24-09-13, 07:31 AM
fuel tank range is important if the bike is to be a good road bike. My speed triple had an 18 litre tank and that enabled a decent stint of hooning or touring if you wanted. But 4 litres less is a massive difference :\ . Sorry , but like the vfr 12 this sort of thing IS going to affect the riding experience.Basically after 10 litres or 90 miles the reserve will be on !
You have to compare it with the street triple, cos basically Yamaha have seen its success and this bike is its answer to it. BUT the street has a 17 litre tank. I doubt if the Yam extra cc will make a massive difference but almost at the outset it has made a negative before its had a chance. The price is cheaper than a street but I aint sold on the yams looks. I dont think at this stage it will scupper the street at all.
Just wait for Triumph to react. Already they have 0% finance on any triumph this month, I am sure they will look at price if Yam dont increase theirs.
If yam do increase price, then they are giving themselves an uphill battle once more.
I wish them luck , but its not cut and dried in my thinking....
....their best advantage over most of the other jap offerrings is at least they made it a triple not a 4 ...IMO the best config for a road bike.
You have to compare it with the street triple, cos basically Yamaha have seen its success and this bike is its answer to it. BUT the street has a 17 litre tank. I doubt if the Yam extra cc will make a massive difference but almost at the outset it has made a negative before its had a chance. The price is cheaper than a street but I aint sold on the yams looks. I dont think at this stage it will scupper the street at all.
Just wait for Triumph to react. Already they have 0% finance on any triumph this month, I am sure they will look at price if Yam dont increase theirs.
If yam do increase price, then they are giving themselves an uphill battle once more.
I wish them luck , but its not cut and dried in my thinking....
....their best advantage over most of the other jap offerrings is at least they made it a triple not a 4 ...IMO the best config for a road bike.