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MAGWITCH

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MAGWITCH says:

STREET TRIPLE 2013

I have recently taken another look at the latest Street Triple R in my local Triumph dealers, having given it the once over at Motorcycle Live in November.

I have now come to the conclusion, that I don"t find it very attractive as regards overall appearance. I"m sure that performance-wise, it remains as always, up there with the best, but, I can"t say that I am impressed with the colour schemes, as they look a bit "drab" to me.
I would also like to know who had the idea of tack welding on to the exhaust can, what can only be described as a piece of "tin plate" . Surely a bike costing over 7 grand new, should at least be finished off in a more "eye pleasing" manner, sorry Triumph but I wont be rushing out to buy one.:unsure:

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 08:16)

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KrismusSikpunz

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KrismusSikpunz says:

Preunit, maybe not but.....

I got talking to a couple of fellas at a local bike meet, one on an Aprilia Tuono and the othe other on a KTMDuke 690 and they said the Duke struggled to keep up at 90+ speeds on the straights. But they both laughed at the cost of filling the Mille being double.


Seemed to stack up with the 70mpg the Duke rider was claiming. Or maybe it was an excuse for buying one?

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 14:45)
preunit

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preunit says:

I think nearer 50 mpg

for spirited riding and 60 riding like a saint, still good for the laughs it'll give ya.:smile

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 14:58)
CB13

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CB13 says:

Triumph copied...

BMW with the Explorer and Trophy,are copying Harley's Fat Boy with the Thunderbird which is fair enough but why did they style the new Street Triple R on the Suzuki Gladius?Do people really consider mpg when buying a bike?The claimed figures are always a long way off the true figures and mpg varies hugely depending on how you ride.Mpg has never mattered to me,fill it up,have fun until the warning light comes on,fill it up and have more fun ad infinitum.    

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 15:25)
paulderekjohnson

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paulderekjohnson says:

Hahaha

gungerdin8 says:

 

Johnson boy

Tell us again wot bike u ridin fella will ya ????

 

Well,pretty much anything and any model available,but that's the perk of the job :smile

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 15:26)
weasel64

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weasel64 says:

..

there you have it gunga pddickhead rides any bike he can

" that's the perk of the job "

what he neglected to tell you was that he's a rent boy who only go's for bikers so it more like " a ride for a ride " if ya get my drift ????:lol::lol::lol:

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 16:16)
aehewitt

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aehewitt says:

Street Triple...

(back on subject) I've had one and i don't think id have another one..... :huh: Now, that KTM is begging to be thrashed... i've also got a thing for Orange.....:biggrin:

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 16:29)
KrismusSikpunz

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KrismusSikpunz says:

I know if it did............

70mpg, I'd be out on it more often than if it did 35mpg.


I am not short of the brass but if a day out costs £20 as against £40 how many days out are you going to justify to your good lady who's wanting other things?

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 16:38)
babyblade41

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babyblade41 says:

tell your good lady

to buy her own days out:smile

sorry

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 16:39)
KrismusSikpunz

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KrismusSikpunz says:

The stripple is imo a fantastic bike

but, it's fuel consumption really lets it down.


Like Gunger says, he gets similar mpg from the one of, if not the most powerful sports bike.

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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 16:41)
KrismusSikpunz

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KrismusSikpunz says:

BB41

I wish!


Back to the point.
The folk who say they don't care about mpg usually own bikes that do 2k miles a year, or less.

If I did that, it wouldn't bother me either.


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  • Posted 175 days ago (26 December 2012 16:42)

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