Does The Street Triple Triumph?

With much thanks and support to Mah Pte Ltd, it's time to triple the fun with the  
Triumph Street Triple R 675!

Apart from it being known as the hooligan bike and sharing many similarities with the Triumph Daytona, the Street Triple is a sports bike stripped naked of all it's bodywork. But does it really triumph? Is it as bad ass as it sounds?

Let's put it to the test.

Equipped with a liquid cooled engine, 3 cylinder unit, just 5 minutes on the 2014 Triumph Street Triple R 675 and I knew instinctively, it is a remarkably easy bike to ride.

Credits to fashnionisers

It's noticeably nimble handling tempts you to maximize it's potential and maybe even abuse it because the power delivery is just so smooth.. even smoother than my pair of extensively waxed legs.

My confidence is boosted a few notches because the street triple allows me to do whatever I want. Hmm, it's like.. Mr. Yes boyfriend, Let's Go boyfriend, I'll Let You Lead boyfriend.

The Good

The smoothness of the bike maintains from low to high revs, and there is no significant engine brake "pull back" feel when I switch gears as my speed increases from 0 - 100km/h at a maximum output of 106HP. Having the advanced gear quick-shifter only makes things better!

Though I don't feel the thrust of power when I twist the throttle (compared to bigger bikes), the Street Triple R 675 delivers an accurate metered throttle response which actually makes the whole ride more refined.

A reliable enhanced gearbox configuration flattens out the vibration of the bike from low speed during normal city rides to  high speeds over longer distances.

For those who love the flexibility of tuning your suspensions as and when, now you can, by taking advantage of the street triple's full adjustable Kayaba suspensions.

The Arrow exhaust is neatly tucked beneath the engine that gives a more balanced center of gravity = more riding stability.

Credits to gazetteoutthere

It's new technology ABS and Nissin (NOT the instant noodle brand) strong brakes would never fail to stop you from falling into a ditch, crashing into some asshole or skidding off like skiing off a mountain cliff.

Riding position of a bike is quite subjective and it's based on every individual's different height proportions.

For the Street Triple R 675, it works pretty alright for me; not as low as a sports bike yet not as upright as a scrambler. It's somewhere comfortably in between that still allows me to push more aggressively if I want to.

Credits to bikes.wallpaperattack

The Bad

I think the Street Triple's side view looks lean and pretty stylish but I personally dislike the bugged-eye headlights. Haha to each it's own. Somehow it doesn't look well connected to it's body and it kinda juts out in an awkward position. 

More wind protection could be done to make daily riding more comfortable by reducing the wind blasts, especially given the riding position's lean angle.

Overall, it's arguably one of the most favourite medium-weight naked bike to ride and with such reliable and versatile set ups, the fun is definitely tripled with the Triumph Street Triple R 675!

Price: SGD $19,000.00
(Machine only)

Special thanks to Eugene from Mah Pte Ltd for letting me burn out the Street Triple's Pirelli Diablo Corsa tyres!

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