Triumph engine noise

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CAPP0

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19,604 posts

204 months

Tuesday 31st May 2016
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This is a genuine question, I'm not trying to wind anyone up or start a fight (although I'm not anticipating much success with thatrolleyes )

Why do all the Triumph triples (except perhaps the big 2.3 thing) make that awful screeching whining noise? What is about them that causes this? I only ask because, whilst there are some nice-looking bikes in their range, my mechanically-sympathetic brain just couldn't live with that noise. It's really distinctive (some might think that good?) and you don't seem to get it from any other marques.


CAPP0

Original Poster:

19,604 posts

204 months

Tuesday 31st May 2016
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I commute through the Blackwall every day, and if there is ever a Triumph behind me, I'm never left in any doubt as to what make it is!