Why I Made the Perfect Choice with the Triumph Speed Twin
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2023
- An alternate title for this video was going to be; "The All Year Motorcyclist and His Part In My Divorce!" as there was no way the wife was going to let me add another bike to the collection! :) If you're in the market for a new motorcycle, then you should definitely consider the Triumph Speed Twin. This is my first ride on the bike as I start the running in process and where better to visit on a first ride than Harvington Hall as the sun is setting.
So why did I go for the Speed Twin? After our return from the Switzerland Tour, I cleaned and polished my Yamaha Tracer 9 GT put it the garage and proceeded to rotate my rides out on my other bikes. I really love the Tracer and touring on it was a joy but I've found myself only using it for the longer annual tours and between the end of last years Scotland Tour and Switzerland, I could count on one hand how many times I'd taken it out. With this in mind I decided I needed to replace it with a another bike that I would ride more often and be the bike I'd take on tours. I really loved my Triumph Thruxton R and Bobber Black, although my confidence in reliability of the brand did take a knock when the Bobber Black broke down! Although Triumph rectified the defective part free of charge, they did try to charge for labour this was the time when I reduced my collection from 3 to 1 bike, the Tracer 9. I included the Thruxton R in this downsizing exercise as the riding position was causing my wrists some gip.
Watching The All Year Motorcyclist @TAYM review of the Speed Twin brought back the joy of riding my Bobber and Thruxton R and the buttery smooth and responsive T120 engine, I decided that this was going to be my next bike and it was going to be Orange! Thanks to Gary (Completely Motorcycles) a trade in deal was done and I said goodbye to my Tracer and hello to my gleaming new Speed twin in Baja Orange that I'm contemplating naming Donald in homage to the Orange man himself, President Donald J Trump :)
And so the adventures begin with this new addition to the family and following the 2 rides out i've now done on the bike (at the time of writing this description), I have definitely made the right decision!
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Great colour Tangerine Dream what a very famous Bonnivelle colour 👏 👌
Thanks mate, definitely my favourite colour 😁👍🏻
I love mine too... and then after run in I'd decided that it was my forever bike so I've done the front and rear suspension, a new seat, a cat delete, new pipes all the way from the header to the end cans and a tune... and now it's the absolute perfect bike for me
Hi Jeremy, thanks for watching and leaving a comment, it has been absolutely the right decision for me and I’m really enjoying it. Thanks for sharing details of the mods you’ve made to your Speed Twin, I’m sure I’ll tinker and make a few changes in due course 😁👍🏻
Why delete cat?
Hoping to make mine a baseline for a cp2077 arch motorcycles nazare inspired build in its final form, much like the fenrir from ff14, ought to be an h2r's final form.. I guess these evolutions should never end.
Nice one MM, we all love new toys. I got to say those clocks are just a delight and you defo should have used the alternative title 🤣🤣🤣
Haha 😁TAYM is such a bad influence, especially as I’m easily led! 😂😂 I was pondering what to buy to replace my Tracer and his video testing riding the model swung the decision 😁👍🏻
you gotta love the flying jaffa a good mix of old and modern styles
‘The flying Jaffa’! Brilliant 😂
I'm really enjoying my speedtwin
They really are something special aren’t they? 😁
Great bikes, I have has mine coming up for two years in the summer.
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙏🏼They are aren’t they? I’m looking forward to getting some rides out on it now Spring has arrived. I’ll be taking it on the Ireland tour in August 👍🏻😀
Oh…how exciting… new bike time 😁😁😁
There’s nothing that comes close to new bike time is there? Apart from the birth of our kids of course! 😂😂
Yes it’s such an exciting time 😁😁
They've got the styling spot on there, Dave. I can see why you love it!
They certainly have Peter, I love the styling and the lines, the appearance is one of the reasons I went for this model 👍🏻
@@MerciaMoto Yes and yet you're so young... For those of us born long ago it is SO like a T120 Bonneville of the mid to late sixties and yet with modern technologies. Though I enjoyed working on a friend's one back then as it was so straightforward in its design. Couldn't imagine pulling yours apart and hopefully it won't need to be for a long while. 👍
@@Lanes-Explorer5733 absolutely, I wouldn’t want to try and carry out repairs on a bike like this, they have crammed every mm of space under the seat with something! 😁 The scram on the other hand I’d be more than happy stripping that down and reassembling it any time. 😁👍🏻
Cracking video I've just traded my 19 plate speed twin in for a new one from same place as you ,got to say the torque handling and sound are addictive on these bikes triumph have come a long way quality bikes 👍
Ooo happy new bike, enjoy! 👍🏻 you’re right about them being addictive and the build quality is marvellous! 👌🏻Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 😀
@@MerciaMoto pity I can't ride it for another month my current insurer wouldn't do the swap so I'd Ave had to lose a years no claims to start a new policy not doing that bloody insurance eh 👍
Love mine!
