Triumph Street Cup - brief review

[Kwacky]

I dropped the Street Triple R off for its first service. I knew what bike I was getting, I was told the last time I was in Triumph Birmingham that they were using a new Street Cup as a courtesy bike.

I’ve had Bonnies before so I was kid of expecting the same retro feel, which includes poor suspension and crap brakes.

The Street Cup looks good. I like it. It’s clearly aimed at the retro market which Triumph seems to be investing a lot of time in at the moment. It looks like a 1960s café racer - a proper bike as my dad would call it. It’s got drop down handlebars, bar end mirrors, a little front cowl and twin clocks for a dash. There’s an info button on the left bar for mileage, trip and fuel use. The right lcd screen tells you how much fuel you’ve got left and how far you can go on it.

Typical Triumph, so clutch in to start. The kill switch is the starter switch. Bizarre. As is the choice of having what looks like the passing switch turn your beams on full blast.

The bike fires up. What a lovely sound. It sounds like a proper bike too. So much so I catch myself blipping the throttle each time I pull up at a junction or some lights. The gearbox is pretty tight but it’s a new bike. I don’t get any shift issues when I’m working my way through the box.

Grunt is obvious as you pull away. The revs climb steadily. You’re not going to get an “oh ****” moment if you give it too much throttle but it’s still pretty nippy for a big bike. Handling is nice and neutral. The suspension seems pretty good, especially at the rear. The brakes are ok but it’s a single disc set up

Although it’s a sporty set up with the positioning of the pegs and the bars, it’s comfortable. Because of your sitting position, leant forward with your knees into the tank, you get less wind blast from this than you do the Street Triple, and that little cowl seems to work.

So overall it’s a nice, well put together retro sports bike. Would I have one? If I had a garage and room for a bike to be used on a nice sunny afternoon ride then yes, I would.

[StMarks]

Don't forget a pic' of it please Kwacky.

[Kwacky]

Will do.

[C00kiemonster]

Sounds good. A great sunday afternoon pootle bike by the sounds of it.

Did you have full leathers on? That must look a bit odd.

[Kwacky]

[Kwacky]

No, I was in my textiles.

Fuel economy is good, averaging 70mpg. Which is needed as the tank is small.

[C00kiemonster]

70 mpg. Blimey

I like the look of that apart from the front fly screen.

Glancing the internet it seems to get good reviews too.

[Kwacky]

The front screen really works well. I was surprised

[StMarks]

Fwiw it looks a bit like an unfaired version of the old D600 to me.

[TonyB]

Lovely looking bikes. Quite like the twin dials. I wonder how different it sounds to the longer stock exhausts on the Street Twin. They're handle bars I had on my bike Street Twin too. Couldn't get on with them so put the originals back.

[D41]

Kinda looks like a "Thruxton Dakar Special" or sommit. The clocks look great....and something cool that's right in front of you.
The screen looks naff, but I see the function in having it. Schmucky rim-tape. The gunmetal touches look a bit contrived.

6/10.