2020 Triumph Street Triple S | First Ride Review
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- 2020 Triumph Street Triple S | First Ride Review
Is Triumph's 47bhp A2 restricted version of their 2020 Street Triple S any good? Or is it a compromised machine? Join me as I try to find try to find out in this first ride review.
Many thanks as always to Triumph UK for the loan of the bike.
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My Riding Gear:
Helmet - Shark D-Skwal 2.0
Jacket - Oxford Mondial
Trousers - Rokkertech Vintage Jeans
Gloves - Rukka Rytmi
Boots - Daytona Arrow Sport GTX
My Camera Gear:
Helmet Cam - GoPro Hero 7 Black
Handlebar Cam - Insta360 One R
B Roll Cam - Sony A6300
My measuerments:
5'7" with 30 inch inseam.
You can't find any review of this motorcycle on the internet. Thanks for the upload. I hope to see more triumph uploads.
How can all you people not like these headlights they are so much better than the old headlights , I Don’t see how they look out of place either , they give the bike a modern aggressive look I think there brilliant
These days it's all about chasing trends and conforming to the majority, so much so that the dealer told me about 90% of their new bike purchases are without a test ride, which I think is ridiculous; it's probably just how much social media content is out there for specific models. And that's why most people would probably prefer an MT07 over this Triumph. I just upgraded from the prior to the latter a couple days ago, and the difference in handling, holding line, suspension etc. are astounding in the best way possible.
Nice review! I guess aesthetics is really a personal thing. Me personally really love the look of those headlights, it adds to that aggressive stance of the bike, which is inline with the creases on the fuel tank. The protruding headlights make the bike look "longer" and thus lighter. I imagine it will not appear as a "light bike" if it had the same headlights as the Trident.
I am so glad you uploaded this review! I have been looking into this bike for ages and always watch your reviews - as soon as this one was uploaded I jumped straight on it!
Unfortunately I'm far too old to be stuck on an A2 licence, but it's great to see this segment getting some coverage. Great in depth review!
Just look at how beautiful that bike is.... damn!!
Great review & polite. Watched the whole video from start to end. Thanks a lot for your effort Dan! Greetings from Down under. Good on ya👍
Thanks, appreciate it.
You sir,are one really underrated bike reviewer.But im sure you will be more popular down the years to come. BTW love your British accent.
Thanks Arun 😊👍
@@Englishbikerdan
Also sir,can you please share your current setup for recording & stuff.
I had a second hand 2018 one of these. I had it derestricted to 94 BHP.
The derestriction made quite a bit of difference above 6500 rpm. Below 6500 rpm their really wasn't much difference.
It was pretty good, I was quite happy.
The problem was I then had a test ride of a 2020 Speed Triple RS , with a bucket load more torque and much better sound and I was smitten. So my Striple 660 got traded in for a Speed Triple RS 1050cc. At the time I did also test ride a Striple 765 RS, yes that was better than the Striple 660 at 94 BHP, but it just didn't have the mass of low down torque I love.
My top tip, is don't test ride bikes you might be smitten with, they'll only make you unhappy with your current one !
Will I test ride the new 2021 Speed Triple RS 1160 ? I'm not sure, I've spent my money !
One thing that gets me, all the Street Triples have a 17.4 litre tank. Speed Triples have a 15.4 litre tank and do drink more petrol. I just don't get the logic !
With the Trident 660 at £7200, I really do wonder how many Striple 660 A2s Triumph will sell. The Trident is "only" a peak of 80 BHP, but it has better low end torque than the Striple 660.
I'm guessing the Striple 660 A2 will be dropped from the model range within the next year or two.
I tend to agree. Am a beginner rider, but open license due to age…. . Rode Trident 660 and Street Triple RS back to back and found the Trident to be more beginner oriented. The Trident is so easy to ride, incredible…. So is the Street Triple btw…. The Street Triple felt like a more up market bike, in all aspects. Could handle the RS very well. But knew all the extras of the RS were geared towards experienced race track riders. So i went for Street Triple R instead. And do not regret this decision.
