Speed Twin With No Tail Light?

yes I would change it ,I like people to see I am braking. you would have to replace the mud Gard with the original lights I think

 

Are you sure what look like indicators don't also act as brake lights? Seems to be the fashion nowadays with cars and bikes to combine all functions into the same unit.

Meaning you can't see rear indicators clearly if someone is braking, or front indicators which act a daylight running lights.

 

Phone these people. https://www.ajcyclesny.com/product/triumph-speed-twin-euro-spec-led-tail-light/

 

Hi Bruce

It looks like the bike has Triumph's Multifunction Rear indicators fitted. They are an option in the UK. These are the part numbers:-

MULTI FUNCTION FITTING KIT
PART NUMBERA9838081

MULTI FUNCTION LIGHT KIT SHORT
PART NUMBERA9830140

And this is the website for the Triumph UK's Configurator where you can find all the rather pricey options for your favourite Triumph and get an idea of what your bike would look like with them fitted. There's probably a US equivalent.

www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/configure/

I've found Triumph dealers to be pretty good here in the UK, but I always back up visits with my own research (as you're doing) because in the end they are trying to sell and have loyalty to the dealership and Triumph rather than the customer.
It would be worth asking if Triumph could supply the bike with a normal rear light set up or getting in touch with Triumph (US) themselves. Their website should point to customer service dept.

I agree with you I'd rather have a separate brake light. Motorcycles have small enough lights close together to start with (compared to cars) and anything that helps the vehicles behind or in front of me to see me, understand what I'm doing and not hit me has to be a good thing.

If you go for the bike though, I'm sure you'll love it.

Cheers
Paul

 

I've been having warranty woes with my US spec rear lights since right after I rode off the dealership. Left one went out- wiring connectivity problem. Not long after, right one went out- faulty part altogether. Bike's been back at the dealer for over a week now waiting on word from Triumph if they'll even warranty the part/install. Needless to say I'm NOT happy and I've been researching alternative configurations altogether.

There's a couple options for signals in addition to switching out the blanking plate for a proper brake light, both via Triumph and after-market. Personally, I like the factory larger bullet style signal housings. They lend themselves to the retro vibe of the bike. The blanking plate looks almost comical as it obviously should be a brake light. AFAIK the US-spec lighting is an import mandate and not necessarily required for street-legal status, although this could vary by state.

I'd like to switch out for the "Euro-spec" brake light with amber dedicated rear signals. So far I haven't seen any options for this as proper kits but it's been suggested that I can go with a custon job using similar amber lights from other Triumphs and modifying the wiring. I don't think I'll pursue this until my warranty is up in anothr year and a 1/2 but it's on the to-do list. Perhaps there will be more options in the coming months.

Right now I just want the lights to work.

 

I wanted to change to the Euro spec rear lights because the U.S. spec lights do not allow mounting of any of the available rear racks unless you use relocating brackets. But when I realized the total cost including wiring harness, brake light, rear turn signals/housings, front turn signals/housings (don't want mismatched front and rear housings) and whatever else it would take comes in around $700 I just bought a nice Oxford tail bag instead.

Nice bike, by the way. I've had mine for a few months and every time I ride it return with a smile on my face.

 

Yeah it’s awesome. Gets you back to the things you really love about motorcycles. Great motor, great handling, it’s like they finally came up with the jet pack.