Looking back: 2008 Triumph Speed Triple

While we’re all het up about Triumph’s new 2009 models, Hell for Leather Magazine has decided to take a look at just why we’re getting excited.
Examining the 2008 Triumph Speed Triple, the guys say:“It’s an extremely thorough lesson in how to create a handsome, timeless, class-defying design.

You’ve only got to check out the brakes to understand why this is:“That attention to detail is carried through even to its brakes, which mount the disc carriers directly to the spokes instead of the hub.
Think of this as a halfway house between Buell-style rim mounted brakes and traditional mounting methods.

Benefits include easier disc changes, increased rigidity, more direct transfer of braking forces and super sex appeal.
”Hail Triumph, then, and we hope to see plenty of this sex appeal on the new 2009 models.