5 minutes on a Speed Triple

**sinfull** · 12th June 2010, 09:53

Originally Posted by Headbanger

Filmed overseas on a closed road under controlled conditions, Bike speed limited to 104km/h.

Yeah Same !

Was (aparently) an experiment with a tank mounted cam, but as ya see the speed three's vibration and nakedness was all too much for the cam !

**SMOKEU** · 12th June 2010, 10:22

Originally Posted by shrub

No, they love being ridden fast and then the fat men in Holden Commodes take your license away. I've considered buying one, but a radar detector would be fitted the day I picked it up.

You won't get your licence taken off you, what the police don't want to admit is that they'll 'abandon chase' on anything faster than a CBR250 going full throttle.

**dipshit** · 12th June 2010, 10:31

Originally Posted by sinfull

Was (aparently) an experiment with a tank mounted cam, but as ya see the speed three's vibration and nakedness was all too much for the cam !

Overtaking in turning bays..??? You better hope no car is going to use the bay for a turn.

**AD345** · 12th June 2010, 10:40

So

Only one gear on these Speed triple beasties is it?

**Big Dave** · 12th June 2010, 11:46

Says Captain Air....Compressor Motor.

**2wheeldrifter** · 12th June 2010, 11:52

Overseas huh..... we have a place here called Whanganui must be like a sister town thing eh?

**Big Dave** · 12th June 2010, 11:54

Originally Posted by 2wheeldrifter

Overseas huh..... we have a place here called Whanganui must be like a sister town thing eh?

Bugtussle

**2wheeldrifter** · 12th June 2010, 12:00

Bugtussle

Lost me Dave?

**Big Dave** · 12th June 2010, 12:11

Originally Posted by 2wheeldrifter

Bugtussle

Lost me Dave?

It's a mythical town from early American Rural Sitcoms. 'Let's go downtown and watch some haircuts'.

**2wheeldrifter** · 12th June 2010, 12:41

filmed in Tasmania.........

Yeah I sux... no sound

Oh got it now...

headbanger lives in my mythical town with rednecks? and has a big screen

**Headbanger** · 12th June 2010, 13:30

Originally Posted by AD345

So

Only one gear on these Speed triple beasties is it?

You've lost me, I do dozens of gear changes in my vid, choppin it down a couple gears at a time while braking into some of them corners.

Uh, I mean in the video some guy from Bugtussle made overseas.

**AD345** · 12th June 2010, 14:23

Originally Posted by Headbanger

You've lost me, I do dozens of gear changes in my vid, choppin it down a couple gears at a time while braking into some of them corners.

Uh, I mean in the video some guy from Bugtussle made overseas.

Hmm

I'm willing to concede that my speakers are cheap, my hearing suffers from industrail deafness and the vid sound is a tad choppy....

It just never seems like the bike gets into a crusing gear - but then I guess it aint a cruiser

mebbe I just need to get out on a few more higher revving bikes myself

**AD345** · 12th June 2010, 14:25

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Says Captain Air....Compressor Motor.

Well I guess coming from the Buell with such a high performance en......*arrgh*choke*thumP*

Nope - couldn't do it

**Gubb** · 12th June 2010, 18:23

Originally Posted by shrub

My son has one and i rode many kilometres on them when I worked at the Triumph shop, and they're awesome bikes but too small for me - I'm 6 ft 3 and 120 kgs. I look like a circus clown on a Street Triple, plus I like a big heavy bike that needs muscling around whereas the Street is very light and responsive.

That's me exactly, and i've never had any trouble fitting on the Street. The Missus still hops on the back on regular occasion too.