what a beauty
http://www.ridemerchant.com/classifieds/item/show/110368-2006-triumph-speed-triple-yellow-10k-miles

Very nice looking bike. You getting one or just drooling?

just researching/drooling 

I love the speed triple also, but have you looked into the street triple? It's less expensive, cheaper on insurance, still sounds amazing, and looks almost identical. I don't know about you, but this is my first motorcycle (GS500) and over a liter is a bit intimidating. The street is a 675 but still makes over 100 horsepower, more than double a GS and imo is more than enough power.

Have you read the "Compare your bike to a GS" thread? I did a write up of riding a Speed Triple (S3) and a Street Triple (Striple).

In short, the S3 was uncomfortable and gave me sore hip flexors. The Striple was more comfy but the exhaust heat coming though the seat was not for me.

Michael

Sweet looking bike, definitely looks like fun!

well theres always a rocket 3

That looks almost like a cousin to the GS to me actually. Nice looking ride.

Off putting thing about the triples is the bug eye head lights that are fixed. So when you move the bars the lights stay straight instead of following the handlebars like on most bikes. And the fact you get passed by a group of em you think you are being attacked by an angry swarm of bees.

Quote from: Twisted on June 07, 2011, 01:06:09 AM
Off putting thing about the triples is the bug eye head lights that are fixed. So when you move the bars the lights stay straight instead of following the handlebars like on most bikes. And the fact you get passed by a group of em you think you are being attacked by an angry swarm of bees.

you mean like a swarm of riced out civics? ala fart-cans?

Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on June 07, 2011, 01:20:55 AM

Quote from: Twisted on June 07, 2011, 01:06:09 AM
Off putting thing about the triples is the bug eye head lights that are fixed. So when you move the bars the lights stay straight instead of following the handlebars like on most bikes. And the fact you get passed by a group of em you think you are being attacked by an angry swarm of bees.

you mean like a swarm of riced out civics? ala fart-cans?

No, not that bad. The triples sound really good.

Quote from: Twisted on June 07, 2011, 02:56:15 AM

The triples sound really good.

I've had the same thoughts myself.  Yeah, I'd love to own one, but they're exotic and expensive to get work done on.  So that leaves me with my trusty GS!

Quote from: bill14224 on June 08, 2011, 04:34:53 PM
I've had the same thoughts myself.  Yeah, I'd love to own one, but they're exotic and expensive to get work done on.  So that leaves me with my trusty GS!

Really? I can't see it costing more to service than an I4 Jap bike. People have the same thinking about Ducatis. My 2 valve Monster has the same service intervals as the GS and valves need checking at the same intervals as the GS. All can be done in your garage just like the GS. Only thing extra thing is timing belts need to be changed every 2 years. An extra $200 to own a Ducati every 2 years? Yep I'll take that.

Quote from: Twisted on June 08, 2011, 07:22:21 PM

Quote from: bill14224 on June 08, 2011, 04:34:53 PM
I've had the same thoughts myself.  Yeah, I'd love to own one, but they're exotic and expensive to get work done on.  So that leaves me with my trusty GS!

Really? I can't see it costing more to service than an I4 Jap bike. People have the same thinking about Ducatis. My 2 valve Monster has the same service intervals as the GS and valves need checking at the same intervals as the GS. All can be done in your garage just like the GS. Only thing extra thing is timing belts need to be changed every 2 years. An extra $200 to won a Ducati every 2 years? Yep I'll take that.

said that when i had my paso. briefly. miss that bike. was noisy on startup, but with teh desmoi valve system. essentialy no redline

Quote from: Twisted on June 07, 2011, 01:06:09 AM
Off putting thing about the triples is the bug eye head lights that are fixed. So when you move the bars the lights stay straight instead of following the handlebars like on most bikes.

It's not so much the fixed headlights that always bugged me, as much as the speedometers. They always stick way up out of no where. At least they could tuck them neatly into the gauges and triple.

Quote from: Twisted on June 08, 2011, 07:22:21 PM

Quote from: bill14224 on June 08, 2011, 04:34:53 PM
I've had the same thoughts myself.  Yeah, I'd love to own one, but they're exotic and expensive to get work done on.  So that leaves me with my trusty GS!

Really? I can't see it costing more to service than an I4 Jap bike. People have the same thinking about Ducatis. My 2 valve Monster has the same service intervals as the GS and valves need checking at the same intervals as the GS. All can be done in your garage just like the GS. Only thing extra thing is timing belts need to be changed every 2 years. An extra $200 to own a Ducati every 2 years? Yep I'll take that.

If that's the case that's fine.  My comments were about the feared cost of replacement parts based on past ownership of European vehicles and the general aversion to working on European vehicles by mechanics in my area in general.  My experience with English cars taught me everything costs twice as much, and yes, I do have the same thinking about Ducatis, except for them I know all but a few recent models are killer un-comfortable on the street.  And there's the rub.  The more palatable they make Ducatis to please people like me the more they will make bikes that displease everyone who's been buying them up to now.  They are balancing peas on a knife.

Quote from: jserio on June 06, 2011, 10:30:26 PM
That looks almost like a cousin to the GS to me actually. Nice looking ride.

my thoughts exactly