They’re crackin aren’t they? 👍🏻
Lovely bike colour has grown on me definitely correct decision to go for gen 2 would love that front down pipes to turn blue like my bonneville did 🤙
Thanks Charlie, I can understand why it might be marmite for some but I love the colour, yeah blue down pipes would be nice. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment mate
I had a 2022 Speed Twin and I loved it. Super fun, sporty and man did it sound great from the pipes. I ended up trading it in to get back on my GS for commuting and longer distance riding. I would have kept it but the wife was not happy with the idea! 🤣🤣🤣 still a great bike IMO
They are great bikes aren’t they? I know that feeling about the wife not being happy, I’ve managed to push my luck to get my little collection, but I don’t think she’s going to let me push it any further 😂😂 I’ve owned a Thruxton RS and the Bobber Black previously and these engines are just so nice. I’ve only had the Speed Twin a couple of months, still running it in and I really do love it. I was hoping to try and put some more miles on this weekend but were heading into a cold spell a we’ll see. 😁👍🏻
If I owned the bike I,d be breathless too
It can take your breath away 😀👍🏻
Nice bike, I got my last bike ceramic coated from new and it looked spectacular once done. However, it is still difficult to keep clean, I did think that would have been easier but it takes the same effort although I got it coated mainly to protect it through the winter. The most difficult thing with cleaning is that to protect the coating you have to very careful about the cleaning products you use, things like wheel cleaners etc are all out. I probably wouldn’t do it again and would go back to good cleaning and ACF50 or similar protection.
Thanks mate, I’ve never had a bike ceramic coated before, it’s more a protectant for the tank and paintwork. As you say ACF 50 does a pretty good job of protecting pretty much everything else. Cheers for the advise, greatly appreciated 👍🏻
@@MerciaMoto I had my whole bike done by a local detailer I know who does do bikes but more high end cars. He had the bike for 5 days stripped it down, very deep clean and decontamination then applied the coating. It’s easy to clean the top end but the hotter parts such as the engine are as difficult as before although I’ve solved some of this by using a tornador. The tornador works really well all over but especially on the hard to reach parts on the engine. If you want a tank pad, personally I never use them and it would spoil the look of your tank but anyway it won’t stick to the ceramic coated surface properly so needs to be there beforehand.
@@SouthWest-jj8yu thanks for the info,
Really useful I’ve never heard of a Tornador, off to look into that 👍🏻
Enjoy those bear hugs. 🥰
Thanks mate 👍🏻
Well that came out of the Blue...or should that be Orange 😮😯😂 Happy new bike Dave, I hope you and Donald enjoy many happy miles together. He's not at all dissimilar to Bumble Bee, similar shape and style and both equally as loud in the colour department. I went out myself today for another test if the DJI ACTION 4 and wireless mic, yet another disaster, sound for the first 15 seconds then nothing and the footage is freezing. I suspect 4K 60fps for 30 minutes is too much, I'll try 30fps for a shorter period and reformat the SD CARD, so frustrating.
Thanks mate, I’m chuffed to bits with the Triumph, I was really sad to see the Tracer go but it was the right decision. I record all my videos at 2.7k 60fps and haven’t had any issues, touch wood. Might be worth a go as the difference between 2.7k and 4k is barely perceptible unless watching on a large screen. Thanks as always for the encouragement 👍🏻
@@MerciaMoto The dropped audio may be down to an unsuitable USB C to 3.5 female adapter, I've just noticed it's designed for a headphone/mic combo. I've ordered a USB C to two 3.5 females one mic one headphones both TRS, hopefully that'll solve the audio. I wanted to record in as high a quality as possible just to show the camera quality, I guess given RUclips compression this is just a waste of time, I'll try reducing it Thanks 👍😀
@@greywolf9292 this video might be helpful mate 👉🏻 ruclips.net/video/U_GiSphFFwQ/видео.htmlsi=GBCBvCZueFcg7jyW
Nice to se you enjoying ur new bike`! U did not mention your height or inside leg measurement as I have been told maybe to high for someone under 5ft 8’ what is ur opinion here thanks,
Hello Pete, thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I’m 5’8” with 29” inside leg. I find the Speed Twin very comfortable. I can’t flat foot with bother feet but it doesn’t cause me any issues. Hope this helps. 👍🏻
Lovely bike. Do you run it on E10 please?
