It took me a long time to warm up to the Street Triple. Those eyes, big and blobby and hanging out in the open, are just… so weird. They’re like a bug’s eyes, beady and disproportionate, and for the longest time I never understood the appeal.
Then, two things happened. One, I took a little test ride on a Triumph Tiger 800 — a different engine, sure, but a fellow triple. I didn’t like it on that bike, it didn’t seem to fit the ADV character, but I bet its smooth revving would be an absolute joy on the Striple. Second, they gave Mary Elizabeth Winstead one in Birds of Prey, and I’m a sucker for Helena Bertinelli. She’s just so fun.
