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I thought you had sworn off the Speed Triples???

I've been put off by Triumphs in general, not the speed triple. I've had 3 and 2 have been lemons. But the last one was 10 years ago and I did love my speed triple. Great engines.

Mine is fine after 30,000+ miles of neglect and abuse

That's what I'm bearing in mind when I look at the new speed triple

The new one has a cracking write up in Pb magazine this month. Nearly as quick round Mallory as the Tuono V4.

SO where is it then? It is the 10th....

It may be the 10th today but it's not 7pm yet

Easy solution... lets ask Kiwi seeing as he lives in the future !!!

Kwacky wrote:I've been put off by Triumphs in general, not the speed triple. I've had 3 and 2 have been lemons. But the last one was 10 years ago and I did love my speed triple. Great engines.

Holy Decadence Kwackman!!!

You're right...it has indeed been 10 years...how the time flies!!! I remember the Toxic Green bike...I have a bike the very same colour. I always liked those Triples...but of the two people I know who had them they both went bang.

Triumph later admitted there was a problem with part of the engine (I can't remember what). But that was long after mine went pop.

Yeah...I remember you saying. I'm almost certain it was the top end.

[video]https://www.facebook.com/OfficialTriump ... 795667625/[/video]

so we've got the R, the S and the RS.

Not much more information from the video.

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I'd seriously consider the R with that power and spec. They start at £8k so will be interesting to see pricing.

They sound good on paper

If the basic is £8k they can't really sell the RS for any more than £9.5k otherwise you're getting too close to the 1050 speed triple price. You can stiill get the 94 model S3 for £9k although the current model is supposed to retail at £11,900

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_y9g9BsgW8[/video]

I can see Triumph using this on a few more bikes

Cav wrote:Easy solution... lets ask Kiwi seeing as he lives in the future !!!

But I'm so busy with domestics and kids (24 hrs a day with school hol's atm) I get all my news from Tankslap!!

I actually watched the news on TV for the first time this year last night while cooking dinner. Fecking depressing!