Triunph Street Triple - 2007+ - What about them?

[Scythe92]

Hi,

Starting a new job soon and looking to treat myself in a few months. I like the look of the daytona 675 and the street triple, however street triple's can be insured for only £100 more than my SV, winner!

First of, does anyone have any experience of them compared to the SV? Let me know what you can think about them :)

[carelesschucca]

There are a few of us on here with the different models of the street (both 675 and R versions).

I have the R version and its a great bike for everything bar being practical, there's no storage and luggage is an issue due to the high level cans. Other than that though I think its the perfect bike for me, its comfy fast enough to get you into real trouble should you want to do that kinda thing. Its also a nice smooth bike in the town and isn't to bad a commuter bike (bar the turning circle being a bit sparse)

The suspension on the R version is for me a better than the standard bike. I found the standard bike a little bit soft both front are rear and it got a bit loose when you were pushing on a bit.

Most of all though the thing you'll love is the engine. Its a peach of a thing. It just pulls nicely through the whole rev range and unlike a lot of the sports 600's that are out there doesn't need to be rev'd to get the thing moving.

Get yourself a test ride and see how you get on with the bike... It'll be nice to have another convert to the Triumph way...

[Bri w]

Also got the R. Stunning engine, and handles superb, great brakes.

Can't fault it.

[shonadoll]

I've got the r, after having an sv, same as above, love it. Better brakes, suspensIon, engine amazing.

[punyXpress]

This is getting boring!
-- ditto --
But they MUST be deaf cos they haven't mentioned
The NOISE!

[Scythe92]

Looking good! I was after some real world experiences, not just reviews and I got it here :) Thanks guys!

[shonadoll]

The arrow cans are lovely!

[suzukigt380paul]

they seem a good bike but lots of stories of conrod failure out there on the net,and the problem seems to be oil a shell bearing related and normaly the first sign you know about it is when there is a rod sticking out of the crankcase,although no doubt every one on here with a high milage street will have had no problems

[AndyBrad]

cant seem to find lots of stories..?

[BoltonSte]

I've got the R as well, same issues with the standard suspension as CC (I test rode a std and R back to back at the time).

Another world compared to the SV...as for luggage. Givi now do a pannier rack for the aftermarket cans...the others used to bolt onto the stock cans where the heatshields are (can't with aftermarket), You can easily get a Kriega US 20, 2 US 10's onto the pillion seat. With a tent and rollmat on top of that. For shortish trips, that's plenty. You'll struggle 2 up though.

I heard the various issues with oil etc...but have had no issues, and it doesn't appear that common.

Ste

[suzukigt380paul]

cant seem to find lots of stories..?your not loking in the right place then,this problem first came to light on the bandit forum i believe it was when a young chap on there with his daytona had to go back to wales to pick his bike up after repair and we all asked what the hell have you done to your low milage unthrashed triumph the reply we got back as best i can remember was that he had just had a new or very repaired engine put in as the conrod was sticking out of the crankcase and on looking on one of the triumph forums this apears to not be a one off ill have a look on the net and find the forums its on,also on a slightly different tangent if triumph got it right the first time then why do they sell racing crankbearing shells and oil pumps for the street triple!
Some info on engine problems can be found on triumph675.net and type in conrod problems, but this was not the search/site i found the other crankshaft problems on before which had a dozen or so peoples problems with spun shells and broken conrods on

[Dave20046]

, however street triple's can be insured for only £100 more than my SV, winner!

ve-he-herry interesssting

[Girth]

they seem a good bike but lots of stories of conrod failure out there on the net,and the problem seems to be oil a shell bearing related and normaly the first sign you know about it is when there is a rod sticking out of the crankcase,although no doubt every one on here with a high milage street will have had no problems

your not loking in the right place then,this problem first came to light on the bandit forum i believe it was when a young chap on there with his daytona had to go back to wales to pick his bike up after repair and we all asked what the hell have you done to your low milage unthrashed triumph the reply we got back as best i can remember was that he had just had a new or very repaired engine put in as the conrod was sticking out of the crankcase and on looking on one of the triumph forums this apears to not be a one off ill have a look on the net and find the forums its on,also on a slightly different tangent if triumph got it right the first time then why do they sell racing crankbearing shells and oil pumps for the street triple!
Some info on engine problems can be found on triumph675.net and type in conrod problems, but this was not the search/site i found the other crankshaft problems on before which had a dozen or so peoples problems with spun shells and broken conrods on

FFS give it a rest with all this ****e. I work in a triumph dealership and have never seen any of these problems you mention, we have sold more than enough streets and daytonas so rather that going off hearsay, take it from someone who truly see's what problems these bikes have ( coincidentally none of what you have mentioned) there probably is accreditation isolated cases but didn't k3 svs have crank/conrod issues, do you post the same whenever anyone mentions buying a sv?!?!?.

[Amplimator]

I had a standard street triple for a couple of years (found the R model too harsh). Bluddy brilliant bike, great motor, plenty of grunt, looks and sounds great and good build quality all round. Test ride both the R and standard model everyones different.

There is isolated cases of engine failures not just on street triples but every bike available today. You would have to be bloody unlucky to have a motor let go on a Street Triple!

