is something like Bono fronting the White Stripes. It’s a bold and exciting concept on paper, but it doesn’t entirely succeed.
Triumph’s goal was to harness the best attributes of each bike and create the Velvet Revolver of pedal-to-the-metal motorcycles, but there’s something off about this bike that I can’t quite figure out. In its attempt to make an affordable and fierce, middleweight naked bike, Triumph has made a motorcycle that’s light, powerful — and unrefined.
The Street Triple takes much of its style from its hulking big brother, the 1,050 cc Speed Triple. It has the same Marty Feldman headlights, Miss Prim seating position and dirt bike handlebars.
But pop the hood and it’s pure Daytona. The Street Triple uses the same aluminum twin spar frame, dual-sided swingarm, cast aluminum alloy 17-inch wheels and 3.8-gallon gas tank as its sport-oriented fraternal twin. The 675 cc, in-line three-cylinder power plant is also the same; it’s just been retuned for more grunt off the bottom end and a smooth progression of power that will satisfy riders’ need for speed well before they hit the red. What that means on the street is quick and brutish performance. The Street Triple is a Marlon Brando of a bike that comes off the line with its fists swinging. The throttle is unusually sensitive, which was great when I was accelerating but annoying when I was trying to hold it steady.
The throttle, which works with the same 44 mm throttle body and sequential electronic fuel injection as the Daytona, didn’t just respond to my twisting of the grip but to whatever imperfections I happened to be rolling over on the road; it made for a frustratingly jerky ride on less-than-pristine pavement.
For straight-up sport riding, the throttle wasn’t an issue because all you do is ride like a lunatic and brake hard, both of which the bike does well, even if the front brakes have been downgraded from the four-piston radial system on the Daytona to a less expensive and more conventional two-piston Nissin. But for casual riding and commuting on streets and freeways, the Street Triple wasn’t as impressive as I wanted it to be.
There was something vaguely cheap feeling about it. The transmission felt a little clunky and the finish wasn’t, well, finished. On a naked bike, it can be difficult to hide and/or route the cables in a way that’s aesthetically appealing. I found the rat’s nest of cables to be particularly unartful on the Street Triple — especially the front brake cable, which ran over the top of the front fender.
Priced at $7,999 — the same price as Triumph’s carbureted, retro models — the Street Triple seems to have cut corners with less-than-finessed engineering so Triumph could keep the price low and lure entry-level buyers of exotics away from Ducati and KTM.
If Triumph was hoping to have another rock hit with the Street Triple, I’m afraid it’s ended up far afield of Billboard.2008 Triumph Street Triple
That writer seems to have a personal vendetta against the bike, insulting its looks and even seating position with childish insults.
Any self-respecting rider will take his comments with a grain of salt, because everything else I've read say the bike is great and better than all of its competition.
I have yet to see one in person, much less ride it, so I'm reserving my own comments for later. I do know that I really like the Speed Triple and Daytona 675, respectively.
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Well, I do find the throttle on my S3 can be touchy compared to my other bikes. Just something you get used to, the different feeling on each bike. And the transmissions are known to be clunky for several thousand miles when new....so perhaps they are not too far off on that one. I found mine smoothed out alot around 2k-2.5k.
I didn't find it insulting, just a bit more realistic than the reviews that do nothing but rave about a new bike.
And the seating position is a bit Miss Prim, you should sit on one
Well, I do find the throttle on my S3 can be touchy compared to my other bikes. Just something you get used to, the different feeling on each bike. And the transmissions are known to be clunky for several thousand miles when new....so perhaps they are not too far off on that one. I found mine smoothed out alot around 2k-2.5k.
I didn't find it insulting, just a bit more realistic than the reviews that do nothing but rave about a new bike.
And the seating position is a bit Miss Prim, you should sit on one
I've sat on one. Comfy, sure. Miss prim??
But lemme say, maybe it's a breath of fresh air to hear someone trash a bike that everyone else raves about. It would be better to have a more realistic review, without being extremely positive or extremely negative.
i know im a little late on this thread but im looking into getting a daytona or the street. do any of you have suggestions and/or preferences? and why? I havent been able to test ride either so i have nothing to compare.
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Originally Posted by tanass05
i know im a little late on this thread but im looking into getting a daytona or the street. do any of you have suggestions and/or preferences? and why? I havent been able to test ride either so i have nothing to compare.
I would recommend you get test rides before you decide. The Street is a bit de-tuned from the Daytona engine, but both are quick. But the seating positions are so different.
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Of course, I'd like all their bikes to have the best, but I wouldn't want all their bikes to cost more. It's pretty standard to have lower end stuff on the less expensive bikes. On the street, most folks won't notice it much.
the new street triple 675
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