But, if Triumph would give me a Trident as loaner bike when service is due, I will not turn the Trident down. It is fun to ride.
Just bought this bike a week ago. thanks for the review, the bike is a dream!!
So it is S
Yeah, that looks right to me.
@@Englishbikerdan Its good for Indian Streets then XD
@@SwaRRo I think so my friend. Good power down low.
My dealership lent me an unrestricted S while my 2020 R was being seviced, I was really impressed with its mid range which wasn't a great deal less than my R.
What year R do you have?
@@f270 2020
I had a 2018 Striple 660 derestricted, when I test rode a 765 RS, it was really only the top end where there was a significant difference. Yes there's all the blingy TFT, lean angle ABS and adjustable suspension on the RS, but low and mid range torque wasn't much different.
Sounds fantastic but I just couldn’t live with those headlights. Great upload sir 👌🏼👍🏻
I feel the same. A very nice bike in general, but the headlight unit, especially in side view is not my cup of tea.
Honest question, do you dislike the overall look or the light bulbs only?
@@Fuck_Snowflakes just the look of the headlights, not the overall look of the bike. How can you see the actual bulbs? as I think they’re LED anyway.
IKR , Triumph please change the headlights on the stock bike.
Yes not very good. Is the only part i dont like.
I just bought a 2020 RS in matte black. But man I wish I had white this looks fantastic! I also like the look of the analog gauges. Nice bike!
how reliable are triumphs? looking to get my first bike but I don't want it in the shop all the time like my friends bmw
Great Video
i discovered you on your MT-07 vs CB650R video and subscribed instantly.
It was helping me with the decision for my first bike, however i ended up getting the Street Triple.
So it‘s nice to see you doing a review about it! :)
Keep up the great quality, it‘s by far the best review i‘ve seen for that bike.
(Also: it’s great to hear a comparison to the Honda)
Any regrets ?
@@majordelays4909 No. It‘s still so much fun to ride. Lightweight & agile. No problems at all but „only“ done 2.000Km so far.
It also sounds good stock but i got an after Market Exhaust and it sounds even better now.
Can‘t wait to experience the bike unrestricted in the future with double the HP
@@rizeax thank you. I passed yesterday on a z650, I own a cb125r
The triple appeals but I wonder if the R will be too much too soon and maybe bypass what could be a gradual journey
I am wondering whether cb650r or tracer 700 will be the one as a step stone.
I guess whichever i find first will win given the cash is burning a hole in my pocket !
Great review as ever Dan, thanks. I would love to see you do a comparison with the Aprilia RS660, they seem well matched.
I’ve had a 2019 version sitting in the garage with 0 miles as I can’t take my mod 2 due to covid
Great video bro! Love the angry bird bike look over it’s previous iterations, Finally the triumph ST on some styling I can get behind! Not sure if I prefer it to the look of my MT09 especially with the extras
If you get to ride the version without the cap, I'd be keen to see how it compares to the Trident. I personally prefer the looks of the street triple and a second hand one is the same or cheaper than the Trident.
Belated Merry Christmas, Dan. Great review video... as always.
LOL @ boyracer at the lights :) Nice video as always Dan!
Finally the Triumph Street Triple S review that's worthy of watching , 👍🙏❤️ please review the Triumph Speed Triple RS and KTM Duke 890 R and 390 Adventure and Husqvarna vitpilen 401 👍🙏🔥😀🎃
You can turn the traction control off via the buttons on the dash
Which buttons? None of them seemed to do that for me.
Excellent review, you`ve got to hand it to Triumph they are looking to new riders with their Trident , this Street Triple and the Tiger 900. + they have higher performance machines if that`s what you want. The Japanese ,KTM and others need to rethink most new riders cannot have a missile for at least 2 years and they are missing that gap. Good on Triumph and a British owned company.👍👏
Hi Dan, do you have any plans to review a Honda Rebel 1100? I like watching your videos because I used to work in watchmoor Park and I recognise every part of your test route so can really imagine the ride! thanks!
