Australian Road Rider — August 2017

STORY: GREG LEECH

PHOTOS: SPENCER LEECH

W

e don’t know about you, but

here at ARR HQ we reckon a

parallel twin without a decent

set of cans is like a milkshake

without enough fl avouring. All that rorty Brit

goodness, nobly announcing your arrival way

before you get there. That chocolatey basso

profundo saying all that’s good about a twin

streeter. And people listen. Sometimes nodding

in approval, sometimes tu ing and tsking all

the way from the Toyota to the checkout. But

they be hearin’. Yes indeedy.

We’ve had our Racing Yellow Street Cup in

the ARR bunker for 10 weeks now and have

covered 2500km in that time. It’s loosened

up nicely. The box was a li le tight and over

precise but now it snicks through very neatly

indeed. There’s no hiding from the fact that

brakes aren’t the bike’s strong point; I’d love

to see a dual disc setup there. With the pre y

so front end, the pressure at the lever is more

than I’d like, making it a li le divey. We may

go for a set of heavier fork springs and a touch

heavier oil there.

It’s a li le early to tell but fi t and fi nish are

holding up well. The bike is always garaged

and sees the hose regularly but it’s a joy to look

a er. And trust us, it gets some a ention when

posing around the cafes. Everyone wants to

know about it.

The 900cc engine features a 270-degree fi ring

interval so, as promised last issue, we checked

out the Triumph performance accessories

catalogue and sourced a set of Vance & Hines

brushed stainless-steel slip-on muffl ers. These

will set you back $1121.35 retail.

“That chocolatey

basso profundo says

all that’s good about

a twin streeter”

r The Street Cup now has bark and bling.

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