razteo
Special Member
I found this 07 Triumph Speed Triple with just 1500 miles on it somewhere 1 hour away from my place.
Last week I went to see it, and the bike was like new - the owner was a cop
After I rode it, I knew I’m going to go home with this bike - I was blown away!
I test rode few other Triples before, but this one felt new & tight unlike any of the previous ones; in fact the engine was just out of its break-in period.
(Funny fact - before I test rode it, the cop told me where I can go & open it up a bit, where to be careful, etc, all in his area over there).
Bike is bone stock, except the bikini fly screen which is an original Triumph accessory. It took me a while to find a good Triple without modifications!
I paid $6k for it + I got an Arai helmet in great condition (which of course it wasn’t my size; I gave it to a friend of mine).
I think is a great deal for a practically new bike; is almost ½ the price of a brand new one at the dealership (they sell now mostly 2009 and some 2010).
I’m not going to compare it with my FZ6; is a way more nimble & powerful bike, a different animal.
Below are some pictures I took with my phone right after I brought it home, not great pictures, but that’s all I have.
Now, after a week I added frame & fork sliders, fender eliminator, I did an oil change adjust the chain, etc, but what’s most important, I rode it few times on my usual canyons – oh boy, is a troublemaker, I love it!
BTW, all the aftermarket parts and everything else for the Speed Triple are more expensive & harder to find then for my FZ6.
If I manage to stay alive & out of jail, I’ll take & post better pictures later.
Cheers!
PS: for now, I still keep the FZ6.
Last week I went to see it, and the bike was like new - the owner was a cop
After I rode it, I knew I’m going to go home with this bike - I was blown away!
I test rode few other Triples before, but this one felt new & tight unlike any of the previous ones; in fact the engine was just out of its break-in period.
(Funny fact - before I test rode it, the cop told me where I can go & open it up a bit, where to be careful, etc, all in his area over there).
Bike is bone stock, except the bikini fly screen which is an original Triumph accessory. It took me a while to find a good Triple without modifications!
I paid $6k for it + I got an Arai helmet in great condition (which of course it wasn’t my size; I gave it to a friend of mine).
I think is a great deal for a practically new bike; is almost ½ the price of a brand new one at the dealership (they sell now mostly 2009 and some 2010).
I’m not going to compare it with my FZ6; is a way more nimble & powerful bike, a different animal.
Below are some pictures I took with my phone right after I brought it home, not great pictures, but that’s all I have.
Now, after a week I added frame & fork sliders, fender eliminator, I did an oil change adjust the chain, etc, but what’s most important, I rode it few times on my usual canyons – oh boy, is a troublemaker, I love it!
BTW, all the aftermarket parts and everything else for the Speed Triple are more expensive & harder to find then for my FZ6.
If I manage to stay alive & out of jail, I’ll take & post better pictures later.
Cheers!
PS: for now, I still keep the FZ6.
