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YellowDog
9th September 2010, 19:32
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/andwend/Striple.jpg

http://www.moto-station.com/article9330-triumph-speed-triple-1200-adventure-tour-et-adventure-road-ces-anglaises-qui-feront-le-show-en-2011-.html

Looks pretty good to me :yes:

MIXONE
9th September 2010, 19:43
Is that the real thing?I shoulda payed more attention in french at school.I could live with that in a different colour.

Pumba
9th September 2010, 20:02
I never did frence at school either, thank you for google translator

translated version (http://translate.google.co.nz/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.moto-station.com/article9330-triumph-speed-triple-1200-adventure-tour-et-adventure-road-ces-anglaises-qui-feront-le-show-en-2011-.html&ei=OZSITPGnJ47RcfLKoJ4I&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBoQ7gEwAA&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dhttp://www.moto-station.com/article9330-triumph-speed-triple-1200-adventure-tour-et-adventure-road-ces-anglaises-qui-feront-le-show-en-2011-.html%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2TSAU_enNZ358)

YellowDog
9th September 2010, 20:20
Here is the summary (in English):
- 1200cm3 triple engine
- probably around 140hp
- engine becomes thinner, hence a more forward/lower position (better center of gravity)
- lower and slightly longer seat
- the double headlight won't be round anymore (more elliptic), with a cap on top (?)
- new dashboard
- single low exhaust (argh! blasphemy!)
- alloy frame akin to the Daytona
- new wheels
- ABS

I farkin like it, though I understand that is just an artists impression.

Genie
9th September 2010, 20:22
http://www.moto-station.com/article9330-triumph-speed-triple-1200-adventure-tour-et-adventure-road-ces-anglaises-qui-feront-le-show-en-2011-.html

Looks pretty good to me :yes:

Not that I can read French but I know what I like and that is kinda hot, would love it in a nice shiny red.

Batcerb
9th September 2010, 21:29
Righto magpies. any of you with a nice '08 model .... any colour besides black (matt is ok) ,

time to sell up .... to me :shifty:

1050 is just not enough you know

pzkpfw
9th September 2010, 21:39
Looks to me what the Kawasaki Z750 and Z1000 should still look like (before they let some latte drinking beret wearing conceptual artist start doing the designs).

I like.

AllanB
9th September 2010, 22:37
Looks good to me - updated and fresh but still the S triple.

gatch
9th September 2010, 23:06
Love it.

Just need to get rid of the tacky looking footpegs and make that seat like the 08 jobbies. Buell style exhaust, no windscreen and it will be pucker mate.

yod
9th September 2010, 23:14
so are they dropping that 1200 triple into a sports chassis and having a crack at SBK?

go on, do it...you know you want to....

grbaker
10th September 2010, 08:55
Nice looking bike. :yes:

get rid of the chrome mirrors and she'll be a winner.

Big Dave
10th September 2010, 11:20
Noice. Why they insist on that dufus fly screen thing is beyond me.

The whole essence of the speedy is what it isn't. No unnecessary crapola. And they stick a bit of weird shaped tupperware over the instruments.

Grubber
10th September 2010, 11:59
Hmmmm....think i might be liking this.
Bit of a growler by the looks. Would be nice if they did that motor in a Daytona. Ya just never know!:scooter:

Owl
10th September 2010, 16:22
Noice. Why they insist on that dufus fly screen thing is beyond me.

The whole essence of the speedy is what it isn't. No unnecessary crapola. And they stick a bit of weird shaped tupperware over the instruments.

If you were bald, would you go outside without a hat?:laugh:

Anyway, I'll believe this new one when I see it. Too many disguised old parts and no pillion provision would suggest this isn't real.

jack_hamma
10th September 2010, 17:30
That's a massive radiator isn't it?

mmm some clip on's or lower bars would look better :)

Pumba
10th September 2010, 21:21
That's a massive radiator isn't it?

mmm some clip on's or lower bars would look better :)

Noooooooooooooooooo head down arse up is not what the S3 is about. Get a daytona if you want that shit.

Big Dave
12th September 2010, 19:00
Noooooooooooooooooo head down arse up is not what the S3 is about. Get a daytona if you want that shit.

yep. Crouching down in the sportsbike hunch is easily the least suitable ergonomic for NZ road conditions.

Bikemad
13th September 2010, 21:53
grrrrr...............me want one

Rogue Rider
14th September 2010, 08:02
Triumph Speed Triples are purely sex on wheels.... I will not be upgrading to the bigger one unless it falls through the skies in a gleaming bolt of bright light from the Heavens...... (possible) lol.
I simply love my 1050 k7, its a fabulous toy. Fun fun fun......... I would like a cruiser though as well for touring again.

jack_hamma
14th September 2010, 21:05
Noooooooooooooooooo head down arse up is not what the S3 is about. Get a daytona if you want that shit.

Lower the bars and putting clip ons doesn't mean it's a supersports bike...... and not all of us have orangutan arms either, aye dude :)

davebullet
17th September 2010, 13:51
Triumph would be better off investing in better suspension out the crate IMHO.... then again that would probably put the price up too much (then again - that would provide a price competitive naked compared to the R1s, GSXR1000, Z10Rs of this world....).

