2017 TRIUMPH STREET CUP
FIRST RIDE
P80
Triumph seems to think so
too, and for 2017, exactly 53
years after the legendary "Battle
of Brighton" between the Rock-
ers and the Mods, we have an
all new café racer in the Street
Cup.
The Street Cup represents
a link between old and new
Triumph. As part of a three-
bike attack on the modern/
retro market (Street Twin, Street
Cup and Street Scrambler),
the Street Cup uses the latest
Bonneville-derived 900cc, 270°
crank parallel-twin that churns
out a claimed 55 horsepower at
5900 rpm and 59 lb-ft of torque
at 3230 rpm, pushing a claimed
441 pounds of dry weight. The
chassis doesn't vary a great
deal from the donor Street Twin
machine—the twin rear shocks
are 8mm longer and mount a
little higher than the Street Twin,
giving the bike more weight on
the front. The front geometry
is steeper (24.3° rake for the
Street Cup versus 25.1° for the
Street Twin), although the same
front suspension is used. The
Street Cup is also 0.8 inches
longer in the wheelbase, and
0.8 inches taller in seat height.
Aside from those main chas-
sis differences, the rest of the
The Street Cup is
indeed pretty; the
quality of finish is
excellent.
