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Greetings all...as the title says, in the past month I went from this:
:rofl2: :headbang: :thumbsup:
To this:
:cursin: :1banghead:
Then back to this again:
:rofl2: :headbang: :thumbsup:
I did 30k trouble free miles with Speedie and it's been the best street bike I've owned. And I can already tell that there are somethings that I'm really gonna miss, namely the feel and sound of the 1050 engine. But I had her since '06 and was ready for a change to something smaller and lighter. I nearly bought a KTM 690 Duke, but found a really good deal on the Triumph and trusted the reliability/practicality of the Triumph a bit more than the KTM. (Ha! Who'da thought the StreetR as the "practical" bike?).
Needless to say, I'm thrilled with the new bike. What it loses out on in engine, it more than makes up for in handling. The light weight and quick steering (and corner speed!) make it loads of fun. I've barely put 100 miles on the Street, so I'm still getting familiar with it (and still blowing apexes bc it turns so quick), but I'll adjust. I'm also a bit surprised to find it wheelies just as easily as the Speedie! :biggrin:
I got her for $8250 out the door (plus $430 for my state sales tax). I thought this was pretty good, at least it was the best I could find. Break in on this thing positively painful though. 5k rpms only nets me about 60mph in 6th gear (which is dangerous on the ATL expressways), so I've been exceeding it a bit when needed. I expect she'll be much quicker when I can wind it up a bit more.
I'll leave it at that for now, I'll be seeing ya....
Cheers
:rofl2: :headbang: :thumbsup:

To this:
:cursin: :1banghead:

Then back to this again:
:rofl2: :headbang: :thumbsup:

I did 30k trouble free miles with Speedie and it's been the best street bike I've owned. And I can already tell that there are somethings that I'm really gonna miss, namely the feel and sound of the 1050 engine. But I had her since '06 and was ready for a change to something smaller and lighter. I nearly bought a KTM 690 Duke, but found a really good deal on the Triumph and trusted the reliability/practicality of the Triumph a bit more than the KTM. (Ha! Who'da thought the StreetR as the "practical" bike?).
Needless to say, I'm thrilled with the new bike. What it loses out on in engine, it more than makes up for in handling. The light weight and quick steering (and corner speed!) make it loads of fun. I've barely put 100 miles on the Street, so I'm still getting familiar with it (and still blowing apexes bc it turns so quick), but I'll adjust. I'm also a bit surprised to find it wheelies just as easily as the Speedie! :biggrin:
I got her for $8250 out the door (plus $430 for my state sales tax). I thought this was pretty good, at least it was the best I could find. Break in on this thing positively painful though. 5k rpms only nets me about 60mph in 6th gear (which is dangerous on the ATL expressways), so I've been exceeding it a bit when needed. I expect she'll be much quicker when I can wind it up a bit more.
I'll leave it at that for now, I'll be seeing ya....
Cheers