Triumph 1050 Striple vs Gen1 (modded)

[AyJay]

Shame that there still aint really another new bike out there which will do similar job...

Cof. Er, there might be....


Me ZZR1400s turning out to be another one of those well kept secrets, just like the Fazer. The ZZR's headline news is all about the speed, but actually, it's a do it all machine and utterly effortless in every situation. I just came back from a trip to the Nurburgring and with bar risers and a touring fairing it was sublime. Honking quick of course (yawn), but as comfy as the Fazer (even with a much harder seat) but much roomier, utterly stable at any speed, as simple to ride, and it even averaged 45mpg. And that included 4 laps of the Ring and cruising at 150 in Germany. And a top speed test. Well, you've got to haven't you? Straight off the clocks with no effort at all. 5k it cost, 200 to insure. Bargain.


Still love my Fazer though, revvy little buzz bomb that it is. (comparatively!)


As for character, I had a thought - suppose it was triples that were the UJM engine, and 90% of the market's bikes had them. A four would then be distinctive and different, surely? Or is there something about triples and twins? Or bent engines? Does the Crossplane R1 have character? Is it the vibration characteristics, or the sound that gives a bike character and don't fours have character anyway - a four cylinder character?