[suzukigt380paul]

FFS give it a rest with all this ****e. I work in a triumph dealership and have never seen any of these problems you mention, we have sold more than enough streets and daytonas so rather that going off hearsay, take it from someone who truly see's what problems these bikes have ( coincidentally none of what you have mentioned) there probably is accreditation isolated cases but didn't k3 svs have Conrad issues!?!?.one more and i shut up.the only triumph that comes up with problems on the triumph forums is the street triple,and of course now adays most(not all)bikes do feck all miles,if you go in your local bike shop and look at second hand bikes most will be under 10 years old and are unlikely to have more then 15k on the clocks and if it less then 2years old most will have hardly been run in,and its quite easy to find bikes in the showroom with less then 1000 miles on the clocks so it may take longer for problems to turn up,and we all know bikes have small problems along there life time some more then others,some caused by poor maintainance,but rarely needing a replacement engines under warranty apart from the reported problems on the steet triple,mind you i did hear of 2 street triples not lasting being test for bike mags but this may be more myth then fact

[happysv]

Daytona convert here and coming from an sv the Daytona was so smooth and brakes that stop you on a 6 pence.
Only went into the shop to look for a 125 for the daughter and once I saw the Daytona I booked a test ride and bought one.
It's got good low down grunt of the twin and the high revving band of a 4 cylinder.
Mpg is around 42 on my 30 mile commute.
Diag software is free of the net just need a vag 16pin lead off eBay for £7.
Can remap yourself with the above lead when you fit cans etc.
Servicing every 6k.
Brakes on the std street are similar to the sv's and the R ones are as per Daytona ie awesome.
Hth Ian

[Teejayexc]

I had a standard street triple for a couple of years (found the R model too harsh). Bluddy brilliant bike, great motor, plenty of grunt, looks and sounds great and good build quality all round. Test ride both the R and standard model everyones different.

There is isolated cases of engine failures not just on street triples but every bike available today. You would have to be bloody unlucky to have a motor let go on a Street Triple!

Yep me too, had the standard for about 18 months. Brilliant motor has as been stated, had modified suspension, new springs and a racetech rear shock. To be frank I still found that when winding up that motor, and believe me, it encourages you too, I still found the bike too skittish for my liking. Maybe something to do with with both me and the bike weighed in, it still only weighs as much as a bag of crisps, but I found it unnerving.

Thre were rectifier 'issues' on the earlier models, mine was an 07, but i think those have now been addressed by Triumph.

Just my 2p's worth.

[shonadoll]

Had my str for two years, 10,000 miles, never missed a beat. Never heard of any of these failures either, even on the street triple forum. Have heard of the rectifier issue. One case of it happening and some hearsay about bike mag testers failing do not a problem make, in my opinion.

Great bikes.

[Teejayexc]

Rectififier issues from those that should know, the owners,


http://www.triumph675.net/forum/showthread.php?t=32919

[Bri w]

The Con Rod story... A search reveals that a Daytona owner picking up his bike from the dealers, post service, spotted a SPEED triple with a con rod sticking thro' the crank case. The bike in question had done TWO miles. Not sure that constitutes a weak engine or, in reality, a faulty component straight from the box.

Searching further didn't bring up anything other than the above...

As an aside, the same engine with a longer stroke is used in the Tiger 800. I can't see a manufacturer using a dodgy engine in another bike and risking further damage to its reputation - assuming the original story about dodgy Street Triple engines is true.

[flymo]

Used to have the same conversation about the 'masses' of problem K3 SV650s with weak engines.

I rode the ass of my K3 on track for years and it never missed a beat. Funnily, the only SVs I've some across that had broken engines were due to poor maintenance and low oil levels.

[suzukigt380paul]

The Con Rod story... A search reveals that a Daytona owner picking up his bike from the dealers, post service, spotted a SPEED triple with a con rod sticking thro' the crank case. The bike in question had done TWO miles. Not sure that constitutes a weak engine or, in reality, a faulty component straight from the box.

Searching further didn't bring up anything other than the above...

As an aside, the same engine with a longer stroke is used in the Tiger 800. I can't see a manufacturer using a dodgy engine in another bike and risking further damage to its reputation - assuming the original story about dodgy Street Triple engines is true.well not wishing to dwell on the engine problems on the street and daytona that have plagued the www if you looking hard enough,but after reading pages and pages of peoples stories it seems plausible that the problem lies in the lubrication of said engine and although triumph never did a recall it seems on later engines they used a different sump gasket with more baffling! as there seems to a problem with oil supply to the pump,and have told some owner who have suffered with engine problems not covered by triumph warrenty to use said sump gaskets and use the race oil pump and fill engine with 1/2 liter more oil then was originaly intended so as to stop the reacurrence of the engine/oil problems.how true this is i cant say but its about as much as i have found out so far, if this link works then some of the info can be found here http://www.triumph675.net/forum/archive/index.php/t-41233.html well worth a read

[johnnyrod]

I spoke to a racer last year who also overfills the sump. I believe it's because the sump is deep but narrow i.e. low volume so it can pump empty on race starts. It's about an inch or two on the dipstick (I can't remember exactly - it's a lot over the normal full level) so I asked isn't that a lot, and it's not because the sump is deep but narrow so low volume...