Featured 2018 Speed Triple Rs – Ownership Thread

Discussion in 'Speed Triple' started by MrTriple, Mar 31, 2018.

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  1. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

    Jan 23, 2017
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    #261 MrTriple, Oct 29, 2018
    Last edited: Oct 29, 2018
    Here we go then...

    Original Arrow cans and link pipe removed, together with the three hanger fixings. You can see the lower mounting bolt (the only support required for the new can).

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    There's a captive nut on the bracket of the old link pipe that needs recovering. After messing about for 5 mins, I worked out that you just have to bend the metal and bend it back.

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    AR link pipe and can simply slide on and attach to the lower mounting point. Once both the clamp and the bolt are tight, it moves away from the tyre (that worried me to start with) and doesn't budge a millimetre. The nut on the side is to accept the heat shield. It's an M6 nut, but the fixing on the heat shield is an M5 (I think...at least it's smaller).

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    I had to cut down a spare M8 bolt and drill out the spacer...but it's on.

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    :eek: :grinning: :p

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    I can finally see my carbon hugger. Clean lines (note the absent pillion pegs).

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    Baffle where it belongs.

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    AR sticker on the heat shield...haven't decided whether to keep it.

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    Next job. Start her up.
     
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  2. martinm

    martinm Member

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    looks really good. did i just hear you start it.!!:eek:
     
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  3. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

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    I think you might have :joy:

    It's loud, but not as ridiculous as I'd thought. Quite low and rumbly with a fierce bark. She definitely hasn't lost her Speed Triple character. Baffle is out at the minute. Time will tell!
     
  4. martinm

    martinm Member

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    might still be on my shopping list now i have seen it. how far in does the baffle go.? does it go in past the end cap.? see there is a hole in the baffle, is there a screw to retain it and where does that go.? sorry for so many questions.:blush:
     
  5. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

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    It looks like this...and yes there's a small bolt to secure it (although the bolt isn't in the photo). Rather neat I thought...but the sound without the baffle is phenomenal.

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  6. ellerslie

    ellerslie Well-Known Member

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    Very nice. Is that 110mm or 170mm?
     
  7. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

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    It's the 170mm - Titanium with black ceramic tip.
     
  8. Andybow

    Andybow Well-Known Member

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    Offffffft, porn, love it
     
  9. fractaz

    fractaz Well-Known Member

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    Looks mint !
    Any chance you could take a picture from the side where we can see the whole bike ? It's really growing on me, I want one now, thanks MrT !
     
  10. Richard Neale

    Richard Neale Active Member

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    Looks fantastic !

    Has it lost any bottom end torque with it being a 3 into 1 short system ?

    Also is the "silencer" anywhere near your heel if you have your toes on the pegs ?

    Cant wait for a sound clip !

    Good choice !
     
  11. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

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    Bottom end torque - that I don't know until I get to ride it. Work will continue to get in the way of fun until at least the weekend.

    There's loads of clearance between my heel (size 10 boots) and the can. With the ball of my foot on the peg, my heel is (unsurprisingly) by the heel guard, giving about 8 to 10cm of clearance. The pegs are positioned such that if you flat-foot, you're forced to slide your foot well forward, in which case there's even more clearance at the heel.
     
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  12. Richard Neale

    Richard Neale Active Member

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    Ok good ! I bet you can't wait to get out
    on it and give it some !
     
  13. Andybow

    Andybow Well-Known Member

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    Definetly need a video of a drive by!
     
  14. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

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    Here's that side view. It's not moved since yesterday (I'm desperate to get out and try it!). I did the ECU adaption thing and the idle is steady and she's sounding great :)

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  15. fractaz

    fractaz Well-Known Member

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    looks fantastic !
     
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  16. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

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    The big update is...I've actually ridden it now.

    Baffle is out and it's loud...no argument, but it's not an annoying ear-splitting buzzy loud. I didn't use earplugs and survived and it didn't overwhelm me (like the AR on my son's MT-10 does). Closing the throttle makes a glorious boomy roar. I did some filtering and traffic made way :)

    I think I need to get used to it, because there are two big differences. It feels as quick, but not as lively low down. Pulls like a train, but without an initial urgency, which might a placebo thing, combined with the fact that I can't hear the engine/induction anymore (which I believe is a shame). It also seems to decelerate quicker, which felt good.

    The bigger difference is the handling. It's crazy different. Without the extra 7.5kg it obviously feels lighter and reacts way faster to direction changes. I definitely had to give it more input though - perhaps as it doesn't have the extra momentum behind it. Owners who have switched to Lowboys might be able to comment.

    I visited Triumph to see what they thought...and there are NO concerns at all over fitting it. They advised letting it bed in (from both an ECU learning and a rider perspective). I asked about risks of running lean or rich, and they said it's not an issue - the ECU will learn and adjust. They did recommend getting a suspension tune, which makes sense. I feel that it's been approved :grinning:

    It changes the bike - better or worse depends on your view point and what you're looking for. All I can say is that it's very different and requires some time to adjust.
     
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  17. martinm

    martinm Member

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    looks good.glad you like the sound. i weighed the cans on my 2018 s and they were 3.2kg each.the link/splitter pipe was 1.5kg so was 7.9kg roughly in total plus a bit for brackets. my arrow can weighed 1.9kg and my link pipe and brackets were about .6kg so i reckon i saved about 5.5kg total. i wouldnt imagine the rs arrow cans weighed as much as the s cans,
     
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  18. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

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    I'd glanced at AR's weight figures, so quite right to check it out...

    The link pipe is 1.5kg, each can is 2.95kg, the brackets and bolts are 0.25kg, so that's a total of 7.65kg. The AR can and link pipe is 1.5kg, so we have a 6.15kg weight saving...except each pillion peg is 0.75kg, so the total reduction works out at 7.65kg.

    Does that reduction at the rear affect the front suspension significantly (I weigh 75kg)? It certainly feels like it has. Either way, given that I now have questions over the handling, I've booked in for a suspension tune and maybe a dyno check at Race Engineering in Dunmow - seems like the right time to do it :)
     
  19. Richard Neale

    Richard Neale Active Member

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    Will be interesting to see the Dyno results !
    Can they tune the fueling at all without PC5 kit ?
     
  20. MrTriple

    MrTriple One Cylinder Short

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    It needs a PowerCommander of some sort. I wasn't planning on going that route, but it's surely a good idea to get it checked out...and I can make a plan from there.
     
  21. Richard Neale

    Richard Neale Active Member

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    Or there is Hilltop ..

    Really interested to see the graph !
     
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