Newbie _ Street Triple Owner

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  1. Steve Montreal

    Steve Montreal New Member

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    Hi all
    I'm 58 years old and have ridden since I was sixteen. I think that I have been through about 50 bikes, both road & off-road.
    I only discovered the joys of smaller bikes, particularly the Street Triple, when my wife decided that she wanted to ride her own bike, about two years ago.
    Therefore I no longer needed a big powerful machine to carry us both across Europe. I bought a Street Triple 675 and haven't looked back.
    It was a complete revelation. I couldn't believe that my big bike 'conditioning' had hidden these joyful machines from my view.
    I have put around 12,000 miles on the Street over that last two years, most of it on the lovely roads of France & Spain.

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  2. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    Hi and welcome.
     
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  3. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Hi mate and welcome
     
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  4. Tucker 1963

    Tucker 1963 Elite Member

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    Welcome to the madhouse you should fit right in. To keep the inmates happy we will need photos. _20181226_062012.jpg Tucker
     
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  5. Rich Bryce

    Rich Bryce Dead Eye Dick

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    Welcome aboard Steve. Yes those light weight Street Triples are an absolute joy. I know folk who do two and three thousand miles tours on theirs. Enjoy the ride mate.
     
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  6. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Hello and welcome to the forum Steve.

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  7. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Hello Steve and welcome to the forum :)
     
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  8. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Hi Steve, and welcome in :cool::cool:
     
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  9. Angus

    Angus Noble Member

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    Hi Steve welcome in ! Beautiful pics !
     
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  10. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    Couldn't agree more Steve, the Street is a fantastic bike & very rewarding to ride, had a hoot on mine, anyhow now that your 58 shouldn't you consider taking up clubman racing?
    :D
    Welcome to the forum by the way!
     
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  11. Yorkshireman

    Yorkshireman Crème de la Crème

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    That’s how you do it, nice little introduction and pics, none of that barging in with a question about exhausts. Well done Steve, nice bike, nice pics, enjoy the forum and welcome.
     
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  12. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    What, other than the ones he put on his first post you mean? :laughing:
     
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  13. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome.....
    Wessa
     
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  14. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    Here we go again .... So Sorry Steve, you didn't even make it to the bottom of page 1 before our resident eejit derailed your thread with talk of Lady-boys etc, I will get the forum enforcer @MrOrange to send him back to the segregation area, TBH he's only just been let out!

    Now Ron, you hapless feckwit, get back to your special place and stop bothering the grownups!
     
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  15. MrOrange

    MrOrange Guest

    Well, that's another one you pair of eejit has managed to scare away.

    :confounded::pensive:

    @Steve Montreal , just ignore the children.

    Hello and welcome. Nice intro, the inmates do like pictures. :cool:
     
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  16. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    Whatever .... you clearly bribed MrO, what was it beer or sexual favours? No forget that I don't wanna know :eek:
    Don't care going home for a nice toasted crumpet now, so go to a room with a mirror and argue away ti' your hearts content :p
    Again apologies to Steve for the thread derail, it will probably get worse to be fair! :rolleyes:
     
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  17. Steve Montreal

    Steve Montreal New Member

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    [QUOTE="Bad Billy, post: 249094, member:, anyhow now that your 58 shouldn't you consider taking up clubman racing?
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    Welcome to the forum by the way![/QUOTE]

    I did start doing trackdays .......at 56. Does that count?
     
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  18. joe mc donald

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    Welcome to the Family. Nice pictures. You will fit right in here with the inmates.
    Ride Safe
    Joe.
     
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  19. Murt

    Murt New Member

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    Welcome to the triple world mate, I've done about 25k on two triples touring Europe in some horrendous weather and they never missed a beat.
     
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  20. Bad Billy

    Bad Billy Baddest Member

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    I did start doing trackdays .......at 56. Does that count?[/QUOTE]
    Can't beat it mate, thrashing round a track, no speed cops, no traffic coming the other way, it's what gets the adrenaline pumping!
     
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