@@thatseventiesman3865 Yeah but his main drive is a 2CV... I'm more jealous of his garage - in mine I have three lawnmowers and my wife's car. Best, Pete.
I agree re: DRL. Brake really hard to get the abs to cut in on the front and that will probably clear the brake pad dust. If not, a dob of copper slip on the back of the pads at the next service will sort that.
That petrol gauge winge is a bit hilarious honestly. Why does it matter how quickly it goes up! You know there's a full tank of petrol, you just filled it up 😆
See now I thought exactly the same. After visiting the petrol station, you know it's full up (I never usually do a partial fill up on any vehicle, car or bike ) BUT during lockdown, well we haven't been allowed to make non essential journeys, therefore petrol has been left sitting in my Speed Twin. The current E5 (5% ethanol) petrol can go off quite quick and gum things up. Yes I can use fuel stabiliser, which I had done, but it had been so long I thought best to syphon off the fuel into a jerry can, and put it in the car which at least does a few "essential" journeys. Now with a fuel gauge that has the speed of a sloth on sedative drugs, I really don't know how much is in the tank. I know it's not a lot, but how much ? The gauge just keeps showing much more than I know is really in the tank. My Street Triple suffers from exactly the same issue !
Hi TMF, I could live with most of these dislikes but the front brakes squealing would drive me mad. My GSXS did it for a while and every time I stopped it was like finger nails down a blackboard. I couldn’t stand it. The indicators easily snapping off would also aggravate me. It would be one of those things that you realise could happen and you’ve got it in mind when you’re riding. Then one fine day you stop, dismount and clip the indicator...break it...then swear and curse your way to get your coffee. Should be mounted near the license plate in my humble opinion. Thanks for putting out videos during this covid crap...always good to see you 👍. Cheers.
Yeap, had the same issue. It may happen during tough braking when it's cold and the pads are cold or in the rain. In case of a real issue, talking out the pads and a piece of sandpaper help.
I bought a 2012 Street Triple in black and gold because I loved your bike, Flyer. Now I'm looking at Speed Twins, and you've sold me on yet another Triumph
@@TheMissendenFlyer Faster more spontaneous pace seemed less scripted. Handheld camera movement, pulling back to frame the shot, it has a different look. Thought it was intentional.
In the US, motorcycle headlights are always on by default, and I've never owned a bike that had a switch to turn the lights on. By this logic, it's probable we don't get an option for daytime running lights. This may explain why the daytime running indicator light is reverse to what you'd expect. Otherwise owners in markets that have "always on" headlights would be seeing that green light all the time unless the high beams are on.
Completely agree with you on the brakes, thought that was just mine, the lights and reservoir. Like you I love the bike bar those minor issues. The usb charger and no we here to easily feed wire is a bit frustrating.
It was your reviews that convinced me to get a speed twin. I’ve only been riding 6 months and love it. I originally got a tiger 800 but didn’t get on with it. I’m heading to Swindon today for the 500 mile service, although I’ve gone a bit over that. Where can I get a replacement reservoir from which looks better. Your videos are great BTW really useful in the decision making processes.
Good stuff, it’s very useful to get owner feedback around niggles, no big deal but good to know. My Street Triple RS is undoubtedly the best road bike I’ve owned (and I’ve got a V4 Factory as well), DRL. Disagree, you want the warning light in the daytime, at night you can see the headlights are on. Fuel cap, totally agree that is a bit pants, a proper alloy “Le Mans” cap would be much better, Brake reservoir, yeah I bought both the billet alloy ones for mine are they are much classier, that said nearly all Bikes have the plastic things, even a premium machine has to be built to a price. Fuel gauge, seems very sluggish my Street takes about 100 yds. I think the indicator is the same as mine, it just seems to be unfortunately placed on the twin. It is a real challenge to find fault with modern bikes, they’re all so good now.
You right about the lights. In daytime, you can't easily tell what's happening with the lights. That fuel cap would drive me mad too. Triumph had great fuel caps in the 1960s.
I’ve thought about the daytime running lights issue (I have a Speed Twin) - I think it’s more of a warning that you only have the DRL on rather than full (dipped) headlights on for when you ride at night. If the opposite was the case I think it’d be easy to forget to put the lights on full (dipped) beam.
Fuel cap on my Yamaha Radian is flush mount works great looks cool and does not interfere with a tank bag. Nostalgia is one thing but some stuff is just a no brainer like ABS and modern tires...fuel injection. If it was easy to do back in the day they would have flush mounted the cap methinks...
