2014 Triumph Street Triple

From Motorcycle Adventures

This Cosmic Green Triumph Street Triple has been sitting at YCH for a while now. It is one of the bikes I had been considering to replace my CBR250 as my next ABS brake upgrade. After looking around sitting on various options, I had it down to this one or a Kawasaki Ninja 650. When YCH dropped the price on this one, I jumped on it.

I was hesitant to go with a Triumph after other experiences the family has had with them. However, this one being inexpensive, and hoping that was a two-off problem, I decided to try one. Alas, I had issues too; there was a defective part and Triumph apparently isn't open Saturdays to provide any support to their dealers, and they don't provide adequate documentation or instructions to dealers as to what the computer codes mean. This resulted in a bike that wouldn't start, then one throwing error codes. Unfortunately this means my family is 3 for 3 with Triumphs not working off the showroom floor; fortunately the dealer got it working the next week and I hit the road.

Amazingly smooth bike; I'm still in break-in so I haven't had a chance to push it yet, but handling and weight are similar to the 250. I love the 'sitting on the hood' feeling which is more extreme with this bike than my other ones; it's easy to forget the bike is there. I had some concerns the bike would be too powerful, but it has very good manners; smooth and controllable power with more only if asked for.

With my Ventura Rack and Scottoiler installed tonight, I'm ready to start tackling longer distances with it.