thisisbenji
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Well I was out riding some really nice twisty roads yesterday when one of the guys who I was riding with (who I had just met that morning) threw me the keys to his brand new Street Triple R.
Now normally I don't like to ride other peoples bikes, but I figured when am I going to get a chance to ride a brand new Triumph through scenic roads that I can actually push the bike on. So I hopped on.
A couple of months ago I had a chance to ride a 2014 Yamaha FZ-09 on similar roads. When riding that bike the first thing I noticed is that the bike had a very supermoto like seating position, it felt very foreign compared to the FZ6. The tank was too narrow IMO for me to brace myself against on hard braking. While the FZ09 had power in mass compared to the FZ6 the seating position would take some getting used to. Even so, it was a great bike, I wouldn't mind owning one.
This brings me to the Street Triple R, this bike is amazing. I instantly felt at home on it, the ergonomics are VERY close to my FZ6. I felt like I had already put hundreds of miles on the bike half way down the road. While it is down on power on the FZ09 it's still a huge step up in torque compared to the FZ6. The Street Triple R pulls so well out of corners it was addicting. There was no need to keep the tach into five digit numbers. I'm not sure why, but I just felt so comfortable riding this bike, it never felt like it was a bike I hadn't spent countless hours on.
I think if I was in the market for another bike I would have to take the Triumph over the Yamaha. Sure the Yamaha (FZ09) has more grunt, but the Triumph still has more grunt than the FZ6. The ergonomics and overall quality feel of the Triumph just making the riding experience so much more pleasing. I don't think a price can really be put on a bike that is so easy to ride. I would gladly part with the extra $2,000 for the Triumph.
Btw, after some convincing by the owner I did try out the ABS. I'm sold on ABS, I don't think I'll buy a bike without ABS ever again. I can see it saving my butt if I'm cruising through traffic and shoulder check only to turn back around to the car in front of me locking up their brakes.
Now normally I don't like to ride other peoples bikes, but I figured when am I going to get a chance to ride a brand new Triumph through scenic roads that I can actually push the bike on. So I hopped on.
A couple of months ago I had a chance to ride a 2014 Yamaha FZ-09 on similar roads. When riding that bike the first thing I noticed is that the bike had a very supermoto like seating position, it felt very foreign compared to the FZ6. The tank was too narrow IMO for me to brace myself against on hard braking. While the FZ09 had power in mass compared to the FZ6 the seating position would take some getting used to. Even so, it was a great bike, I wouldn't mind owning one.
This brings me to the Street Triple R, this bike is amazing. I instantly felt at home on it, the ergonomics are VERY close to my FZ6. I felt like I had already put hundreds of miles on the bike half way down the road. While it is down on power on the FZ09 it's still a huge step up in torque compared to the FZ6. The Street Triple R pulls so well out of corners it was addicting. There was no need to keep the tach into five digit numbers. I'm not sure why, but I just felt so comfortable riding this bike, it never felt like it was a bike I hadn't spent countless hours on.
I think if I was in the market for another bike I would have to take the Triumph over the Yamaha. Sure the Yamaha (FZ09) has more grunt, but the Triumph still has more grunt than the FZ6. The ergonomics and overall quality feel of the Triumph just making the riding experience so much more pleasing. I don't think a price can really be put on a bike that is so easy to ride. I would gladly part with the extra $2,000 for the Triumph.
Btw, after some convincing by the owner I did try out the ABS. I'm sold on ABS, I don't think I'll buy a bike without ABS ever again. I can see it saving my butt if I'm cruising through traffic and shoulder check only to turn back around to the car in front of me locking up their brakes.
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