Big Dave
17th September 2010, 14:03
Triumph would be better off investing in better suspension out the crate IMHO.... then again that would probably put the price up too much (then again - that would provide a price competitive naked compared to the R1s, GSXR1000, Z10Rs of this world....).

The last few Trumpets I've tested have had 3 x 2 way adjustable Showas. Pretty Good stuff.

GMcC
17th September 2010, 14:22
The last few Trumpets I've tested have had 3 x 2 way adjustable Showas. Pretty Good stuff.

My new 1050 SE has more compliant suspension all round compared to me `09
New spring and internals f & r ( Showa )

davebullet
17th September 2010, 14:24
I'm 85kgs geared up and find the suspension a little stiff.

Could be the bike is brand spankers and needs time for the suspension to loosen up.

I think the SE gets upgraded fork internals over the stock standard 1050 NJ2 model (2010).

Owl
17th September 2010, 17:36
I'm 85kgs geared up and find the suspension a little stiff.

At least you won't require a rear spring come upgrade time:D

IdunBrokdItAgin
28th September 2010, 10:45
Quite a few more details coming out speculating about the 2011 speed triple.

Pics leaked from triumphs own accesoriy website (shows new clocks, head-lights and other stuff in pics towards the bottom of the thread):
http://www.street-triple.co.uk/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=26&topic=8084.msg0;topicseen#new

Also speculation that it is sticking with the 1050 engine but making the bike lighter and more powerfull:
http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/09/2011-triumph-speed-triple-not-a-1200-but-still-faster/

Interesting reading.

Official launch date is next week (according to MCN).

davebullet
28th September 2010, 11:38
At least you won't require a rear spring come upgrade time:D

Are the front springs progressives (same with rear shock spring - not at home so can't check). If so - would probably end up replacing them anyway with linear (since progressives seem to be frowned upon as a poor excuse for inferior damping control).

short-circuit
5th October 2010, 20:13
My dinner just bounced back up my throat when I opened this:

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2010/10/2011-triumph-speed-triple-a-little-lighter-a-little-faster-a-lot-scarier/#more-10509

I'm sure it can be improved with a fair amount of modding and a bunch of accessories but stock :puke:

lanci
5th October 2010, 22:03
Not sure about the new model :facepalm:... Might be good for values of the old models...... haha

Owl
6th October 2010, 11:24
I'm not sold:no: Gonna be stuck with mine a bit longer me thinks.:yes:

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/videos/2010/october/oct0510-Cologne-Bike-Show-2011-Triumph-Speed-Triple-video/

Big Dave
6th October 2010, 12:30
Nice - works for me just fine.

IdunBrokdItAgin
6th October 2010, 13:24
I like it.

Wish it had dropped a bit more weight though - original reports were of significant weight reduction.

Same photos different website:

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/642/8122/Motorcycle-Article/2011-Triumph-Speed-Triple-First-Look.aspx

Gremlin
6th October 2010, 13:43
I like it.

Wish it had dropped a bit more weight though - original reports were of significant weight reduction.

Same photos different website:

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/642/8122/Motorcycle-Article/2011-Triumph-Speed-Triple-First-Look.aspx
The 3/4 shot with the two models makes the headlights look terrible, sort of out there by themselves in front of the forks, and really sticking out. Paper weights don't phase me much, it's all about how it rides.

Big Dave
6th October 2010, 14:03
Speed triples are supposed to make some people go 'yuck'. Part of the attraction. Black sheep. Hard edge, no bullshit.

I don't like expensive headlights. The round ones were cheap to fit a replacement car unit if you broke one. But that's the fashion. Thanks MV Agusta.

Bet it wheelies and stoppies da shiz.

short-circuit
6th October 2010, 15:33
Triumph have shrewdly made the stock incarnation so butt ugly that you are compelled to dress it in accessories to make it look good. As with the lights (no doubt changed only so that if you need replacements you're forced to buy "triumph" lamps). I'll bet retro-fitting the current round dual headlights and bracket is an absolute mission.

I'm sure performancewise it'll be wicked, but the in looks department it is overstylised, decidedly unTriumph and completed unSpeed Trip - they've managed to make an arse of an iconic (stripped to the bone, badass) bike.

ukusa
8th October 2010, 13:58
It's all there on the UK Triumph website

http://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/motorcycles/range/roadsters/speed-triple/2011/speed-triple

Genie
8th October 2010, 14:39
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb93/andwend/Striple.jpg

http://www.moto-station.com/article9330-triumph-speed-triple-1200-adventure-tour-et-adventure-road-ces-anglaises-qui-feront-le-show-en-2011-.html

Looks pretty good to me :yes:

Looks damn fine to me too!:yes:

Berg
13th November 2010, 18:49
Writeup and test ride in latest Motorcycle Trader. They love it and even a Trumpy undecided like me quite likes it. Glad to see they have dropped the seat height a weenie bit for folks like me with vertically challenged legs. That was my major problem with the last model.