Hate's a bad word to use, 'Annoys Me' much better to use IMO, You're spot on about the light switching, doesn't make sense except to the euro bods , some bikes might not have running lights so it's probably more regulations than common sense, Fuel Cap and Cover, Micky Mouse is an understatement, what's going on with the numberplate number, didn't take you for a numberplate vanity bod.
That number plate came with the bike, nowt to do with me! - I don't to personalised plates myself (My Mrs wouldn't let me as she reckons only people with "more money than sense" buy them)....shame 'cos there's lots of "TMF" options to choose from!
Same cap on my 16 Thruxton R. I'm 65 with a petrified brain, yet it only took a few fillups to learn how to remove the cap without any fuss. Hint- not by twirling it with the key!
Brakes squealing: These bikes are over braked for general use. You just don't need a twin disc set up most of the time. This leads to, comparatively, gentle brake applications and low pressure on the pads to stop the bike . This puts a glaze on the pad resulting in a sqeal as you slow right down to a stop. When it's safe to do , try a few (10 or 12) really hard brake applications from speed - let the ABS do it's thing- and see if the sqeal goes away. I had to do this from time to time on my Fat Bob Harley.
If you're relying on the fuel gauge to tell you when to get fuel you're gonna run out of gas. Use the odometer. Ride 175 miles, stop for gas, ignore the gauge. Problem solved! Nice bike, BTW. I miss my Triumph Tiger. I've got a BMW S1000XR now. I like it too, but it's more like a razor where the Tiger was more like a Bowie knife. You can shave with a Bowie knife, but a razor is a lot comfortable and easier, because it's the perfect precision tool for the job. On the other hand, you can chop a small down tree with a Bowie knife if you have enough time. That's never gonna happen with a razor.
The brake pads are what’s chattering . Check the hold down clips or spray the back of the brake pads with products like Quite Brake from Napa Auto Parts. It’s very common on cars.
Queensland Australia have lifted non essential travel restrictions from 2nd of May, we can go 50km from home so already have my 100k's mapped out!! Stay safe and keep upright all.
The front brakes on my Street Triple RS (2019) squeal as well. Did so from day one and had the mechanic look at it at first service, but no change. Must be a Triumph thing.
Seems to be a Brembo thing, honestly. My Ducati Scrambler's front Brembo squeals and screams during light, normal traffic riding and always has done so. Take a look on any Ducati forum, or hell, even just search for 'Brembo Squeal' on the interwebz and you'll get more than you can care to read. Pretty annoying that "top shelf" brakes sound like crap!
virtualinsanity911 My Street RS is fine, a very fine smear of copper grease on the piston faces should sort it, not sure how you ride but a good workout might help.
I have some of the same complaints about my T120. While it takes a few miles after fill up to register a full tank at least it has a fuel gauge which my more expensive Aprilia Tuono Factory lacks!! Great video!
I agree with your complaints. I also do not like the shape of the tank. I would prefer, to see something more classic shaped. Like a 60s Bonneville. Also like the vintage badging.
I hate indicators in general, they always look out of place but the original old flex mounted ones that were fitted to older bikes were far less likely to snap off than any of the after market replacements I've tried. I bought some neat little replacements from a big online parts shop and kept snapping the rear ones by bumping into them when the bike was on the stand and knocking them with my foot when getting on and off ! Replacing broken ones every couple of weeks became very irritating and I never realised just how much abuse indicators get. If I need to get replacements in future I will look for some with flexible mounts or flexible arms because that's what is on my current bike and they have taken a lot of damage and abuse but never broken.
Dipped headlights as default makes perfect sense, if daytime lights were the default there is more chance that the rider would drive on them at night having forgotten to change to dipped headlight, also dipped headlight during daytime is OK, day running lights at night less so.
The DRL/Headlight illumination indicator, is absolutely backwards TMF... it should be the way you suggested. My car has DRLs, and doesn't tell me they're on... but it DOES tell me when the Dipped Beam is on! The Fuel Gauge thing, happens on all Triumph's I've seen, and also happens (although not as slow as the Triumphs) on my BMW K1200GT (it is a 2008 model though...)
1:02 Yeah, that'll work REAL good 😄 2:40 nope, only Triumph simps would defend it. I'd say you're absolutely right. That fuel cap is just a sad choice by Triumph
I can see your point about the fuel cap. That would get old pretty quick. The fuel gauge on my Tiger 800 does the same thing as yours. I'm thinking it must be the software. When I first noticed it, I thought the level sensor was broken.
