Street Triple - 2,000km later

**Pumba** · 7th January 2009, 19:29

Originally Posted by Gubb

but the Street will run rings around it almost everywhere else.

Better be carefull, that sounds like a challenge

**Gubb** · 7th January 2009, 19:41

Originally Posted by Pumba

Better be carefull, that sounds like a challenge

Ha. I don't quite take it back, but if it was me riding both bikes, i'd certainly be more competent on the Street.

**gixxer-king** · 9th January 2009, 10:15

cool. and although not my reason for it but i do see poeple buying the biggest engine just for brag factor.
i have always had suzukis right from a ginuea pig 125 to the rg150 gsxr250 and 600f to the busa. i must say though my next bike is probably going to be an augusta.
just cool to see why people pick the bikes they do.

anyone riding an augusta here at all?

**vifferman** · 9th January 2009, 10:17

Originally Posted by gixxer-king

anyone ring an augusta here at all?

Unlikely.

There are possibly one or two who ride its cousin - the Agusta.

**vifferman** · 9th January 2009, 10:19

Originally Posted by Pumba

What I am pretty sure is a 675 would have been easier on the insurance premiums

Really?
At what capacity does it kick in?

Originally Posted by Gubb

Plus being $5K cheaper helped.

That's very significant: you can buy a lot of motorcycle goodies for $5k.

**woza** · 12th January 2009, 07:19

Originally Posted by Gubb

- It handles 2 up quite well, granted the Missus is tiny, we're are both still relatively comfortable after a few hundred Km together.
- I love the whistle of the induction noise.

Did you set the bike up any differently for riding 2 up?

**Gubb** · 12th January 2009, 07:55

Yeah, I put the pillion pegs down. Other than that, no, but i'm quite fortunate that my partner is quite small. 5'0".

**Potzman** · 12th January 2009, 10:17

Hey Gubb, think i caught up with you at a police check point some time in early december on the Kopu-Hikuai road. I was on a silver SV1000.

Good to see your still enjoying the ride!
I had a whole lot of fun on the coro roads over summer, the shear amount of torque our bikes have makes riding the twisties and dispensing with slow traffic a breeze.

By the way, I work with your bro on 5 SQN at Whenuapai.

**zeocen** · 12th January 2009, 11:33

Originally Posted by Chisanga

675cc is perfect for me... goes damn well and I only ride my striple to about 25% of its capabilities (check my "Chicken Strips" if you don't beleive me) although it is more than capable of attaining licence loosing speeds very quickly.

I agree wholeheartedly but when you have some minor fanboyism towards a certain brand and you have an affinity for a certain body position on said bikes, and the only bikes made today with that position in the mid range are crotch rockets made for jockeys, there isn't much choice but to go to the big 'sport tour' litre bikes!

Plus not having to ring out 16rpm on a sports bike just to go anywhere is also a plus on the litre bikes. I will have to say I have felt most at home on a big sports tour like the ZZR1200/1100 and Blackbird, even the ZX14 than smaller bikes or bikes with different body positions, not for power, purely for comfort.. if they still made those bikes in 600 range (ZZR600, CBRF4i etc) I would go to them without hesitation!

On the main subject, I rode past 3 street triples in a row yesterday heading to whitford/clevedon from Papakura on the ZZR1200, none of the 3 waved back at me when I waved to them.. what did I do wrong?

**Chisanga** · 12th January 2009, 12:16

Originally Posted by zeocen

On the main subject, I rode past 3 street triples in a row yesterday heading to whitford/clevedon from Papakura on the ZZR1200, none of the 3 waved back at me when I waved to them.. what did I do wrong?

Well none of them were me... I would definately have waved

**davebullet** · 12th January 2009, 12:18

Originally Posted by zeocen

On the main subject, I rode past 3 street triples in a row yesterday heading to whitford/clevedon from Papakura on the ZZR1200, none of the 3 waved back at me when I waved to them.. what did I do wrong?

"Tri" your wave with a bit more "umph" next time... they might notice.

Otherwise, they needed to have both hands on the bars to manage the savage beasts....

**Gubb** · 12th January 2009, 16:10

Originally Posted by zeocen

On the main subject, I rode past 3 street triples in a row yesterday heading to whitford/clevedon from Papakura on the ZZR1200, none of the 3 waved back at me when I waved to them.. what did I do wrong?

They must have been in a hurry to check on their oil leaks.

**chester** · 12th January 2009, 18:04

they were holding the front wheel down

**short-circuit** · 12th January 2009, 19:30

Originally Posted by zeocen

On the main subject, I rode past 3 street triples in a row yesterday heading to whitford/clevedon from Papakura on the ZZR1200, none of the 3 waved back at me when I waved to them.. what did I do wrong?

Twasn't me either - I can wheelie one handed