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Triumph Street Triple R vs. 600cc sports bike

Street Triple R or 600cc sports bike

  • Street Triple R

    Votes: 34 75.6%

  • 600cc sports bike

    Votes: 11 24.4%
  • Total voters
    45
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murf said:
you would have to look at the ergonomic dimensions for a good comparison.....the cbr600 has a very upright riding position.
Soft seats can be just as bad as hard seats in some cases as well.
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having spent a lot of time on both bikes... and having owned one... i can say from my personal experience, there there is nothing similar about their riding positions... but hey, different people ride different bikes and find comfort in different things.

as for the soft seat being a bad thing... possibly, but not on this bike, street triple is insanely comfortable. if it was geared a little more aggressively i would love it even more and never have sold mine.

and as for kisfeld's post about flickability, there is no better description. its a really fun-to-ride nimble bike.

i'm currently living in australia for a bit, but i am definitely shopping either for a street or a speed triple when i get back. it all depends if the speed has the same flickability factor to it.
 
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What didn't you like about the gearing that couldn't be remedied with an easy sprocket swap? Just wondering.
 
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as for the soft seat being a bad thing... possibly, but not on this bike, street triple is insanely comfortable. if it was geared a little more aggressively i would love it even more and never have sold mine.
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Just goes to show you, different strokes for different folks.

I can't image a more uncomfortable seat than the stock St3 seat. It's so narrow it's almost pointy, plus soft, yes, and it's sloped so badly that it should be called a slide.

I'll put some tank grips on this year but I don't expect it to be much better as only the point of my knees can grab the tank when I'm sitting back. I think most people need to budget for a Sargent if they get a St3.
 
I've had a lot of naked bikes and several supersports. I FAR prefer the riding position and wind protection of an SS. (By the way, I'm old and big and very tall, so FYYFF's that think only short young folks can ride an SS comfortably).

And it's not just me. My wife had a beautiful naked Kawi as her first bike. After following me around for a couple of weekends she felt she wanted more wind protection. She got a ZZR600 and is FAR happier with it.

Wind buffeting gets exponentially worse above 110-120 kph. I don't know what you folks that think it doesn't kick in until 160 or so are using for speedometers but try sticking your arm out the window of your car at 110 and then accelerate and watch your speedo and feel your arm coming loose from its socket long before you get to 160 kph.

Also weather protection is something to consider.

Now, if all you do is ride around town then wind protection is not relevant. But, the first time you find yourself getting buffeted about in soaking rain on the highway you're gonna just have to suck it up.

I love the looks of many naked bikes and will no doubt own more in future. But, if I can only have one bike it would be an SS.
 
Ive ridden for hours on the 400 at 140kmh on my sport naked. 130-140 is still okay for me. It gets quite tiring after that.
 
And it's not just me. My wife had a beautiful naked Kawi as her first bike. After following me around for a couple of weekends she felt she wanted more wind protection. She got a ZZR600 and is FAR happier with it.[/QUOTE said:
The ZZR is a great bike that fits a niche for riders wanting comfort and something looking a bit more sporty. Wouldn't put it in the same league as a true sport 600 bike. Like comparing the comfort of the ZZR1200 to a liter bike.
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Gpz900 said:
The ZZR is a great bike that fits a niche for riders wanting comfort and something looking a bit more sporty. Wouldn't put it in the same league as a true sport 600 bike. Like comparing the comfort of the ZZR1200 to a liter bike.
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Fair enough but my point was that wind protection can be a desirable thing. My own ride is a BMW S1000RR which I think qualifies as an SS.
 
Griffin said:
Fair enough but my point was that wind protection can be a desirable thing. My own ride is a BMW S1000RR which I think qualifies as an SS.
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Point taken. I'd agree, your 1000RR more than qualifies!
 
Syphen said:
I do commute on bikes almost every day in the summer on my F4i, and did notice the lack of fairing providing a wind blast as I was on the highway between Orillia and Bracebridge. I did find it fatiguing for grinding out highway mileage when compared to my F4i, but the in up-right ergo's worked great in town, and the motor really shone here too.
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60 clicks one way on hwy., yep that would make me think twice, especially if I'd do it daily.
 
I bought my new-to-me sv650n with a givi screen after mod on it. It's going to be fun to see how it fairs on highways with an upright ergos vs my old f4i.
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