Bike test Triumph 1050 Speed Triple

[@buckston860]

I recently bought a 2006 Speed Triple and love it. The smoothness of the power delivery as well as the sheer power, the fighter-jet-engine sound of the motor, the nimbleness of the handling, and the hard-core sexiness of this machine are incomparable.

[@Tired_Sloth]

I love bikes because it's so entertaining to just slide through the streets, especially more casual curvy roads.

[@mgoetz]

@gammathetasbear Speed Triple is 1080 cc, Street Triple is around the 675cc area

[@955nsim]

@merowinger23 Yes it does rain a lot in parts of the UK

[@jaypeekay07]

Just got the ST 2009 - lovely bike - goes round corners like she's on rails. Came from SV1000 - which I'll keep for the +100mph runs.

[@ltgesq]

Strangly my wife prefers riding on the back of the speed triple, than on the back seat of our touring bike, a Triumph Trophy. She says its easier to get on and off of, and the seat is more comfortable. I never would have guessed it.

[@rugbynimbus]

I have a 2000 Speed Triple. From spring to fall, weather permitting, it's all I drive. Over the past decade, I've changed oil & filter annually, and once had to tighten a header pipe to address a small leak that developed. That's it. So is it reliable? Yep. Plus NO ONE mistakes it for another generic crotch-et. And if you get challenged by some a novice on his R6, you get to crush an ego. Bonus.

[@addemoto]

It´s a little light next to the rev counter that lights up when youre about to hit the red zone. shifting then gives you the best acceleration. It`s good so you can concentrate on the road ahed:-)

[@garolstipock]

Anyone that had ridden a naked bike for a spell would easily know the impracticality of asserting which was best based on top speed. Naked bikes suck at 100+ mph but are pure heaven and more fun than any repli-racer below the 'Ton'. Globally this is one of the most respected streetfighters anywhere, it's just that naked bikes dont seem to have found 'traction' in the USA which if you havent realized has the most narrow choices of motorcycles than almost anywhere in the world.

[@jjcvk]

well that is unless you're near the original factory in Hinkley in the UK, which is just down the road from me :)

[@rugbynimbus]

An all-around great, raw bike.

[@ltgesq]

Strangely my wife prefers riding on the back of the speed triple, than on the back seat of our touring bike, a Triumph Trophy. She says its easier to get on and off of, and the seat is more comfortable. I never would have guessed it.

[@2005Sprint]

Love my Speedie had her up to 160 MPH

[@speederman1050]

damned after usin a t 301 i 've got the 1050, what a bike, u must try this, but my heart is still with the 301 old school way dude, full throttle

[@rd998lc]

hi,ive tried a speed triple i did like it great engine ,ive owned a superduke mk2 plagued with faults ,and had a gixxer k5 750 ,the gixxer 750 is a great allround package and will gives that 120+ thrill factor which is missing from naked bikes got a k6 gixxer 1000 its best bike so far grin factor,either bad wrist or bad neck ,but would not rule a speed triple ,due to the amount people in the being jailed for doing 120 mph

[@mob1235]

omg where so they test the bike? in 30km/h zones in front of family houses?^^ very good test track^^

[@cobo990]

wouldnt be the same without them...i love them...

[@LaughMuBai]

Nice review. They're N1 indeed! I've owned two and have this 2008 model (Arrow race exhaust). They go like a rocket e.g., 0-60 in 3-sec stock exhaust (modern MotoGP bike 0-60 2.5-sec with launch & wheelie control), superb handling on the road (especially UK roads) & track with a couple clicks and a comfortable all-rounder. I'm not anti sport bikes either as I'll probably get a Ducati 1198S because I love those too, but I'll never be without my Speed Triple and it'll get the most use.

[@jaffatanski]

I have this in same colour but i've since fitted a one off RACEFIT MEGA built by the guys at RACEFIT and nice rearsets, to me Triumph stopped just short of perfect, Only fault i find is the idle speed which i find 300 revs too fast but i'm just being picky,

[@MonstUrrwin]

@halo2kitten You just get sooner from A to B when doing 100+ D-uh.

[@roccopcoltrane2999]

I've been to Europe many times and can understand why streetfighters are very popular there. Streets are tight, windy, etc... here in North America for the most part streets are like a checker board. I agree with the suck over 100 + I'm in Canada and even with a windscreen on my GS 500 naked....fucking sucks but love streetfighters. I'd like to upgrade to a Speed of Street Triple or perhaps a Buell but so many people up here hate buell. Maybe its a street/Harley thing.

[@zepmon]

best bike ever made, dont like the back end on the 08/09 model tho i like the 05/06/07 shape much more

[@erealpe13]

they look like well mada bikes but i dont see many of them or not at all in the USA

[@KingCast65]

@MonstUrrwin Thereby reducing the amount of time you have to enjoy on the machine..... and provided you don't have a chat with local law enforcement.