Thank you, and thanks for commenting, I prefer to run all of my bikes on E5 unless it’s not available. I’ve run the Speed Twin on E5 so far 👍🏻
Hi Lovely Bike enjoy it ! Would I be right n thinking its just a little under £12,000 on the Road ? I noticed the top exhaust pipes near the engine head were brown can you bring them back to silver finish again ?
Hello Pete, thanks for watching and leaving a comment, yeah just shy of £12k when I bought it back in September last year. The exhaust headers come that colour, I imagine they could be polished but to be honest they complement the overall look of the bike as they are and I don’t think polished would look right, but that’s a personal preference of course 😁👍🏻
Hi Dave, new subscriber and not too far away from you. I’ve got a speed twin too. Wondering if I could tag along and join you guys for rides? You seem like the kind of motorcyclists that I’d fit in with.
Hello Peter, you’d be more than welcome to join us for rides out. If you’d like drop me an email we can look to arrange something 👍🏻
@@MerciaMotothat’s ace! Very kind of you! What’s your email please?
As you said just luvely
Cheers Peter 👍🏻
Well Dave I got that COMPLETELY wrong... But WOW!
Haha what we’re you anticipating Peter? 😁
@@MerciaMoto I was mi's-reading between the lines, Dave after you had a ride on Paul's Hunter... But as you already have both Stan and the CCM a larger long distance tourer makes much more sense for you to replace the Tracer. And it's made not so very far from you, is it? You can pop in for spares as needed 😂😂. Oh, I forgot, it isn't a 1968 T120 is it 🤣
@@Lanes-Explorer5733😜🤫
Sold I want one 😂
@@brianwood8805 haha, talk to Gary he’ll fix you up mate 😁
The rear number plate is very strange looking😂
Had to rewatch the video to see what you mean John🤣🤣 it was shy! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 👍😀
Have you noticed any snatch in the throttle at all . Road mode .
Hello, thanks for watching, subscribing and commenting. With running it in I have only used Road and Rain modes so far and with road mode it does respond and pick up rapidly but very smoothly, the power winds on without any snatchiness, I evaluate this against my 2015 Yamaha MT09 I owned a few year back that was very snatchy in what was the equivalent road mode.
Hope this answers your question🙂👍🏻
Which do you prefer - MT09 or Speed Twin in relation to performance, handling (twisties), rider/pillion comfort on longer rides (3 or so hours), overall fit and finish/ quality of bike? I am 55 so not looking for something that does ridiculous speeds - Australia has strict road rules with hefty fines - Max speed limit 110 -120 km/hr (68 - 75 mph).
You can fix this very cheap and easily...otherwise this bike drives fantastic with or without the Throttle-Spacers
@@Beat_Daddy good to know 👍🏻 thanks for leaving a comment
@@calvinmathys2023 hello Calvin, sincere apologies for not replying sooner. It’s very difficult to make a fair comparison between a Yamaha MT09 and the Speed Twin, they are very different animals. The MT09 is a far more aggressive bike, a lot of fun. The Speed Twin is far more ravined with much smoother power delivery. Fit and finish wise the MT09 is high quality as is the norm for Yamaha, however the Triumph is a superior quality product. Can’t comment on riding the bikes with a pillion as I never carry one. Luggage wise , I’ve toured on the MT09 using Oxford panniers and a 30 litre tail pack. Haven’t toured on the Triumph as yet, but can’t see any issues with using my Oxford soft panniers. Comfort wise, I didn’t have any issues with long rides on my MT09, although I did fit a comfort seat as the standard seat was like sitting on a plank of wood. I’m really looking forward to properly getting to know the Speed Twin this year and Friday it gets its 600 mile first service. Hope this answers your question and thank you for watching and commenting 😁👍🏻
What the hell is going m
on? The road is dry, the weather is fine and this supposed to be Englund! Give me a break! Nice bike though
Hiya Peter, thanks for watching and leaving a comment 😀 the weather can be kind to us but feels like a rare occurrence at times. It is a great bike, I should be riding it a lot more this year, including a tour in Ireland in August. What part of the world are you located Peter? 👍🏻
You don't tell us where we are
Thanks for watching and commenting. Start of the video is Harvington Hall near Bromsgrove, remainder of the video is just around north Worcestershire. I didn’t have any particular destination in mind for this ride is was just about introducing the Speed Twin 👍🏻