Hello, thanks very much for this interesting video. I totaly agree with the first thing you hate regarding very bad sound of brakes at low speed. I meet the same problem with mine. I am interested about solution or idears on how you have fixed the problem. Regards from a french biker 😉✌️
My 2016 Triumph Street Twin gas indicator sometimes doesn't show me the right gas amount after I fill until I shut the bike off and turn it back on again. It must be a Triumph thing or a Street Twin thing. I find it odd but it doesn't bother me much. I use it all the time and never had an issue where I ran out of gas because it was wrong. This only happens after a fill-up. But I'd say it happens at least 50% of the time.
Minor things really and one can find such in any bike/product. The question lingerers in the air tho... is it really a premium bike? The price is anyway. It just is as it is with whatever you buy these day´s. Keep up the good work sir and stay safe!
Yeah, that's on my list of annoyances. Speed Twin Range to empty is about 160 miles. So in reality, something like 140 miles before visiting the petrol station.
I sat on one a couple of months ago, it’s a beautiful bike but I’d add one gripe - it’s absolutely tiny. Like all of Triumph’s retro bikes it’s an absurdly small and low bike. I’m convinced Triumph are targeting the pockets of our shorter brethren.
That fuel cap is outrageous. For such an expensive motorcycle and considering that it'll be something that is used quite frequently, it's an absolute outrage. My '07 cb400 had a proper fuel cap, so did my '16 CBR500 and so does my '16 XSR900. All of these are around 40-60% of the price of the Speed Twin. Gah!!
I would assume defaulting to low beam is a safety feature. If you forget to switch to DLR in daytime, you'll be fine, maybe get slightly worse mileage. But if the default was the other way round, forgetting to switch to low beam might cause an accident. My Street Twin doesn't have DLR, I dont think it's that big a deal. Other than that, these gripes are all things you can switch out.
Hey TMF: cheers and thumbs up for your nice work. A (philosophical?) question, do *all* bikes indeed have their niggles? Of course you are right, they do, but which have the fewest?? That is, which bikes are their owners LEAST annoyed with?? :-) :-) :-) Serious question. And if we knew the answer, would that answer speak to the bike design or the owner's tolerance for imperfection?? :-) :-) :-)
You don't unscrew the petrol cap using the key! Unlock it, and then turn the cap using your fingers gripping the two moulded lugs that were CLEARLY designed into the cap for that purpose! Or, just leave it unlocked and the key doesn't even need inserting. FFS! Oh, and if you've just filled up with petrol, why are you fretting about the guage not reading full for the first mile?
It's a lovely bike and unfortunately every new bike has some quirks owners don't like. Guess part of the fun of owning is changing the things you don't like. Cheers and stay safe.
Good morning, My 2012 Tiger Explorer's gas gauge takes about a half mile to come up to a full reading after gassing up. I suspect this is standard on Triumphs? Regarding your plastic brake reservoir and rear turn signal...Like most manufacturers, Triumph builds even their premium machines to a price point and P&E is likely a good business for them. Considering a Speed Twin but am concerned my 65 yr old wrists and back might suffer. What are your thoughts on bar risers. (Should I just look at the T-120?)
I have scrembler 1200 and as long as I'm aware, the fuel cap is the same on both bikes. Mine has never given me any problem, twist the key for about 90 degrees and then twist the cap in the opposite direction
My main gripe is it's looks...great from the outside then you open it and there's this plastic thing underneath - even my el cheapo Royal Enfield costing half the price has a better quality fuel cap...
Re lights. DRL is just government legislation and has limited brightness and value for motorcycles. I have always run with dipped headlights in the daytime (since 1975!) and forgetting to turn them on had been the problem. In fact when I lived in Ca. USA(1980s) in the bright sunlight we ran on high beam ("brights"). One would only run without daytime lights when there was an alternator problem. ....if you only had on DRLs and had a "didn't see you mate" accident, I would imagine you would return from hospital and thereafter always run with the dipped beam!. ...the triumph set-up, from what you say, rightly ignores the DRL folly and always starts the bike on dipped beam.
I think the lighting is the failsafe option for when joe blogs jumps on and forgets! The fuel cap looks like it could be problematic in the future. Don't think mr Honda will copy it! 🙈
I had the same issues with the fuel gauge on my Explorer a few years ago. It was fine before it went in for a service then it came out and was taking a while to read full after fill ups. I now have a Street Triple 765R and I have done the same with the indicator. Doesn't take a lot to break the plastic. 🤦♂️
Great looking bike. These things you don’t like are an opportunity to customize. Harley’s are notorious for this. We’re almost forced to upgrade parts because we are all neurotic about our bikes. Lol
My 2019 Speed Triple RS also has a front break squick when applied sometimes and I also fee the headlight switch seems reversed but I also knew this from reviews. Thanks...
