Just get one, I wanted one but frankly couldn't afford the genuine pikes peaks available, so just got a super low mileage S touring with loads of extras and painted it I'm well happy with it, it's a better looker than stock and if ridden right (and you're big enough) It's kinda like a big supermoto , I've actually made my seat taller and flatter so you can get weight over it if need be, it's ace Sack off the tall screens, get a loud pipe on it and keep it in sport, I guarantee you'll still be bloody quick
And yet they're unfulfilling. I can't describe why. The sound from my 1050 Sprint was just intoxicating, the most tuneful bike I've ever owned, and it's engine was loaded with torque at exactly the right place for yer average joe streetbike rider. But with both the 955 and the 1050 I used them in the same way a courier would with a CX500, rode them then lobbed 'em in the shed - no emotional attachment at all. I can't really explain it; a Ducati instantly announces it's arrival when you ride one, and a Jap bike feels flat til you open the taps, then fooks off at an epic rate. The Triumph does neither, and although it's very effective it doesn't garner any admiration. It does a sterling job, in the same way a gatepost does a great job of holding a gate. Nothing special. Apart from the beautiful soundtrack. I think weight is the Triumph's biggest foe, take the weight away and it'll all liven up nicely. I'm hoping that's the case with the speed/street triples.
Your not the first person to say that Fig! But I for one am quite happy with what the Speedy has got. Plenty for me - I'm realistic about my skills and I'm never gonna push it to within 60% of what it can do and handle on a public road. And as for my 998, well, I'm probably only ever scratching around the 35% mark if I'm brutally frank with myself! But for me, my Speedy has plenty of character and sound. I get the occasional admiring look and bloke approach me to chat while I'm filling up at the garage. However, when I fill up the 998, well, it's a different ball game! EVERYONE looks and stares when I roll up to the pump and give it the obligatory blip before I turn it off. Especially if I turn up with mates on their newish JIL4's - it is always my 12 year old red thundering bike that attracts all the attention - I love it! hahaha!
new to the forum, but reading the above with interest, as I too have been a sportsbike man for years, and making the move to a Multi was a hard choice... till i rode it for a day. Id had a Multi as a loan bike whilst my trumpet got serviced, only rode it 11 miles home - then 11 miles to collect at the end of the day - and I was undecided. Borrowed one for a whole day, went to the lakes - and fell in ear to ear grinning love with the thing. Im only 5'8 and manage on the standard seat, once you get used to it its great. My advice, go take one out for a full day. I rode the Triumph Tiger 1050, BMW 1200GS, and the Multi was the only thing that got me truely smiling.. Right, best be off.. sun is out and ive another few miles to clock up before 650 service next week!...
Just traded a Panigale 1199s for a Pikes Peak and I'm blown away by it, don't miss the Panigale one bit, doubt I'll ever go back to a sports bike again, especially for the road. The PP's so much more versatile, has more bottom end torque and if I was ever to ride the same twisties on either bike not only would the mutley be more comfortable, it would also be quicker and more fun, it's like a supermoto on steroids, also Ducati are currently offering £1000 of accessories so now's a great time to buy.
Agree mostly ^^^ just disagree with the same road, quicker than a pani statement. I'm ok on the road, quick enough, on a multi its in relative comfort and easy riding. With a sports bike I would be quicker, it brakes, steers and tracks better than the multi can imho. Roads where I can hit a good just 3 figs on the multi (we had some Sunday) on my old evo or blade I'd have been 30% quicker Unless its a bumpy B or narrow A road
I tested my theory with a go-pro on a familiar local road (Via Gellia nr Matlock) and matched the videos side by side, the PP won by a good few seconds. Admittedly on open sweeping corners the Pani has the edge but the kind of roads I ride the PP wins hands down, it also means I can ride said narrow bumpy roads of which the Peak District has plenty, they're also much quieter with no plod or traffic
I agree with Bradders, my mate has a panigale, and has much as I can stay with him 80-90% of the time, if the road conditions are right, ie long smooth sweepers, the multi is no match for the panigale. Would I change it for a Panigale..? Not in a million years! As a do it all and quick bike its the one for me!
The PP has a few changes that I would be unlikely to change on a bike post sale which is why I went for it. I wouldn't change wheels and I don't usually add much carbon. The PP looks great and has things like the better seat, wheels, plenty of carbon and so on. The screen is a lot nicer and you get a box of alternatives like different exhaust cans and screen as well. Overall, I specced mine with luggage, armorfend, Navihalter for my Garmin and heated grips and I'm very happy with it. It's partly ego, but I like having the PP variant. I don't use a centre stand and I've got a footplate I carry in my touring gear for under the side stand if parking in grassy surfaces at a camp site. I never have issues thinking the PP can't keep up on the road, even with a pillion, I'm able to make progress quite happily. My KTM would make quicker progress but that's probably because when I ride solo, I have less concerns for safety and a lot of my MTS riding is two up. The other point is that I can spend long hours on the PP and not have an issue with comfort, can't think the Pani is the same so it depends on whether you hoon about for an hour and then go home or do some decent miles. I do quite a lot of miles across my bikes and so being able to handle all day is quite important. Lastly, I think the MTS would be a lot more fun in poorer weather, a lot of bikes end up stored for six months. I'm now on PR4s and I ride all year round so a bike more sure-footed in February means the KTM will stay in the garage more in the winter when the MTS is (probably) an easier bike for lousy surface conditions.
i just realized i have posted in the multy forum. bit scarey over here. anyhoo new purchase on hold. need to be realistic now. not ruled out just cleared allot of debt with ppi claim and kind of liking it.
And if the vote goes yes, you'll be bankrupt in a year anyway. So you may as well do what the rest of you lot will do; load up on debt. Go big or go home Lol
i might just come and nick yours now, costs 300-400 depending on who you talk to. best run along now i think that's your boss calling.
