Triumph 1050 Striple vs Gen1 (modded)

[steeeve66]

[quote author=pitternator link=topic=3686.msg30148#msg30148 date=1341298944]
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?

Good point, well made. Oddly I still love my SD (twin) as having more 'character'...