1st; Replace gas cap with a Motone Customs fuel cap. ( no key ) 2nd : Replace the turn signals with billet Motone Customs. 3rd: Front brakes; call Delboy and he will take care of you .
@@TheMissendenFlyer Wales company. I replaced my turn signals, fuel cap with Motone and fender eliminator from Tech Bike Parts on a 2017 Triumph Street Cup. Plastic parts gone.
Totally agree about the headlight/DRL setup and the fuel cap. I think the fuel level sensor on all Triumphs works the same. My 2010 Thunderbird takes about half to three quarters of a mile to read full after a fill up. I’m used to it now.
Good lord, man, ride the bloody bike and enjoy it. The brakes'll stop squeaking if you use them enough. The fuel cap will unscrew more quickly if you turn it the right way first. Ride with the dipped headlights on rather than turning them down to "daytime running". Many bikes don't have separate daytime running lights. I've had bikes where the fuel gauge takes a while to adjust after you've filled up. I've also had bikes with no fuel gauge and a manually operated reserve tap that I sometimes had to operate mid overtake. Why are you looking at the brake fluid reservoir rather than the road ahead when you're riding? Oh no, the indicators break if you "whack them". First world problems.
Watched this and I love your Honesty... With the issue's.... Hope Triumph do take note of your hates... Well.. I take it as honest remarks .. with a premium bike.. they need to re-check thier designer issue's. 👍
The squeak is cheap pads from the factory.... Get original Brembo brake pads. The annoying booth check of the instruments is an old habit of microprocessors to calibrate themselves... Normal!... The fuel sensor in the tank is crap, there needs to be a recall ( Reminds me of my older Mercedes cars a C280 and an E320... Mercedes tried to save some bucks on the tank sensor using who knows what metal instead of Silver and had to replace the sensors 2 0r 3 times )... It is one of those things that are irritating on new vehicles!... On the lights they need to be like car mirrors that give way if they get pushed around and then snap in place....
You ned to click 5 times to display the time? How annoying, but #1 is the squeaking front disk. Had to replace mine after some months as started out of balance, but believe it or not - last week I heard the squeaking again.... :(
I think the bike would look even more badass if it packs a pair of upside down front-end and hydraulic rear suspension. That's my very own thought. Maybe other people prefer its basics-looking
Yeah they are a bit cheap feeling. On my Tiger 800 the lens fell off. Unfortunately unlike the old style normal indicators they used you can't just replace the lens and I had to buy a complete indicator.
The other thing that is annoying is that they put it on the wrong way. It opens in such a way that you have reduced space to fuel. It should be turned 180 degrees so it opens towards the front and leaves all the rest of the space for fueling. An easy thing to change though.
As someone who tends to fill up while sat on the bike this would really get on my nerves. Lift flap toward you, then reach around to get to the real filler cap. Stupid design that cannot have been done by anyone who has ever actually ridden a bike.
The lockdown is seriously getting to you, go try some yoga or something to calm down. Lift your leg a bit higher and by a miracle the indicators won’t break. Relax 😂
My sentiments exactly. Surprised you didn't mention the horn unless it's been upgraded from my '16 Triumph. When I beeped it in my drive I was anointed "king of the crickets" by the pesky little noise makers. $25 and about an hour or two and we have a horn worthy of the name. ps, completely agree about the fuel cap.
@@thedogandduck1712 it's not a review. He's just venting his frustrations about the bikes weak points. Which is fair enough. Everyone likes a moan now and again.
@@TheMissendenFlyer And likely to scratch the paintwork with the key, or fob, while unscrewing, and refitting into place. Be careful - which i'm sure you are, (minor OCD, TMF) - when refuelling.
