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ous Trumpy twins. The gearbox is
also a vast improvement with smooth
and precise shifts from the five-speed
unit—but the final gearing is pretty tall,
which can go a way to explaining why
the engine feels like it's lacking in
overall grunt.
The chassis is comfortable without
being too extreme. Looking at the
riding position, you could be forgiven
for thinking an aching back and wrists
are par for the course, but I was
pleasantly surprised after an after-
noon on the yellow rocket. Triumph
hasn't mounted the bars around the
top of the fork legs like real clip-ons,
but instead used a bar across the top
triple clamp with alloy inserts to make
for a nicer riding position than would
otherwise be expected when the term
"café racer" is used. Part of this com-
fort comes down to the Bullet seat,
which is aesthetically beautiful but just
as comfortable, so long days are not a
(Above) If you're
smooth when
riding, the Street
Cup will reward
you. Get rough,
however, and it'll
start protesting
pretty quickly.
(Left to right) Drop bars—not clips-ons—are fitted in the Street Cup. Chrome is pretty
limited on the Street Cup, the rear shocks and front forks get the most of it.
