2008 Street Trip

2008 STREET TRIP

Take one part Speed Triple, one part Daytona 675, sprinkle in a little spirit of a vintage 650cc Bonneville and you get Hinckley's latest creation: the Street Triple. Like the original

Bonnie did way back in '59, this liahtweight, upright middleweight should have all the right

ingredients for sporting nirvana, just expressed in fully modern terms. Essentially a stripped 675, the compact Triple will make slightly less peak power than the 108-hp Daytona due to a different exhaust system. To

help reduce cost-at $7999, the Street Triple is Triumph’s least-expensive sportbike-suspension adjustment is limited to rear spring preload.

Also, standard-mount four-piston front brake calipers replace the 675’s radial units. Dry weight is expected to increase slightly over the 394 pounds of its fully faired brethren.

A priority reservation program for customers to place pre-orders began on July 1 (visit

www.triumphstreettriple.com), with bikes expected to arrive in October.

Blake Conner