Street triple question

[Can samui]

Hey folks, if anyone has a Triumph Street Triple of has past experience with them could anyone provide any insight into its comfort for longer rides, around 4-5 hours in a day.

Cheers troops

 

 

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[jackdd]

4-5 hours riding time in a day?

Possible for sure if you have to, but that's just not something you want to do on a naked bike.

If you plan to do this regularly you should get a cruiser or adventure bike

[eisfeld]

I can't speak of first hand experience but my cousin did a few rides from England to southern Europe on a Street Triple. Took him 3 days I think. Alone and without too much luggage I might add. He didn't mention that it was a torture but then again, if you are in your thirties and don't have much choice then anything is possible ????

[moe666]

Long rides on any kind of bike will make you want to kill your self, until you get use to it. Lots of rides say 2 hours will get your bum into shape. Lift weights run a bit it is a job sitting on a bike all day

[Can samui]

Thanks guys.
I do a fair bit of riding now with a KLX And a Versys but itching for a change.


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[Kwasaki]

4 hours ago, Can samui said:

Triumph Street of has past experience with them could anyone provide any insight into its comfort for longer rides, around 4-5 hours in a day.

Go for it good bike my mate fitted a screen didn't look silly made a difference at speed.

If you gonna cruise most of the time you get use to a naked bike ride. 

Doing 4 - 5 hrs at a time is OK if your younger, me at over 70 do it sometimes still but stop for breaks, I like 3 - 4 hr day rides or just more stop overs now.    

[thaiguzzi]

On 4/10/2019 at 10:08 AM, jackdd said:

4-5 hours riding time in a day?

Possible for sure if you have to, but that's just not something you want to do on a naked bike.

If you plan to do this regularly you should get a cruiser or adventure bike

Jeez, not again.

Don't forget to add a windshield, keep all those flies and nasty muck at bay.

Even better, a full fairing.

Then you can fit a stereo system.

Oh, and make sure you have a full face helmet.

Make sure the touring togs have a hi-viz stripe too, better still a hi-viz vest.

Ok, now you're ready for 4-5 hours riding time in a day.

 

To the OP,

go for it, prolly a great choice.

Some of the older 675 models on the Kaidee etc for great prices.

A cheapo tankbag and a cheapo pair of throwover panniers and you are good to go.

Don't listen to the naysayers, if i don't hear, see, smell, feel all the stuff around me, and my senses are'nt being fulfilled whilst riding a motorcycle, i'd stop riding and might as well be in a cage.

A full touring windscreen, armchair comfort or full fairing for 5 hours riding sounds like punishment and a lack of enjoyment.

Is it cold out there? Dunno, heated grips are working nice.

Is it hot out there? Dunno, got the aircon on full blast.

[taninthai]

4-5 hour rides only bring me up to lunchtime.........what you supposed to do with rest of the day

[soihok]

I owned a 2009 Street Triple for 3 years. Great bike.

Never did long journeys on it and it had a small screen and headlight cowl that offered minimal protection.

Brilliant bike for blasting about on.

Not sure about 5 hour rides though.

[guzzi850m2]

The younger you are the less you care about comfort.

 

I rode on my SR500 down to Spain from DK and back again in 1984, had a blast, 8-10 hours in the saddle every day until we got there.

 

Today is a different matter, did 225km one day on my XSR, can do more if needed but doubt I will want do more than 500km a day on it. If you don't enjoy it, what's the point. 

Stopping a lot helps, have something alcohol-free to drink; tea or coffee and perhaps a smoke and you are good to go for another hour or 2.

Buying a full decked touring bike just because you do a couple of trips per year is overkill, BMW R1200GS springs to mind.