Sat on new Speed Triple. Big mistake

[Milts]

Before you spend all the cash on a speed, give the street triple a ride. Still has oodles of power, weighs less, looks nicer...

[Maha]

Hmm, wait 'till the new Tuono hits NZ, supposedly an un-real bike...

When is it due here?

For $30K...http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-341470943.htm

[Big Dave]

More and more bodywork every new model.

What don't they get about 'naked' bikes?

There's even stuff I'd have to remove from the new S3.

[Big Dave]

looks nicer...

Matter of opinion. Beauty in the eye etc etc.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Before you spend all the cash on a speed, give the street triple a ride. Still has oodles of power, weighs less, looks nicer...

Gonna ride them both: according to the sales guy, the new Speed triple is like a slightly bigger Street Triple, whereas prior models have been "big" bikes in terms of steering effort etc. They do have better looking headlights though.

I had pretty much settled on a Street Truple as my next bike anyway, but I was surprised how compact and "right" feeling the new Speed was, just from a showroom sit....

gonna bail on work one afternoon this week, and take them both for a squirt, see how I go.

[NZsarge]

For $30K...http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-341470943.htm

A bit more expensive than I thought it's be even thought it is basically a high spec RSV4, I thought maybe $27-28k. I guess this Tuono is in the same market segment as the Ducati Streetfighter and they're pricing it at what the deem as appropriate.

[HenryDorsetCase]

A bit more expensive than I thought it's be even thought it is basically a high spec RSV4, I thought maybe $27-28k. I guess this Tuono is in the same market segment as the Ducati Streetfighter and they're pricing it at what the deem as appropriate.

Nice enough, but its not me. Not that I'd turn down a ride on one.

Got all the fruit too, hmmmm.

Speaking of "all the fruit" Street and Sport have got a 675R too. Mmmmmm sexy times.

[slofox]

I think they look "distinctive", and, in the butt-ugly stakes, way better looking than those BMWs with their mismatched, unsymmetrical headlights.

UNsymmetrical Mr BDOTGNZA man? You sure about that?

[shrub]

if it was me I'd go for the last of the old shape - those lights just don't work and they won't hold their resale as well. You can get a very new 09/10 Speed Triple for very good money and odds are good that there will be a brand new one somewhere.

But regardless they are outstanding motorcycles, but get a decent set of pipes. They sound very, very nice.

[Big Dave]

if it was me I'd go for the last of the old shape - those lights just don't work and they won't hold their resale as well. You can get a very new 09/10 Speed Triple for very good money and odds are good that there will be a brand new one somewhere.

But regardless they are outstanding motorcycles, but get a decent set of pipes. They sound very, very nice.

Of course they work. You can't turn them off! Word is sales are strong.
Triumphs don't hold resale particularly well anyway. Not why we buy them.

[Big Dave]

UNsymmetrical Mr BDOTGNZA man? You sure about that?

Un is correct. Asy would possibly be more apt.

[slofox]

Un is correct. Asy would possibly be more apt.

I might have been tempted by non-symmetrical...

[Big Dave]

'That matching sides stuff sucks.'

Diss symmetrical.

[davebullet]

My only gripes (with the speed) are oil burning and suspension that's like a pogo stick.

I must have received a "friday afternoon" production line bike.

Two pretty big gripes, but I still love the bike.

[Usarka]

I loved the street when i test rode it. Loved it so much i took it back to the dealer and said no fucking way jose.

Was scraping pegs, wheelieing, splitting like a loon etc 5 minutes after getting on the thing for the first time.

Was seriously looking at the speed before circumstances arse raped my wallet though.