[48152]

thanks for the info!

 

[48152]

SO IS KAWASAKI's

ninja 650 is 6,299....

 

[1747]

where is the nekkid bug-eye version? are we back to copying kawasaki again? i will wait to collect one from salvage yard. nay, i will wait at bottom of South grade with truk...

 

[dleclerc]

The bike looks amazing, the tripple will undoubtably sound great, and being a triumph tripple it will be nice to ride somthing a little different.



I can't wait for two things.

1) for you to compare it to the top 600's to see if it lives up to what it promosises to be.

2) a speed four version stirpped down it should prove to look even better, and could be the ultamate middleweight streetfighter.

 

[seruzawa]

I wonder if that dry weight is anywhere near accurate or if Triumph used that same special weight scale the Japanese use.

 

[23063]

Copying Kawasaki was how Triumph were able to evolve to this thing, I guess.

 

[23063]

The intrigueing thing about Triumph is that they don't have to confer with the Japs before they try something new.



The Jap four move in a sort of syncopated lock step with each other. "Ok, Kawasaki you get the US Supersport series win, Suzuki gets US Superbike, Yamaha, MotoGP, Honda you get Europe this year. No Ducati wins, they had their chance for two seasons."



I wonder how they'll divvy it up for next year?



Triumph, you're on the right track, just focus on making the best bike for riding to all these Jap spec races.

 

[sportbikebandit]

Yep there is no way this can beat a Buell Firebolt anyway. Cheap Ninja knockoff. Three cyclinders is unbalanced anyway. God will curse it with vibration and knocking. ....



Ducati will bring out a 999 V-4 and 750 V-4 next year anyway and God will be pleased...



Mr. Christian Gates this is a proper troll.

1. Insult GPTB (Buell sacrasm)

2. ***** off the Triumph crowd (knockoff).

3. Don't forget the V-Twin Ducati crowd..



Actually I love the idea of 3 cylinder Triumph. My wife had a Geo with 3 cylinders when I married her. Great econo car. Bet they start importing them again..

 

[pdad13]

According to Ross Clifford, the bike scales in lighter than all of the '05 supersports. Can't speak for the new ones, yet.

 

[pdad13]

I hear probably next year, Johnny. The original concept was actually penned as a naked streetfighter, and there was some discussion inside Triumph as to whether or not it should be faired or unfaired. In the end I guess they decided to have both (gotta sell bikes to the squids in this class, ya know). This is the last year of the Speed Four, so expect a 675-based naked next year. I don't know if it'll get the S3 bug-eyes, though.



This bike doesn't have much in common with the ZX-6R at all, except that it has two wheels, an engine and a fairing. Maybe more in common with the old Kawi triples? On closer inspection, you'll also notice that the styling is more distinctive than originally thought. I've seen a whole bunch of pictures recently that give a little different impression (trellis subframe, frame, swingarm--and the bodywork seems a bit more Euro than it does in the official pictures.) Everyone who's seen it up close has remarked how good it looks in the flesh.



In fact, I'm sure Sean and some MOtroops have seen it already at the press unveiling they did in Hollywood.

 

[pikehk]

The triple is cool but the styling sucks. It looks like a Yamaha rip off. Why couldn't they have made it unique with the styling also.

 

[seruzawa]

Makes sense with one less cylinder.

 

[1747]

yeah it actually looks pretty cool upon closer inspection and i always thought a smaller triple that revved higher would be *****en. However it is same as Buell XB-R vs. XB-S: who needs that low clip-on stuff when u can have a handlebar dammit? It is like choice of salad or fries hello are we women or what?

Ok so where is MO coverage then or does embargo continue after info is up at triumph.com it is a strange system and yet...

 

[sportbikebandit]

I agree.

 

[3655]

It looks OK, but I want to know the cost. Unless the insurance is dirt cheap, I can't see spending 8500 vs. the 10500 for a Jap liter bike. Or even 10K for the Speed Triple. You know what I mean? For my $11600 dollars, I plan on getting a 2006 ZX-14 ($11500) and a new tank top ($20), new "Air Force Ones"($40 out of the back of a van), and a sweet visor with the sticker still on the brim ($40)!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!

 

[Fenton]

KP- was she mad at you when you tried to trade the Geo of an EV-1?

 

[Fenton]

I wear 11 1/2. I'll send you the four-oh later.



-Out.

 

[sportbikebandit]

Yep. She still is pissed.

 

[48337]

clearly the current Speed Four is doomed and expect it's replacement will have the triple. They won't be able to call it a speed "four" anymore, wonder what it'll be.. S3-lite?

 

[sportbikebandit]

Go to gym and work on those back muscles and arms old man Just kidding. Are you calling us sportbike riders girls? It takes a real man to ride 100 miles on a sportsbike and still be able to have a shake, burger and fries at the burger barn.