You are True to your name. Your an Englishman riding an English Bike. Love those English Motorcycles. Keep up the good work. Love your videos.
Im hoping to pass all the 125cc tests and then get this bike in a few years but I’m also researching what other bikes can be restricted for a2 license
Sold. 👍🏼 thanks for the review, definitely in my first bike shortlist.
Good choice! Thanks!
@@Englishbikerdan Brought the bike for close to 2 months now. As a complete new rider it was abit intimidating at first. However it become comfortable very quickly. Honesty found it easier than the Honda CB250e at riding school once I get a hang of it. Just beautiful to ride.
@@yellow6ird Glad you're enjoy it! Ride safe. 👍
I want to buy this motorcycle. it is beautiful in its simplicity and the design is beautiful 🏍😇
Hi Dan great review, how does the gearbox gearing differ to the Trident 660 ?
I’ve got one of these and I love it. I’m wondering if it will be holding its value due to scarcity as they seem to have stopped selling in preference to trident?
Either way it will take something special to swap it upwards
It’s derestricted so not A2. 95bhp
I'd liked to have ridden an unrestricted one of these as I think it would be a great entry level sportsbike.
Fantastic review am thinking of trading in my 2017 ktm duke 390 for a 2018 version of this unrestricted one question does it come with gear indicator
Thanks Paul
Think you’ve just convinced me mate, great review!
Thanks, it's a great bike!
@@Englishbikerdan Yeah, trouble now is getting my hands on one now they've been discontinued in favour of the Trident.
Your voice is so calming
Can you tell my lady please? :)
Sooooo I have really been debating between this bike and a CBR 650R. It would be for joy riding and commuting. Which would be better? I started on a CBR 500.
What was your decision?
On my 19 Striple 765 S you can turn the TC off on the dash buttons
Why would you NEED tft dash? I don’t see any problem with LCD.
Thinking about one of these or a husqvarna 701 sm for a2 bike🤨
Wish they didn't stop selling this, I want one so bad
I luv em I am hoping to get 765 RS next year if things come together but who knows at the moment I am hoping I don't have to sell my others in order to get it .Well in reality that won't happen I am hoping to get a go on the new seed triple when it gets into the dealers but realistically it's too much money , do you find them revy cos I am not sure on that one as I have never ridden one . good review cheers : )
Quality video as usual.
Awesome review dude 👍
Thanks for this review 😎🤙
Fantastic video dan looking forward to next video's stay safe 🇬🇧👍
Thanks Richard, you too!
I much prefer an analog rev counter.
What would you suggest I go for. This or the cbr500r?
Do one on the street triple R
Welcome back EBD
Cheers, good to be back!
I just wondering i got the same one but why my bike s blue light on around 2500 RPM.
seriously dude my RS is sitting in garage & theres 20 cm snow outside & a pandemic - this killed me watching this - come on.......... :-)
Cbr650r or triumph Dan???
Or Aprilia rs660
@@ronaldbear1 parallel twin not worth the money eventhough it has fancy electronics
love man
Love it but why just one colour. That’s what makes me not want it.
It’s a lovely bike but why a Street Triple with the Trident, which is also A2 compliant, on the horizon? Or is this the end of the line?
The Trident will appeal to some but not all, this is still the cheapest Street Triple available and unrestricted, it has more horses.
overall this bike looks better than the yamaha MT07, but i prefer the speedometer of MT07
How was the engine heat in your experience?
What tires does it come stock with because the trident comes with the Michelin road 5s stock I’m torn between the trident or the street triple s
I mention tyres in the vid, not sure if that's what comes as stock but should be.
@@Englishbikerdan maybe I’m deff and missed it ahahaha I’ll watch the vid again
@@stlouisloughran First minute or so, Rosso Corsa III's were on this one. Not sure if that means it's what they come with but I'd have thought so. Decent tyres for everyday use and had no issues in the wet/dry.