If the fuel cap is locked then it's a piece of piss to unlock with two hands. My Scrambler 1200 is keyless so to save me the hassle of getting the bladed remote out of my pocket to unlock the cap, I leave the cap in the unlocked position. You learn this lesson the first time you fill up 👍
@Bad Santa If you try to lock or unlock the fuel filler cap with one hand, whilst holding a camera in the other, then it's just about doable but a bit of a faff. If you try locking or unlocking using the time honoured method recognised by any sensible human being it no longer becomes an issue. Certainly not one that would make me stress or cause Triumph to lose a sale
Greetings TMF - I feel the need to comment on this - I love my Speed Twin. I have never had any sound from the front brakes. Ive never felt bothered by the gas cap or transparent front brake fluid reservoir. I do understand the fuel level sender is not an instant mechanical float. & the USA version has heavy duty turn signal arms that will not break if you kick it or bump it getting on or off. I also have the booster plug and the Ducati spacers. The bike is an absolute BLAST to ride! It feels very quick accelerating, exceptionally light, nimble and securely planted leaning over hard into corners. I feel this is the most brilliant standard bike money can buy. I love it. Best Regards, MotoPG
The gas cap is absurd! I've never seen anything like it. I'm thinking of getting a Speed Twin but the gas cap has me thinking twice. I have an Explorer 1200 and the cap you just insert the key and open it. If I had to then deal with a second cap I'd be annoyed.
Good job you didn't start riding in the early 70's, you'd have stopped riding pretty smartish I think. Disc brakes that didn't work in the wet, tyres that didn't grip in the wet, plugs fouling regularly, huge vibration, unreliability, draughty noisy helmets with visors scratching up in 6 weeks etc etc. The bikes were just as expensive as now, considering wages at the time. We called it character, and as it was all we knew and the bikes were a massive improvement from the 60's we loved it. A petrol guage that doesn't tell you you've just filled up until you've done 1/4 mile? How do you cope?
Biscuit Barrel, Totally agree mate. Yokohama gripless tyres. The Dunlop’s weren’t much better. Why did we ride bikes that were feckin dangerous? Because they were tremendous fun!!!
I remember a friends brother around that time saying "if anyone says that British bikes are the best in the world, punch him in the mouth". lol. His bikes spent more time in his shed in pieces than on the road.
This could turn in The Four Yorkshiremen sketch but about motorcycles :) "When I was a lad, we didn't have tyres on our rims, just plain metal" "you were lucky, our rims weren't even round!" "rims, rims, we didn't even have wheels, we had to walk along with the frame between our legs!"
@@karlosh2422 Well of course we had it tough. We used to dream of walking along with t'frame between our legs, would have been luxury to us. Best we could do was hop on one leg with handlebars taped to our arms but it was a bike to us.
When I was a public school principal (headmaster) one responsibility was to identify and mitigate potential hazards: playgrounds, workspaces, classrooms, gymnasiums, school buses, etc. Rather than just depend on professional health and safety officers, I’d also ask a handful of mothers to do a walk around. Without fail, the mothers would identify things the professionals, and myself, would never see. Kinda reminds me of this video. With all the millions of R & D dollars manufacturers spend, the insight of real-world riders remains extremely useful and to disregard always comes at a cost.
I'll admit to being a little nervous when clicking this one as I was worried you'd make me find things to hate about mine, but I'm very happy with your list, because there's nothing at all to worry about! Luckily, my brakes don't squeak. Totally agree with the light indicator being inverted, but if that's the worst thing... I leave my fuel cap unlocked at all times, so this isn't an issue for me. Agree on the brake reservoir and optioned the (expensive) anodised version. The fuel gauge is also a non-issue for me. The one time I don't need a fuel gauge is when I've just filled up! I fitted miniature Motogadget indicators that are invisible when they're not flashing because the stock ones look naff, as you'd say (and I'd probably also kick them off). Love your channel mate. Stay safe!
What Motogadget indicators did you end up ordering? Im not sure which ones are able to be fitted to the Speed Twin in the MG line. Was thinking about these as the Rizoma's I've seen are mega bucks each.
@@MrGuitarboy100 I got the mo.blaze pins (motogadget.com/shop/en/m-blaze-pin.html). These are super bright despite their size. I had to change the resistance but that was easy in the secret menu (hold 'i' button while turning on ignition or something like that, then select the setting that flashes at the correct frequency). I made blanking plates (Dremelled and painted some thin steel) because a single "pin" replaces the double holes that remain after removing stock indicators, but you can buy these for the ST from Tec (www.tecbikeparts.com/product/indicator-adapter-mounts-for-oe-triumph-lights-allows-oe-type-2-hole-indicator-with-tec-tail-tidy/), for example.
The way I see it, the whole DRL indicator light arrangement, that seems to get mentioned mention a good deal, makes perfect logical sense, because when it's dark enough to use the headlight, you don't want an indicator light shining in your face affecting your night vision. When it daytime, and you have the DRL on, it does least harm. Just an alternative perspective to consider.
