http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2007/03/29/triumph-street-speed-675/
'spose to be based on the Daytona 675.
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They need a 1050 version of the 675 more than the street speed 675. Why do that when the 1050 speed triple is already the bike to have for that style? Would it be worth saving 1000 bucks over? I don't think so.
Longing for something new?GAAAAA Stop it....
Longing for something new?
you know its not Italian right?Always, man, but the inn is full..
But.
We have our name on the list to get our metal building built now.
30 X 50 baby.
VACANCY!!!!!
Not really, new house first then maybe a new scoot.
can anyone explain to me the object jutting out of the frame right in front of where the riders knees would be? Decoration? Slider of some sort?
But **** I want one...my next bike possibly...
First, we live in the USA where we don't have the tiered system, so the dispacement concern doesn't apply. As for the Tiger, it's always been a poorly balanced, top heavy, ill handling beast, so yes, a large displacement engine in such a package is a detriment when they should have redesigned the bike to be a better package.it is not the money. It is the rider, especially the European rider. First they have tiered licenses, second I was surprised at the number of new riders on Tiger1050.com who had concerns about the engine size and hp numbers of the new Tiger.
You're making the assumption that all liter bikes have to come with 160 RWHP. You can make a 1050 cc bike have a very controllable 80 RWHP with great torque and a very smooth powerband all the way across the rev range and not have to break 6500 rpm. Now THAT is a great street engine. It's all in the state of tune. Plenty of great street bikes around the 1000cc mark that are not insanely powered.I know this is hard to believe here in the good ole US of A where we now think that if you do not have at least a liter for a sport bike and at least 1500cc for a cruiser then you just can not ride with the big boys, but there are some people in the world who are actually concerned with the power of the bike.
First, we live in the USA where we don't have the tiered system, so the dispacement concern doesn't apply. As for the Tiger, it's always been a poorly balanced, top heavy, ill handling beast, so yes, a large displacement engine in such a package is a detriment when they should have redesigned the bike to be a better package.
You're making the assumption that all liter bikes have to come with 160 RWHP. You can make a 1050 cc bike have a very controllable 80 RWHP with great torque and a very smooth powerband all the way across the rev range and not have to break 6500 rpm. Now THAT is a great street engine. It's all in the state of tune. Plenty of great street bikes around the 1000cc mark that are not insanely powered.
What doesn't make a great street bike is anything that you must rev to 10,000 rpm plus to go anywhere. It doesn't make sense for the street and all it does is wear out the engine quicker mandating an expensive rebuild as well as PO the people who hate exhaust noise. High revs from a 600-675 is REALLY annoying. What would a street speed 675 make? 80 RWHP max? Thats a good figure for anyone of any skill level but not if you have to hit 13k rpm to get it.
The fact that Triumph wants to add a Daytona 1050 in the same vein of the 675 dictates that it must have a powerful 1050, moreso than the speed triple, probably 125 RWHP as opposed to 107 RWHP.
My X1 and R1100S, 1203cc and 1085cc repectively, both make 85 RWHP on the current reformulated gas. Both are mild power, easily controlable bikes and are great for the street. They'll also last a long time. It's all in the state of tune, not so much the ccs.
By all accounts - and judging by my own test ride - the new Tiger is a much improved motorcycle that is an extremely good package - comfortable, smooth, torquey and agile. Have you ridden one?As for the Tiger, it's always been a poorly balanced, top heavy, ill handling beast, so yes, a large displacement engine in such a package is a detriment when they should have redesigned the bike to be a better package.
Not all of us would agree. Anyway, the 1050 Sprint/Speed Triple/Tiger has a smooth, torquey powerband and still makes upwards of 100 rwhp. Nothing else makes a flatter torque curve than the 1050 triple, and that makes for very linear, controllable power.You can make a 1050 cc bike have a very controllable 80 RWHP with great torque and a very smooth powerband all the way across the rev range and not have to break 6500 rpm. Now THAT is a great street engine.
I'm betting on 90-95 rwhp. The Daytona 675 already makes 105, and the consensus is that it makes much better low-to-mid rpm power than anything else in the 600 category, and even compares favorably to the GSXR 750. The current crop of Triumph triples have shown an ability to punch above their weight class in that respect.What would a street speed 675 make? 80 RWHP max? Thats a good figure for anyone of any skill level but not if you have to hit 13k rpm to get it.