Street Triple Tops Magazine Comparo
Triumph’s all-new Street Triple has already made its opposition seem like "relics" – according to British weekly magazine MCN.
Triumph’s all-new Street Triple has already made its opposition seem like "relics" – according to British weekly magazine MCN.
In the first comparison test of the Street Triple against its middleweight brethren, the Street Triple was in a class of its own, storming to an emphatic win over the Suzuki GSR600, Kawasaki Z750, Yamaha FZ6 S2, Honda CB600F Hornet and Ducati S2R.
Here are a couple of quotes from the article in MCN: The opening statement "Triumph’s new Street Triple is so ahead of the game it makes its naked middleweight rivals look like they’re not trying." The engine "The triple lump has everything you need from an engine for this kind of bike, whether you’re a new rider, do lots of town riding or you want to have fun out on the open road." "You need the low and mid-range power of the Triumph… for normal road riding, and none of the Jap bikes have anywhere near enough…"
The styling "…with its Speed Triple look-alike styling it’s hard to disagree that the Triumph really does look something special when you compare it to the Japanese competition."
The verdict …"What more can we say about the Street Triple? It’s light, fun, fast, agile, sounds great, stylish, cool and cheap too. Overnight, it has made its rivals seem like relics. The Triumph isn’t just the best of its category of machine, it’s good enough to tempt all but the most performance-obsessed of us away from our Supersport machines."
The Street Triple, which combines the DNA of its older brother, the Speed Triple, with the 675cc engine, chassis and performance of the award-winning Daytona 675, dominated the performance testing in the six-bike comparo, easily coming out on top in the standing quarter mile, 0-60mph, 0-100mph, top gear roll on and top speed segments. In the top gear roll on, the Street Triple’s awesome midrange saw it go from 40-110mph (64-177kmh) in 12.85 seconds, just ahead of the S2R (13.02), and well in front of the four cylinder machines – the CB600F (16.0), Z750 (16.7), GSR600 (17.0) and FZ6 S2 (19.7).
The Street Triple goes on sale in December for $11,990 (plus ORC). For more information, or to organise a test ride, please contact your local Triumph dealer.