Nope - wired up totally logically. Light comes on with the DRL as it should - you wouldn't want the green light on at night time to tell you that the dip beam is on. Green warning light means: you only have DRL on.
1) Squeaky Brakes easily sorted 2) The DRL on my R1200 GS & 765 RS functions in exactly the same way 3) Fuel Cap is the same as on my Scrambler 1200. I just leave the cap unlocked 4) Brake Fluid Reservoir if it offends you then change it. It's no biggie 5) Slow Operating Fuel Gauge I'd be more annoyed if it ran out of fuel still showing 2 bars full 6) Don't kick your indicator For any other problems there is always Gin 👍
Can certainly understand your frustration with the fuel cap situation, would bug me firstly that It’s not one of those Hinge cap style ones and secondly that you have to screw it round 5 times🤣They might as well have just given you a screw driver.
anyone know why sometimes they chose to have the reservoir in a round container with a cap on top and sometimes in an, often rectangular, closed black container? Personally since i see the round container on performance machines it makes me associate the 'cheaper, looking reservoir with faster bikes.
sam The smaller round ones are most of the times external reservoirs for radial brake pumps. The rectangular ones are builtin on regular brake pumps. The radial brake pumps are supposed to have a better brake feel. Haven’t tried one myself yet.
@@TreyyDaMenaceFan Good question! I'm looking at a Brembo plastic reservoir that costs £50. There must be a good reason why track bikes have these so called cheap reservoirs. All I can think of is that they're lightweight, transparent so the fluid can be easily seen, easy to open (fluid has to be changed between races), and simple with few points of failure.
Andy, just bear in mind that if you've just filled your tank up you don't really need to be looking at your fuel gauge, surely it's better to have something that's more accurate lol
I rode a harley many yrs ago my friends electraglide I believe it was huge steered badly and the brakes were shit oh and it was underpowered and sluggish he'd put thousands of aftermarket stuff on including brakes!! I was gobsmacked at how shit it was I'd never buy or own a harley they are just posing machines
Mate I've just subscribed! I came across an old video of yours with regarding the crf 250L Awesome stuff and super helpful :) I purchased a brand new 2019 250L but due to COVID its sitting in the store currently which is what started this whole research for her! One Question for you.. Do you think it is worth buying the EJK unit for my bike if i have the stock exhaust? I will alter my intake box like you did with the foam valve inserts. I'm based in the Philippines and work for a motocross production team on my off time. Highly recommend coming out this way for a bike tour! Cheers.
But cars and Van's don't have there lights permanently written into law like motorcycles do. I bet triumph have to have it this way round and a light to warn you the DRL is on.
I think just about all EU member states and US & Canada require dipped headlights to be on at all times on motorcycles. DRL only could get you a ticket. And other than for vanity reasons or as parking lights, I really don't see why I would use DRL only.
@@sv650nyc7 I think a DRL is generally brighter than a dipped headlight and doesn't look like it's flashing as you go over bumps in the road. Much safer in my opinion.
I think you need to do some work on your speedy 1. Sort brakes 2. Turn Monza cap round 3. Change indicators 4. Have patience with gauge 5. Accept lights, why do you need drl when you have dipped beam 6. Change brake reservoir This will keep you busy and stop cabin fever Finally be grateful
Interestingly the squeaky front brakes were the main reason I canceled my order it just shouldn’t happen plus I agree with you about the brake reservoir and fuel cap pretty cheap and nasty for the price you pay for the bike Cheers Chips.
Yes yes.... you just justify your way out of the purchase of a Speed Twin .... my squeak left after bike was run in. Just leave the Speedie for riders who love torque, handling and shooting the breeze with admirers of modern classics. Owning one is a dream.
To remove squealing you apply brake grease on the edges of the caliper pistons, make sure the pads come with metal shims, or change the pads to softer material (the commonly used sintered HH pads are overkill for most riders anyways). Many ways to alleviate squealing brakes for cheap and it can be an issue on any bike. To not buy a bike for that reason seems strange.
Di Korlaet Firstly I own 2 Triumph Motorcycles a 2012 Street Triple R and a 2018 Tiger 800 which are both great bikes plus I also have 3 other bikes which does include a retro as well plus I also ride about 20000km annually so I wasn’t trying to justify not purchasing the bike ,to me when you’re buying a premium brand these sorts of things should not happen and when I started to do a bit of research it seemed to be a problem with the T120 and the Speed Master as well and apparently Triumph didn’t want to know about it when people complained which I thought was pretty ordinary that’s why I didn’t go through with the purchase.
