Help Me Decide! Street Vs Speed

Speed triple all the way mate, I went from a heavy Slow Harley straight to a speed triple and it was a breeze getting used to it. It's is fast when you need it to be and it is slow and very controllable when you're in traffic. I'm sure the street is the same but as a speed triple owner I'm bias!

 

I have owned a 2014 Street R. I now own a 2016 Speed 94R.

The street was a great bike. Good laugh, very light and very good handling. Easy to ride, and throw around. You have to work the gearbox though to get the best from it i found.

The speed is the best bike i have ever owned. Bar none. Its engine is absolutely perfect. Gears don't matter. Wind the throttle, it pulls like a class full of adolescent schoolboys with unlimited internet access. Not as light or nimble as the Street, but the sum of it's parts make it the better bike for me.

Sure you will be happy with them both, but a test ride is an absolute MUST.

ATB

Bob

 

i had the same dilemma, and test rode both.
Because i had the intention of doing some longer trips from Cornwall to London to see my daughter, and also planned on some European trips, the Speed just made more sense for me.
Don't get me wrong, it can bring the hooligan out of anyone, but it's also a much more relaxing ride.
as said above, the engine is a peach and there isn't the need to work the gearbox to get the best from it.

 

Have you got your new Rx then Detritus?
You know we need pictures right, along with the accessories you have decided upon

 

Excellent choice! the street is a hooligan bike that begs to be spanked every time out.

 

Can't comment on the Street but I'm really pleased with my 955i Speed Triple. Best bit is the torque. Something you'd have less off on the Street.

 

I've arrived late at the party (as usual), but see you went for the Street over the speed, for what it's worth there wasn't a wrong decision whichever bike you had chosen, but I would have gone the same way as you. The Street is a very good all round bike, powerful enough without trying to high side you over the nearest hedge, light a nimble handling, a super slick gearbox, a good bike whatever your riding standard really.
What are your thoughts now you actually own it?

 

Tough decision. I had a Street and now own a 2016R Speed. And still not sure which I prefer. They both have their merits. Enjoy your Street