2011 Speed Triple Modifications- Any Suggestions

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  1. Herbacious

    Herbacious New Member

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    I'm a Newbie; proud owner of a 2011 Speed Triple. I've owned her for just over a year and pondering a few modifications. I thought I'd take a look around and see what people are talking about to get a few ideas. She's relatively standard, abs, tail tidy, a few bungs to avoid the slow speed drop.......any ideas very welcome, I feel like treating her for her 10 year anniversary!

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  2. roadrider

    roadrider First Class Member

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    Remove the rear pegs
    Some bar end mirrors
    Nice low boy exhaust or some Arrows if you want to stay with the twin under seat ones.
     
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  3. andyc1

    andyc1 Lunarville 7, Airlock 3

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    Welcome to the forum. Some fun, cheap, and reversible mods I enjoy are a change of sprockets for more acceleration, less top speed and a quick action throttle tube for more immediate response :)
     
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  4. Sprinter

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    #4 Sprinter, Feb 1, 2021
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    Roadrider said what I was going to.

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  5. roadrider

    roadrider First Class Member

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    Who's Roadrunner then ?
     
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  6. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    Not you. You are Roadrider, sir.:):(:)
     
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  7. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Hi mate and welcome
     
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  8. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    Hi and welcome.
     
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  9. Danimal

    Danimal Well-Known Member

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    Lighter cans (especially a lowboy) and a lithium battery will make it surprisingly more agile
     
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  10. Herbacious

    Herbacious New Member

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    Brilliant, thank you for the ideas....off to do a little research...
     
  11. Herbacious

    Herbacious New Member

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    Brilliant, thank you for the ideas....off to do a little research...
     
  12. Herbacious

    Herbacious New Member

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    Great, it does feel quite heavy but then it's my first real bike since a CB500 20 years ago......thanks for the advice
     
  13. Red Thunder

    Red Thunder Crème de la Crème

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    HORN!!
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    The standard fitted mouse fart of a horn won't wake any dozy driver from their slumber at their cage wheel

    Please for the love of safety fit a decent 120Db air horn, Denali and Screaming Banshee are good names

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    Screaming Banshee
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  14. Red Thunder

    Red Thunder Crème de la Crème

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    but sometime an air horn can't even wake an old granny with a death wish
     
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  15. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome....
     
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  16. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Hello and welcome to the forum Herb.

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  17. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    Greetings, Herbacious, and welcome to the forum! Your Speed Triple is a beauty! I'm a Speedy owner, too (2019 RS in white). I agree with the recommendations on removing the rear pegs and getting some bar end mirrors. My bike came stock with Arrows and I like them a lot and don't plan to replace them. I can't speak to the air horn as I don't have one but I may not be considering one myself!

    I would add doing a tail tidy and perhaps checking out the PowerBronze wind screen (mine is Dark Smoke). Looking forward to hearing what you decide to do and to seeing more photos!

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  18. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Hello Herb and welcome to the forum :)
     
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  19. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Hi Herb and welcome to the forum :cool: best wishes on your mods
     
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  20. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Hi Herbacious :cool:
     

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