Anyone bought a Street Triple yet?

[rob13]

Im sure there were a few who werent buying Daytona's or White GSXRs who had put deposits down on Street Triples. If so, can we have some reports please?

Anyone test rode one yet?

[tigersaw]

No, but my work is covered with pictures of them and I mention it every day just to ease every body into knowing I'll be getting one next year

[Ceri JC]

I test rode one and it was superb. Very quick for a naked 600, nearer to a SS600 than anything else. Much better wind protection with the official cowl on it than you'd think, but still a very good sense of speed. The only (very slight and cheaply rectified) niggle I had was with the position of the bars. I prefer either flat, slighty downward pointing or clipon bars, but the stock street triple ones pointed upwards (so my index fingers were lowest, rather than highest). It was only the waiting list and the very real possibility of having to buy a more practical bike for more commuting (probably the BMW F800GS) that stopped me putting down a deposit then and there.

I had originally intended to test ride a speed triple too, but I didn't think there was any point as the street triple is:
a) Faster on real roads (including round the Nurburgring!).
b) Cheaper to buy.
c) Cheaper to run and insure.
d) Still a big step up from the SV and more power than I can see myself wanting or able to handle well in the forseeable future.

[Jackie_Black]

looks like a nice bike but i've heard horrible things from mechanics.
The engine was described as a serious oil burner and they said the factory spare parts were terrible Quality Control wise.

Would clearly be a hoot till it blew up though.

[Stu]

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=1490989
HTH

[Grinch]

Didn't someone on the AR have one, I remember it being up my **** for a bit.

[BoltonSte]

PBx has got hi'self one. Loves it more than the SV iirc. Give him a PM if you want to know more.

[DanAbnormal]

Yup, great bikes. Reliablitity could be an issue but will see as the bike matures.

[Stu]

Didn't someone on the AR have one, I remember it being up my **** for a bit.
Yup Daz, but he was a friend of a forum* member




*Pmapp

[Stu]

Yup, great bikes. Reliablitity could be an issue but will see as the bike matures.
What gives you that concern over anyother bike? :???:

[Stu]

PBx has got hi'self one. .
+ Chunkytfg

[carty]

I remember it being up my **** for a bit.

I think I'd remember a bike wedged up my ar5e too! :D

[Ceri JC]

What gives you that concern over anyother bike? :???:

The large number of 675 Daytona engines that drink oil (and subsequently go pop). The slightly different version of this engine in the street triple is supposed to be a bit better in this respect, but I would still keep a closer than normal eye on the oil consumption. In any event, they're new enough that most of these problems should reveal themselves and be sorted within the warranty period so I'd not worry about it unduly.

[yorkie_chris]

They're a highly strung engine, a bit of oil consumption isn't really a worry...

Anyway Daz on the AR had the one with the arrow pipe, sounded very nice and talking to him after a couple of pints resulted in the following in depth review of performance and useabilty:

"Sportsbikes, $hit. Trumpet's spot on"

He's DazR6 on here because funnily enough he had an R6 before