Top 100 Motorcycles last10 year:2 - Triumph Street Triple

Top 100 Motorcycles last10 year:2 - Triumph Street Triple

2 - Triumph Street Triple  year 2005

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