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am not much of a fan of the looks…. like said earlier the tail light looks cheap nasty and added on rather than an integral part of the design. The Street Triple is far better looking. Triumph have now lost their USP and it wouldn’t be a shock if other manufacturers joined the band waggon
Got to agree Pete, it is almost as though the design team completed their work and then somebody said where are we going to put the number plate and all the other boring bits?
The whole point of such styling is to make the lines flow coherently from tank to seat and NOT to consider the tail lamp / number plate. Then add the rear part as a deliberate separate entity hence not diverting the eye from the main flow of the bodywork.
Note that the homologation laws require that the rear-most section of ‘bodywork’ (i.e. tail lamp / number plate, etc.) reaches as far back as the end of the tyre, so if the tail lamp / number plate is designed as an integrated piece with the seat then it very much stifles the design choices of the styling team. As such they sometimes choose to concentrate on the main body (seat / tank) and then add the extra bit as a very separate form. This bike is an example of that, and in my opinion it works very well indeed.
When you said “The Street Triple is far better looking” did you con yourself into believing that your opinion is a fact? Or do actually understand that sentiment based opinion is SUBJECTIVE?
And what band-wagon? Yam have in one simple step surpassed Triumph by offering a (seemingly) very well conceived, designed, and manufactured motorcycle at a competitive price. That’s more whooping than wagon.
Have a nice day.
I can understand the rant you started with matey!
Anyway, shame about the weather, and I hope that you get to thra.., er, test the bike in more suitable conditions. That 7k seems like the right price to make a lot of sales, and I wish them well.
I’m sure the black / dark purple finish will look nicer, but that stunning red of your Ducati beats them both!
Toodle-pip old bean.
Look on the bright side: there’s nowt wrong with your Ducati for now, and in the future you might be in the position to own both : )
Enjoy the ride.
Yup, love early Sept., but sure does give way quickly to early dark nights and foggy mornings. (I’m sure ‘wandering’ never appeared in the Yam engineering specification for the RD!)
It’s the only motorcycle this year that has piqued my interest. I suspect that it will be a damn good bike. (I also suspect that the headline price is a con, and that “Oh sorry Sir, the first batch has been sold, and the second batch is £7999”, or something like that).
Anyway, enjoy your ride.
No need to panic I think. Around here (just south of Oxford) things seem stable with the local regular meet (mind you, it’s at a café and not a pub!) The average age of motorcyclists seems to be rising, with the vast majority being very social. [ They even talk to me when I’m in a car
]Before falling heavily spewing blood, he had heard the quiet mutter of “Shoot him now”, followed by the enthusiastic reply “Yes Sir, I’ve been waiting for this for far too long…”.
Other people’s strange-but-fun projects add some spice to the world. Hats-off to petrolhead enthusiasm! Good job we don’t all drive Micras, etc..
Hang on, how about a Merlin engined Micra?
[“Nurse, nurse, he’s out again…”]
Well, if it’s made to the same standard as my old Chinese alarm clock then we have nothing to worry about!
The more automotive jobs in this country the better in my (not so) humble opinion! The vehicle is not my cup of tea, but if it’s bringing in the money from abroard then it’s a step in the right direction.
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