[@Stoot1234]

@halo2kitten So what you're saying is it's ok to break the law, but only until at least 30mph over the legal limit.

[@groMMit1981]

gawd now thats a boney!!! :) and to think i wanted a gsx600 or aprilia

[@garolstipock]

It's a shame when folks have comments about bikes they evidently have never ridden. Not trying to be antagonistic my good fellow but it isnt called the Speed Triple because it is faster than the Street Triple. I suppose the Street Triple is the beginings of it's own legacy of middle-weight Triumph Triple street bikes. A few years back Triumph had stated that it is going to focus on it's strengths from now on which is producing parallel twins and triple cylinder engines.

[@GamerDudeLewis101]

how are they ugly? its the speed tripple's signiture thing

[@jamesVallancehello]

triple treat

[@dogboyzz]

nice bike but i dont like the front whit that headlights...

[@fullfunk]

@Julius314159 dude gsx750 no need to trade such a beast!

[@beretta989]

what are people getting for mpg

[@Julius314159]

No need. I sold my GSXR 750 and picked up a Hayabusa, so you can take your torque comment and chuck it out the window. My Busa has around 170 horsepower with about 100 ft/lbs of torque:^) I like it so much more than the 750:^) Still would like to own a triple, but would not give up my Hayabusa or the GSXR 750 for one. Glad to see that my taste in bikes can piss so many people off. I wonder what would have happened if I said I like pickles better than cheese?

[@fullfunk]

This bike is N1, pure fun also gsx-r 750 is of the best bikes around, anyways who buys a crappy hayabusa why they even call it a bike? its likes a panzer tank you only can go forwards and the pleasure in bikes is about twisties not drag racing.

[@corvetteguy1980]

i got the same bike except mines a 2000 model.

[@Julius314159]

Holy crap! My GSX-R750 creates just as much rear wheel horsepower, and approximately 250 cc's less. I thought about trading my GSXR for a speed triple, but now that I know this little fact, I'm going to stick with GSXR's. It might seem like a downgrade in speed.

[@adamvmax]

@gammathetasbear engine size

[@Numanoidlogik]

@merowinger23 Neither is Kazakhstan but I know where I'd rather ride lol.

[@garolstipock]

sigh... Julius what have you turned this into. Why compare a streetbike with a repli-racer and/or hypersport tourer? Triumph bike names have a reason and a legacy to them (mostly). The 'Speed Triple' is a name inheritor from the 'Triumph Speed Twin' from days of yore. Speed Triple with a faring is called a "Daytona" (circa 2004 and prior). Again, a name with a legacy as Triumph used to run in the original Daytona races pre and post WW-II.

[@Rockynight]

We get boned here in the states with high tariffs. *sad face* :

[@marshalboy1]

1050 cc vs 675 cc

[@Julius314159]

I went with my Hayabusa, not for a few more hp, but around 30-40 more hp. Driving fast is definitely one of the ways I would define my riding style, and the Busa outdoes the Triple in that sense. As far as a naked bike being a slower bike, that is a lame assumption. Just because a bike lacks fairings, that means it's immediately "not very fast"? Look at the B-King jackass. Slap some fairings on the triple, and with it's aggressive styling, it could easily pass as a sport bike.

[@KreatorOfDeath1985]

@halo2kitten Boys have a thirst for speed and Im very thirsty.

[@ih8margarine]

i just came

[@Julius314159]

I ran our of space for that last period:^) Now, english lesson set aside, you once again fail to see that not everyone has your same preference in motorcycles. As I stated, but you clearly failed to comprehend, I care very little about cornering and knee dragging. My preference in riding entails high speed, and getting up to high speed very quickly. Being 6" 2', and 210 pounds, I can handle the Busa just fine. The 750 was simply too small for me. What stupid ass thing do you have to say next?

[@twini84]

If you thought speed triple would be fast because of the name, maybe you thought your precious Hayabusa can fly given the name means "Peregrine Falcon". That's even more lame than not switching from sportsbike to funbike because sportsbike makes few more hp. So you like going fast? You do realise SPEED TRIPLE IS NAKED BIKE THUS NOT VERY FAST, at least not in comfortable way.

[@w0ffle]

Agreed, he obviously knows nothing about torque either. Try a speed triple before you open your mouth next time.

[@cattailcharlie]

great looking bike, ugly head lights.

[@merowinger23]

In all british video bike test it is always raining or wet road.... not the very best place on earth to own and drive a bike....

[@nathanchiaro5399]

This guy never shuts up the entire time! You can’t hear the great sound that he’s talking about. I’m glad I have one of my own so I can hear it without blabbermouth talking over it.