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Street is in for its first service so thought I would have a go on this.

It’s a very pretty thing and is probably the torquiest motor I have ever ridden. It has some real grunt and thump to it.

Brakes are a bit lacking in bite and it feels a bit front heavy but it’s a fun bike to ride.

And did I mention the torque?

what's the sound like?

Looks very trick.

I suspect the feel of torque is due to the gearing being low.

My s3 has decent torque but is geared for 160mph. I may hear it down to give it more punch

That looks pretty

Relatively quiet as all new bikes are now but it pops and crackles on the over run nicely.

It’s a very nice bike to ride. You can see why these retro Triumphs are so popular especially amongst the older generations.

I will try the 1200 Scrambler next time.

Looks very '60s. For once, in a good way.

duke63 wrote:Relatively quiet as all new bikes are now but it pops and crackles on the over run nicely.

It’s a very nice bike to ride. You can see why these retro Triumphs are so popular especially amongst the older generations.

I will try the 1200 Scrambler next time.

It looks proper old skool cool

My s3 likes to rumble on the overrun, must be a Triumph thing does the RS do the same Duke?

I think the speed twin is my favourite of the classic triumphs

Mine pops and bangs a little but not as much as the Speed did nor as much as the Multi.

The Speed Twin is an example of how to make a bike beautifully proportioned, everything about it looks spot on.

The OE exhausts are horrible though. The vand h ones are much nicer

Even better if you can get hold of a US spec version of exhauat

Defo like the look of it. Prob could do with some nice arrow pipes on it or something but other than that actually looks pretty decent. Went out on a ride with one of these and does look and sound the business. Would love to give one a try

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I managed to grab an hour on one of these today.

A beautiful looking bike. Triumph are doing really well at the moment with their designs. This is very well put together.







No point doing a full review as these have been around for a while now. I would have one. It's surprisingly quick and I found the handling to be pretty good. I love the sound it makes. It is a low seat and the bike is pretty small but it's comfortable. You can sit upright or pretend you're a 1960s racer and slide down the seat and tuck in. But there's no wind protection at all. It's a nice Sunday blast bike but I reckon you could put some miles on it as well if you wanted to.

I’m obviously getting old because these type of bikes I find really appealing these days.

I would have one of these. It's a new bike with old bike fun.

I think it’s one of the best looking bikes on the market at the moment. And it has the ride quality to go with it.

Agree, it's a beautifully proportioned bike...it's almost art-like.
Or museum of art & design, whatever that place is called.

except teh exhausts look cack

Needs some SC Project exhausts.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wwzAgwa3Ys[/video]

Triumph should put that on their website.

The whole nose-wheelie thing is frickin' mental!