@@Englishbikerdan thanks you’ve ridden both the trident and the street triple which one would you say for me to get it have to be A2 restricted and I’m coming off a Yamaha YBR 125cc my mate who I ride with rides a CBR500R so I want something that’ll be fun to ride but also practical for commuting 🤷🏻♂️ Your opinion would greatly appreciated
This is only 200 🇺🇸dollars more than the trident in japan. What would you pick. Touring, comuting, and weekend blasts
I'd pick this if the price was that close. 👍
@@Englishbikerdan thanks. That's been my feeling
What’s the difference between this and the rs?
Triumphs model line up confuses me no end..
Triumph owners:
speed triple rs or street triple rs ?
considering they just launched the Trident of about the same engine size and which can also be A2 what is the point of both?
The Trident won't appeal to all. They look very different and unrestricted, the S still wins on power.
Intro on point! 🙌🏽
It was a bit lacking sadly, only one pic where as I usually get a chance to do some fancy filming. Sadly my camera is not well so a pic had to do. :(
@@Englishbikerdan aw no! I usually look forward to your b roll intros!
@@JBLMotovlogs Yeah gutted, this camera has been through a lot though over the years. For some reason it just no longer records video. So a new camera will be on the horizon soon!
@@Englishbikerdan a7? 🤣
Probably 😂
Hello there! Been watching your videos for quite some time and really like those, keep going! I have a question for you: I'll pass my A2 driving license in March and wanted to know your opinion between Street Triple S and Trident. This is going to be my very first bike, and I'd like to keep it as long as possible (getting it full power later on). In the first place, it will be more as a "pleasure" bike, I won't use it on a daily basis to go to my work, but I don't exclude that option in some years. Can wait to read your opinion, cheers!
Did you end up getting one?
@@tylerwsx2626 yes Trident, very happy with it !
Nice to hear you are flat footed. From one short guy to another, how tall are you? Dood to know I would be flat footed too :D
Best thing? Only restriction is an ECU map which no one would know (insurance, cops etc.) unless they put it on a dyno, and the process consists of a 100 pound dongle and hopefully you have an android phone.
I bet you wish you could feel that in summer/ when it's not slippy out it looks like something you can just throw into a corner
How does it campare to the MT07 ?
It is a letdown not having a tft screen however, It's 2020 for one and you'd think they'd further compete with other bikes at the same level
Perhaps but it rides so much better than pretty much all of the competition. So I could live without a fancy dash if I was to buy one.
Does Triumph think they'd lose their core fan base if they made the headlight cluster look nice?
They've done market research which shows that they would. The Street Triple has always had this sort of sticky out bug eyes for lights.
lovely bike and country road
I'm 20 soon and haven't done my A2 because of the virus, been riding a 125 for 3 years, was thinking heavily about getting this but then I realised the R is only £1000 more expensive and comes with a LRH version (I'm a small guy). Would you recommend waiting for me to pass the A and get the R instead?
Are you sure you're going to do your Unrestricted after 2 years? I did my A2 just before the start of the pandemic and ride a restricted Z650. Meaning I don't have to fork out more money once I pass my A licence. I would say either stick with your 125 (if you don't need to do dual carriageway) but 2 extra years is along time. I would personally buy a second hand a2 bike then ride that around until you can pass your Unrestricted and get yourself the R.
It all depends on how much money you want to "lose" on depreciation
@@connoradams944 thanks for the help, my 125 is already 5 years old so depreciation isn't an issue on that, but the waiting is the main thing. Another 2 years of waiting to get the next bike is what's getting to me.
But the R provides a few more benefits over the S that I can't overlook.
