Model(s) covered: 2009 Triumph Speed Triple
Moto-journalists are all alike; we think we know it all when it comes to bikes. Take me picking-up the 2009 Triumph Speed Triple that was used for this article. Since I was swapping out the 2009 Triumph Bonneville SE that I had just finished testing, Triumph Media Guru, Jim Callahan tried to give me some helpful advice. “Don't forget this isn't a Bonneville”, he said. “It's got a LOT more power”, he added. Good advice since I just spent a month on a bike that, while completely enjoyable to ride, wouldn't wheelie (at least in my hands) without a 500 pound passenger jumping up and down on the rear seat; and maybe not even then.
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