Anyone else excited about new Triumph?

[Ho Lee Kau]

This looks cool!



170lbft under 3000rpm, with TC off a gentle right paw will be needed

Triumph is on the roll lately!

Now, can someone gift me 10k quid for Christmas sake so that I can purchase Speed Triple RS, please?

P.S. There is a brand new Boss Hoss for sale in Switzerland. 314kW 6.2L V8.

[crofty1984]

Does it come with MCN stickers as standard,?

[trickywoo]

Not for me thanks.

Having bought a 765rs in the summer and been bitterly disappointed with the build quality and dealer support I’ve also been put off triumph in general.

All that aside the 15l tank on the speed is enough to put me off it. Leaving 2.5l for safety and 40mpg you’ve got a range of just over 100 miles.

[Ho Lee Kau]

trickywoo said:

Not for me thanks.

Having bought a 765rs in the summer and been bitterly disappointed with the build quality and dealer support I’ve also been put off triumph in general.

All that aside the 15l tank on the speed is enough to put me off it. Leaving 2.5l for safety and 40mpg you’ve got a range of just over 100 miles.

Motorradonline had a Street Triple RS for a 50000km test.
19680km in the engine died: intake valve of the middle cylinder tore off and destroyed the piston.

Well, teething problems of a newly developed engine...

What problems did you have, if you do not mind my asking?

My 675 Daytona runs like a clock.
I also assume 1050 in Speed RS would have no problems.

Who doesn't have a 15 (or less) L tank these days?
I am prepared to stop more often for fuel. I am really fond of Speed RS.

[bogie]

Yeah, if the new Rocket ends up like that I will be having a test ride, I like the look.....a 180bhp slightly different take on a "super naked"

[bogie]

anonymous said:

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Oh yeah...forget about that bit .....thinking about it, how do you lighten up a bike with a 2.5L engine ?

[LuS1fer]

It's not a looker and seems to have the svelteness of Susan Boyle.

[CousinDupree]

anonymous said:

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The Diavel remains the bike to beat in this segment. Stunning performance and still remarkably competent around corners. For a cruiser anyway.

Back to Triumphs, the Sprint St 1050 won the Motorrad 50k KMs endurance test yonks ago with pretty much no wear on anything when stripped down.

[trickywoo]

Ho Lee Kau said:

What problems did you have, if you do not mind my asking?

Nothing actually went wrong but then I could only stick it for 800 miles.

The main issue I had was that the clutch rattled like a worn out Ducati dry clutch and perhaps related to this the clutch engagemnt point was way too far out. I thought I'd adapt to it but it just annoyed me more and more. Dealer told me both were normal.

I also wasn't happy seeing one of the coolant hoses pinched between the frame and engine. May well have been OK but just annoyed me as it looked like poor design. I also had a problem with the coolant expansion tank never sitting on full even when hot, it showed below min when cold. Dealer told me this was normal too.

I also like to go over a new bike and took a few bits off to have a look and found galvanic corrosion on a lot of the bolts such that the end of the thread was left in the hole - on a less than year old bike.

Besides these issues I perhaps built it up a bit too much in my mind. I swapped a 35k mile GSXR 750 K4 for it and the 750 was in better condition than the year old 765 and the engine on the 765 felt flat. The first time I rode it I ran into the limiter and thought is that it. I never ran into the limiter on the 750 as the pull over 9k WOT was fierce and I'd be flying an hooking another gear before 13K.

[CaptainSlow]

CousinDupree said:

Back to Triumphs, the Sprint St 1050 won the Motorrad 50k KMs endurance test yonks ago with pretty much no wear on anything when stripped down.

Best all-rounder too imo

[Ho Lee Kau]

trickywoo said:

Nothing actually went wrong but then I could only stick it for 800 miles.

...

Besides these issues I perhaps built it up a bit too much in my mind. I swapped a 35k mile GSXR 750 K4 for it and the 750 was in better condition than the year old 765 and the engine on the 765 felt flat. The first time I rode it I ran into the limiter and thought is that it. I never ran into the limiter on the 750 as the pull over 9k WOT was fierce and I'd be flying an hooking another gear before 13K.

OK, thanks.

I have tested both RS:s back to back and I found Speed RS much more exciting.

So is it back to sportsbikes for you then? I just can't imagine what naked would provide you the top end rush and 13k limit that you like/crave.

[jason61c]

I don't know why anyone who likes bikes would be excited by that.

[Andybow]

I was lucky and got a sneak peek a few weeks ago, looks better than the MCN pics, it’s properly cool machine if that’s what you want

[Andybow]

trickywoo said:

Not for me thanks.

Having bought a 765rs in the summer and been bitterly disappointed with the build quality and dealer support I’ve also been put off triumph in general.

All that aside the 15l tank on the speed is enough to put me off it. Leaving 2.5l for safety and 40mpg you’ve got a range of just over 100 miles.

I get at least 140miles before the light starts flashing, my mt10 was far worse

[trickywoo]

Ho Lee Kau said:

OK, thanks.

I have tested both RS:s back to back and I found Speed RS much more exciting.

So is it back to sportsbikes for you then? I just can't imagine what naked would provide you the top end rush and 13k limit that you like/crave.

I rode the Speed RS as well and really liked the feel of the throttle / rear wheel connection. The ride quality was much nicer too as was the clutch. Too expensive for me though.

I actually went to a greater extreme the other way and got a new gen SV650. Super smooth throttle and really cheap to run. In the UK the risk of people reporting you on dashcam and general speed nazis mean I ride the local small roads now and I can't see much being more fun than the SV for that. The engineering / build quality on that is way above the 765 IMO.

[MrGman]

Andybow said:

I get at least 140miles before the light starts flashing, my mt10 was far worse

Same when i had mine, my current R1 however, you can see the light at 80miles

[crofty1984]

trickywoo said:

I rode the Speed RS as well and really liked the feel of the throttle / rear wheel connection. The ride quality was much nicer too as was the clutch. Too expensive for me though.

I actually went to a greater extreme the other way and got a new gen SV650. Super smooth throttle and really cheap to run. In the UK the risk of people reporting you on dashcam and general speed nazis mean I ride the local small roads now and I can't see much being more fun than the SV for that. The engineering / build quality on that is way above the 765 IMO.

You should try classic bikes. It doesn't matter that the brakes on my BSA are ste - if you want to get anywhere you never touch them, conservation of momentum all the way!

[Ho Lee Kau]

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No, I am just modest, I would add the necessary additional 6-10k CHF myself.

Take Speed RS, add QS and heated grips, black paint, and we are looking at 20k CHF.
Whether it is expensive or not, I can't say, after all the bike looks well-built and is full of quality parts...but it is a lot of money.

[turbomoped]

If they are really brave with the styling it could be a good choice.
The old one was a big pile of lard with everything in proportion to the engine.
The secret is to reduce everything around the engine for a killer look.
Vintage Indian inline fours looked a lot better than triumphz initial effort.

[Andybow]

Ho Lee Kau said:

No, I am just modest, I would add the necessary additional 6-10k CHF myself.

Take Speed RS, add QS and heated grips, black paint, and we are looking at 20k CHF.
Whether it is expensive or not, I can't say, after all the bike looks well-built and is full of quality parts...but it is a lot of money.

Happy Christmas 959
I’ll leave this here as a pressie