Just got myself a Triumph Street Triple!

[Emlyn]

Hi all,

Wanted to boast a little about my gorgeous new bike... well, new for me. 2008 with 8600km and in REALLY mint condition.
This has been a long time coming for me, I have recently finished a University degree, in the middle of getting back into riding, so I was stuck with my little old Honda NT Bros 400 for those student years.
I watched many other riders go from their 250cc starters on up the ranks to their dream bikes while I just waited until I had begun working again, and saved enough to pay cash on the day I found the bike for me... and finally that day is here! :)
What a great feeling, now it is my time to enjoy it! :)

Thanks for reading! Safe travels to you all... watch out for me out there :):love:

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[YellowDog]

She's a beauty!

Congrats to you :yes:

[skippa1]

Congrats. Enjoy:yes:

[FJRider]

Go Girl ... ENJOY ... :yes:

[98tls]

Very nice indeed,love that colour,enjoy eh.

[Conquiztador]

Well done. You can't go wrong with a Stripple!

[matdaymon]

Wow that is one very beautiful Trip!
I hope I can show the same amount of restraint as you when it comes to waiting to get the dream bike :woohoo: Congrats on the purchase! :woohoo:

[unstuck]

Nice bike, well done.:woohoo:

[baptist]

:niceone::clap::clap::clap:Congrats to you, I have swallowed my envy!!!!:yes:

[Corse1]

Great choice. Bullet proof bikes with great character:yes:

[shafty]

SPUNKY colour - awesome, - Congrats on the degree and the Trump

[Alex Wong]

Shot! Its beautiful, I hope i too can have this in the near future.

[Blackbird]

Congratulations and welcome to the club :yes:

I came from an 1100 and love the bike to bits!

Geoff

[Pussy]

Nice bike!
Good on ya! :)

[Daffyd]

Congrats. Make the most of it! :yes:

[Smifffy]

Awesome looking bike eho!

[AllanB]

Very cool.

Catch you on the Akaroa run sometime.

[Milts]

Fells good eh.

Enjoy it.

[IdunBrokdItAgin]

Good choice - it really is as good as all the reviews say it is.

I've owned mine for about 18 months and am still amazed at how versatile a bike it is.

Shameless plug now - if anyone is interested in a decently priced Street Triple with a few tasteful mods/ accessories then drop me a PM - I may be selling mine soon as I might be going overseas for a while.

[Maha]

That last pic is almost KB Calendar material....if the calendar was still being produced that is?....

[davebullet]

Great choice! Being a biased Triple owner myself, I just had to say that!

[been_there]

Very nice ..... roll on summer!!

[oldrider]

Congrats, good things come in three's, continue to enjoy! :ride:

[Bowlch]

Am VERY jealous! Congratulations on your new purchase!! :-D Going to have to wait 18 months before I can consider getting my Street Triple!


Ride Safe!

[Blinkwing]

Congrats on the purchase! :D

They're just lovely machines. :love:

I want one of these one day ... doubt I'll get one for a looooooong time though.

[short-circuit]

Very cool Emlyn...congratulations. These bikes are sensational - I wish I could keep mine.

[Shadowjack]

Good on ya, Em!

[wingnutt]

congratulations, on your new wheels, have a friend who has a stripple, they go real well.

[Bren]

Nice looking bike Ems...hope you doing well.....(-:

[John_H]

Nice choice in bike. Good things come to those who wait!

[Zadkiel]

Damn Street Triples are nice bikes! Congrats.

[shrub]

Probably one of the best bikes ever built and if I was physically a little smaller I'd have one in the shed. Where did you get it? I quite probably sold that bike new if it's a local bike.

[Timmeh:P]

Nice choice!!

However, I am a little biased. :rockon:

[KiwiPhoenix]

Great looking bike Em! Safe riding and I'll see you out there!

[Vgygrwr]

Great to see you get there, mine seemed to improve lots after the 10k service. So the gold TT2000 wont be two up then.

[Mr Triple]

Great to see you get there, mine seemed to improve lots after the 10k service. So the gold TT2000 wont be two up then.

Em's got to do one more TT with me so we can get gold together, then after that we would like to do the 2000km on our own bikes and Em can lead...:yes:

[Gubb]

Probably one of the best bikes ever built and if I was physically a little smaller I'd have one in the shed. Where did you get it? I quite probably sold that bike new if it's a local bike.

pfffft.

10 bucks says i'm bigger than you, and I fit just fine.

[shrub]

pfffft.

10 bucks says i'm bigger than you, and I fit just fine.

Make that a pie and you have a bet - 6 ft 4, 130 kgs. I've ridden many thousands of kms on Street Triples - I was the first person in the South Island to ride one - including track days and a couple of long trips. Yeah, I fit them, but it's not spacious the way a Rocket (my next bike) or a Tiger is and it isn't a fat, heavy bike the way my T Bird or something like a GSX1400 is. I find after a couple of hours my knees and back are giving me grief, but then I am a few years older than you.

The thing that blows me away about the Street Triple was how that engine makes them feel like a 1000 cc bike everywhere but top end and when I rode an SV1000 back to back I decided the Street Triple was better everywhere. I can ride one around town in top gear with no snatching, I can sit on the open road at 110 - 130 kmh and they feel just right and you don't need to change down to overtake yet when I want to ride in a more spirited manner they love it and the bike is waaaaaaaaaaaay faster than I am. Most bikes are faster than I am, but this is waaaaaaaaay faster. If you want to tour, throw on a set of bags and fuck off - your only problem will be the fact that NZ is so small. And the brakes and handling are brilliant and certainly far better than what I could use.

My son bought one just before his 18th birthday and did 22000 kms in his first year and loves his with an unholy passion. It's now a streetfighter with all kinds of custom shit and he's muttering about NOS or a turbo, but he says he can't imagine ever selling it.

And that sound. My son has a 3 into 1 into 3 Harris system and his sounds like a Formula One race car on acid and the accessory Arrow system is stunning, but even with stock pipes they sound tasty.

[AllanB]

Make that a pie and you have a bet - 6 ft 4, 130 kgs. I've ridden many thousands of kms on Street Triples - I was the first person in the South Island to ride one - including track days and a couple of long trips. Yeah, I fit them, but it's not spacious the way a Rocket (my next bike) or a Tiger is and it isn't a fat, heavy bike the way my T Bird or something like a GSX1400 is. I find after a couple of hours my knees and back are giving me grief, but then I am a few years older than you.

The thing that blows me away about the Street Triple was how that engine makes them feel like a 1000 cc bike everywhere but top end and when I rode an SV1000 back to back I decided the Street Triple was better everywhere. I can ride one around town in top gear with no snatching, I can sit on the open road at 110 - 130 kmh and they feel just right and you don't need to change down to overtake yet when I want to ride in a more spirited manner they love it and the bike is waaaaaaaaaaaay faster than I am. Most bikes are faster than I am, but this is waaaaaaaaay faster. If you want to tour, throw on a set of bags and fuck off - your only problem will be the fact that NZ is so small. And the brakes and handling are brilliant and certainly far better than what I could use.

My son bought one just before his 18th birthday and did 22000 kms in his first year and loves his with an unholy passion. It's now a streetfighter with all kinds of custom shit and he's muttering about NOS or a turbo, but he says he can't imagine ever selling it.

And that sound. My son has a 3 into 1 into 3 Harris system and his sounds like a Formula One race car on acid and the accessory Arrow system is stunning, but even with stock pipes they sound tasty.

So. You like it then? :woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[MrKiwi]

Very nice, they're a lovely bike.