Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

That thing would be a blast at a track day!!

 

Hey guys, owned a couple GSXR's back in the day, loved them. Have the itch to get back on two wheels, have been looking into something different. What's everyone's take on Triumph's? I'm looking at a 2005 Speed Triple for a pretty good deal. Thoughts? Just looking to cruise around on the weekends.

 

What bike is the one with the white and green tank she swapped for the scooter at the end? I liked that one.

 

While not a Speed, I love my Tiger 800. SO much so that I've had 3 of them. Sold 2 and regretted it within a couple months. Something about the triple is just magic for me.

Can't comment on a Speed though

 

I don't have any Triumph experience besides lusting after them my whole life. My next bike will likely be a Speed Twin or Speedmaster.

 

Paging @fatfurious2

 

I had an 07 Speed Triple and a 2013 Speed Triple. What I remember about the 07 (and I think 05) is that it has a plastic tank that can swell. When i was replacing the air filter, it was a pain. Insanely fun bike! That green is super rare, and I wish I hadn't gotten rid of it. But I got 3 tickets on it. 80/45, 80/55, and 40/25. All were written down, but still fun. Made my insurance skyrocket

 

coukd those be used on the rear lights ?

 

Thanks for the response guys. What the hey, I'll pull the trigger here she is btw

 

Yes front or rear. But to my understanding, for the rear, you need to get red bulbs

 

I have been in love with the styling of the street triple and older speed four for years but such and impractical bike for me right now. Those speed fours are hard to find but I would love get my hands on one.

I test rode a street triple and rented a tiger 800 for some offroading in Colorado before I moved to out here. Both bikes had a lot of attitude and a blast to ride.

 

Knew I had a picture of the tiger somewhere. If I remember correctly, this is looking back at Mt. Antero after riding through over 3" of wet, slushy snow coming over Monarch Pass on my way back from Telluride. That was absolutely the most treacherous 16 miles of motorcycle riding I have ever experienced, and faced with the same situation again, I would have missed my flight stayed another day in Telluride.

 

Thanks man. Stoked to finally finish and sell this bitch so I can stop pretending it had dirt tires.

Untitled by Michael Halat, on Flickr

 

So much want right there. That bad boy is sweet

 

No more stunt riding?

 

Maybe eventually again but I don't have the time anymore to practice. If I did I'd probably get two duals, one sumo, one dirt. No point in a big bike anymore. The way life is going with a baby on the way I will only be able to dip for short rides, so I'll rip the pines for a while.

 

With the baby on the way it's a smart move. Imo

 

You can always just one dirtbike like the crf450 its street legal and just throw some dirt wheels and tires on it or vise versa

 

I have a 2013 Thruxton. It is definitely the classiest bike that I own. I am not sure about the Speed Triple, but many Bonneville/Thurxton/Scrambler models suffer from an inferior OEM regulator rectifier. The solution is a $150 mosfet unit. Outside of that, they are pretty bullet proof.