Top 100 Motorcycles last10 year:2 - Triumph Street
Engine
It’s impossible to think of a better engine to power the Triumph Street Triple. The 675cc triple, lifted from the firm’s Daytona 675 offers absolutely everything you need whether you’re a new rider, do lots of town riding or you want to have fun out on the open road. The Street Triple motor is packed full of grunt, sounds great at full throttle and has enough power on tap to keep all but the most hardcore of riders entertained.
Handling
Although the Triumph Street Triple doesn’t have fully adjustable suspension, out of the crate it’s set-up perfectly to suit UK roads and UK-riders, which is more than you can say for its soft n’soggy Japanese rivals when they leave their factories. The lightweight Triumph floats over bumps but doesn’t tie itself in knots when you turn the wick up. The Street Triple’s spacious, upright riding position affords the rider lots of control while being very comfy at the same time.
Equipment
You don’t get much in the way of bells and whistles on the Triumph Street Triple aside from Nissin calipers a multi-function LCD display and underseat pipes, but to be honest the Street Triple doesn’t need any superfluous add-ons to make it the great motorcycle it is. There are a number of bolt-ons available from Triumph like a fly screen, belly pan, rear seat hump and carbon fibre parts.
Reliability
Some recent Triumphs, including the Daytona 675 have had question marks over their reliability and durability, which is why we haven’t given it a 5/5 rating, but overall none of this should put you off if you’re considering a Street Triple. For the price this motorcycle is very well made and has decent attention to detail.
Specifications
Top speed 141mph
1/4-mile acceleration 11.93 secs
Power 97.6bhp
Torque 47ftlb
Weight 167kg
Seat height 800mm
Fuel capacity 17.4 litres
Average fuel consumption 38mpg
Tank range 145 miles
Engine size 675cc
Engine specification 12-valve, in-line triple, 6 gears
Frame Aluminium twin spar
Front suspension adjustment None
Rear suspension adjustment None
Front brakes 2 x 308mm discs
Rear brake 220mm disc
Front tyre size None
Rear tyre size 180/55 x 17
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