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considering a triumph street triple....

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They're fun little bikes, my wife owned a 2012 Street Triple R for a few years... the key word is "little" though. At 6'1" I found the bike uncomfortably small.
 
@greg78gs750 did you ever get the Street Triple? I just got one last week and love it! I had a GSX-S1000F before this when I was on the mainland - that bike is pretty much perfect if you can get out of traffic and open it up a little. Since I live on an island I wanted a smaller bike but I wasn't sure I'd like a 650 twin, so the 675 triple seemed ideal. Plus the Street Triple comes stock with fully adjustable (comp, reb, pre) front AND rear shocks which was a big plus for me. The torque curve isn't a curve - it's table flat so it's always got pull regardless of speed. It doesn't have that "entering warp speed" thing at 9000 rpm that the 4c sport bikes get, but I'm ok with that.

They are known to leak and I'm in the process of replacing my countershaft seal - the only source of any drips and a fairly straight forward repair.

Like others said: the light weight, and the triple's torque and sound make it quite a fun bike! The reviews gave it 'best middleweight' for like a decade straight or something. I would agree - it's a lot of machine for the money.
 
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greg78gs750 said:
Well I'm definitely looking for a smaller displacement. I'd been considering an SV, but was a little concerned I'd want more power. Not even sure I'm going to get anything, I wrecked my ES a year ago and I've been hesitant to get back out there. But a new job means a different commute (and a better paycheck), and spring turns my daydreaming towards bikes, ya know?
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I wasn't sure if I'd get back on a bike after my crash. I did, though it was a bit too early for me. I eventually took some time off due to relocating, but I can say that I'm really happy to be back on 2 wheels! I definitely learned from my accident and am a little more cautious because of it.
 
The GSX-S750 is the same size and almost the same weight as the GSX-S1000; it doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me.
 
The 675 Triumph triples are boarding on legendary. Motogp2 is running a version of that engine and they've proven very reliable. I'd absolutely love to have one of those bikes. Maybe when I retire in a few years...
 
Joe Garfield said:
The GSX-S750 is the same size and almost the same weight as the GSX-S1000; it doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me.
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Just was thinking about how you said the 1000 would be perfect if you could open it up a bit more, the 750s power would be more usable in the street I would think.


Honestly thinking about getting one of them once I'm riding for long enough, pointing more towards the 750 since the 1000 would be over double the power from my 650 and 45 pounds lighter. the price of these things is nothing but a great deal.


I think the 750 has a place, its probably a great step up from a 80s UJM bike, I would say it's a modern day UJM
 
Nessism said:
The 675 Triumph triples are boarding on legendary. Motogp2 is running a version of that engine and they've proven very reliable. I'd absolutely love to have one of those bikes. Maybe when I retire in a few years...
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Not the 675, but a brand called carpenter has pulled put 240whp from a rocket 3
 
Joe Garfield said:
The GSX-S750 is the same size and almost the same weight as the GSX-S1000; it doesn’t really make a lot of sense to me.
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Could make sense from an insurance-cost perspective... and there are riders out there who are still working their way up to bigger, more powerful machines so the 750 is a great intermediate rung up the displacement ladder.

I had a 2015 GSX-S750, it was a fun bike. Actually fit me pretty well too. Bought on a whim from a dealer friend, enjoyed it for what it was, used it as part-trade against my GSX-S1000S (Katana). Comparison? Despite being around the same weight, the 750 was more toss-able and lighter on its feet. I chalk that up to the 180/55 rear tire (Katana has 190/50)... Kat's getting a 190/55 when the time comes to replace the OEM skins. That should makes a massive difference in front end feel... did the same change on my old TL1000R, all three of my Hayabusas, and both of my B-Kings (stock was 200/50 on the Kings, went down to 190/55) and they all improved drastically.
 
timebombprod said:
Just was thinking about how you said the 1000 would be perfect if you could open it up a bit more, the 750s power would be more usable in the street I would think.


Honestly thinking about getting one of them once I'm riding for long enough, pointing more towards the 750 since the 1000 would be over double the power from my 650 and 45 pounds lighter. the price of these things is nothing but a great deal.


I think the 750 has a place, its probably a great step up from a 80s UJM bike, I would say it's a modern day UJM
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Don't overlook the Kawasaki W800 if you like the retro look, you can get one of those for brand new for $6k if you're willing to jump on a bus to where the unsold 2020 and 2019 models are located.
 
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Don't overlook the Kawasaki W800 if you like the retro look, you can get one of those for brand new for $6k if you're willing to jump on a bus to where the unsold 2020 and 2019 models are located.
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Its kinda low powered, but for 6k you cant beat a new fullsize bike. Its definently trying to run up with the triumph twins and by its looks I'd say it does it well, but how it rides is another thing and I'm not sure how it does. I wish they had put a detuned zx7 engine in it cant beat the 4 bangers.
 
Rated at 47hp. No amount of torque can make up for that
 
I would say with motorcycles dragracing is more about the engine layout and the frame more than the torque and horsepower numbers, and well I'd say 90% of 4 stroke bikes on the strip are inline fours (from what I have seen) . Also suspension is a big factor but that probably goes more with cars than a bike.
 
timebombprod said:
I would say with motorcycles dragracing is more about the engine layout and the frame more than the torque and horsepower numbers, and well I'd say 90% of 4 stroke bikes on the strip are inline fours (from what I have seen) . Also suspension is a big factor but that probably goes more with cars than a bike.
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No. Drag racing is about horsepower, the ability to hook up the rear tire, and the rules... Prostock was running twins not to long ago because there was an advantage to do so within the rules.
 
True, I guess alot of what you're going to build relies on how the rules are setup, I know at one point in some racing you could either make a 750cc inline four or a 1000cc twin, and that is the reason honda made the rc51. I think it's cool that you can have different configurations of engines with the same displacement and they'll be making all different numbers of power and having different types of powerbands, unfortunately I dont think electrical engines will be able to be diverse in such a way.

I think inline fours will always be the superior engine for motorcycles.
 
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