The waiting is always the hardest. My 125 was on finance and I had it for less than a year when I passed my A2. I told myself I was fine with waiting until the finance was up (another 2 years) but I couldn't cope and ended up px it in January (exactly 1 year after passing my A2) for a Z650.(Ive only ridden it once which was back from the dealership, becuase lockdown came into for the week after.) Having to wait 2 year is a very long time. So I would recommend buying an old cheap A2 bike (suzsuki sv650/bandits are cheap) to ride around on. Because when you come to sell it for the Street triple you probably only lose a couple hundred quid over the 2 years you have it. Whereas if you got the Street Triple S brand new you'd loose a couple of grand over the 2 years.
@@connoradams944 isn’t money inflation keeping depreciation low at the moment. Further supported by COVID and everyone wanting old bikes?
Your measurements differ in different videos of yours. Here, you say 5'7" and 30" inseam. On another you say 5'8" and 29" inseam. Would be great to know the definite measurements. Looking at a Street Triple at the mo, but haven't yet sat on one. For the record, I'm 5'7" with a 29" inseam, so in your sort of range.
I used the wrong measurements for a long time. I've just over 5 foot 8 inches and 30" inseam.
@@Englishbikerdan thank you! Loving your channel by the way. Congrats on recently hitting 75k subscribers. Well deserved.
Did you notice a lot of fork dive on braking?
I did not, nice setup from those forks.
@@Englishbikerdan ok cool
Does Triumph charge to derestrict the bike from A2?
Yes I believe it’s a couple hundred £
Boo. 👎 to Triumph.
Not a fan of the praying mantis headlights.
Compared to the headlights of the mt 10
This is way better. By the way loved the video
The Mt10 headlight looks like it actually belongs on the bike and not just like a extra digit like the one here, I hate it.
@@annon-ski7985 depends on personal taste man
I've never seen this bike before and I'm almost in love. I just will never understand how a bike designer sketched that headlight design out and liked it and then it got approved by the board and put into production. It looks like something you'd find on the back of your leg and want to just whack it off with some tweezers before it turns into cancer
Who know that...the s variant produce 90 beake horsepower not 47
PLEASE HELP Dan the man! If you have a second please answer this question. I want your opinion as it means a lot. I feel my local dealer is feeding me lies just to get the deal over the line (they already have my deposit, I just have to tell them which one I want). I’m in Australia, trying to decide between triumph street triple s and Honda CBR650R (both LAMS which is like A2). I haven’t been riding for too long so my ability to test handling is limited to decide which handles better, and they’re not letting me ride them again even though I paid them the deposit. Please give me your opinion on which handles better for a sporty ride. Thank you Dan!!
The Triumph handles better. 👍
EnglishBikerDan done! Thank you!
@@JamesBond-ph6hr Enjoy! 👍
I bought it today!! :D
Do you do give aways... perhaps a motorcycle
No I'm afraid not.
good bike...!!!,
My dude, have you ever watched Disenchantment on netflix?
I think I watched the first episode. Who do I sound like? 😂
@@Englishbikerdan that young charismatic Prince 🤴 turned to royal pig eventually 😅😅
@@brunooberan2868 I'll take it 😂
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That headlights are like balenciaga triple s, it's ugly as f but beautiful.
If only it had a round led headlight.
Have a look at Motodemic! They make a conversion kit.
Have a look at the 660 Trident then
@@captainaverage721 I didn't realise that even existed. I was gonna get the cb650r but I don't know now.
@@rubeeno8055 hondas are boring. Go for the trident.
❤️❤️❤️❤️👍
Vs z900
Not really a relevant comparison, an A2 compliant 47 bhp bike versus a 120ish bhp inline 4??
Everything looks right until you reach the headlight, it just looks random and out of place.
I find them really nice IMO
I guess have a look at a Trident then !
In the top 5 of ugly bikes because of the front end. Wouldn't drop a penny on that bike.
Ugliest headlights on the road💯👎🏽
They are known as bugs for a reason
Have you seen the new MT09 headlight? Makes the street Triple headlight look like a work of art
Have a you seen any of the new Mt's? 😂
This bike or new triumph trident which is1k cheaper??
Can you switch off the traction control ?
Your name is hilarious. 😂 Someone said you can but I couldn't find a way to do it.