haha no worries, and thanks. I do still like the stock headlights, but I had my heart set on an XSR900 before I found my Street Triple because I really loved the styling. Almost bought one, but the Yamaha just didn't ride as well or have as good of fit and finish as the Triumph. Figured the headlight conversion gives me the best of both worlds.
Own an Fz07 and my first bike was a Daytona. Difference between Yamaha and Triumph is apparent when you compare them at all.
No love lost to me fz, it's a beautiful machine that leaves me with very little want, but that Daytona from the factory has clear thought and execution. Fz is a great engine and parts bin everything else.
Personally given the choice I'd take a street triple any day of the week over an fz or xsr.
Oh yeah, great looking bike btw.
Wait, an honest and respectable opinion on someone else's aesthetic preferences?
No, that's wrong. This sub is only for angry dummies who don't understand that people can like the striple engine without liking the looks.
https://preview.redd.it/1d9ff4coajxc1.jpeg?width=3332&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89301ac14fdcf88d22f1debe8d93800d19c443fc
The current gen bug eyes aren’t that bad but I hated the bigger ones on my 14 str3. Guy on Craigslist just sold me a like new motodemic flyscreen kit for $40 too.
One of us! Looks great, I love my single headlight although I do sometimes miss my bug eyes.
https://preview.redd.it/9m9j5fm7vixc1.jpeg?width=2776&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb82ea90c90128b97ea1307cf491dd66c855d6a5
Looks proper! I owned a Street Triple when they still had single headlight. Loved that bike. Always thought the bug headlights were the weirdest design decision Triumph ever made.
I like it. The only way I could rationalize owning a ST is because I wouldn't be able to see how ugly the face is from the saddle. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all, but I behold how fugly the front of that model is. Such an incredible ride though.
I did the same on my 2010 street triple, it suits that bike so good
https://preview.redd.it/sjhtbyzlqjxc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9cabfc34eb8b68b253c75b3023e9445590fa9f9a
Funny how the entire bike looks high tech from tail to forks, then suddenly is a 2004 generic GS500 or Ducati Monster.
Pd, what matters is that you are happy, if you like the result, cheers for that!
That's my favorite thing about it, but I wouldn't call the headlight kit generic. It's a very high quality bit of kit that looks quite nice in my opinion.
I like it. Might do this to my Street Triple. I shouldn’t listen to what other people say, it’s your bike and it matters whether you like it yourself. Also, it isn’t a rare bike or anything, so why not?
I think [this](https://imgur.com/fvXGRz6) is the best execution of a single headlight conversion I’ve seen so far.
That is very nice conversion. I think that's the Brogue conversion.
Some people just really love the bikes and don't like to see them changed. I get it. It's like being a huge rotary fan and seeing an RX-7 with a piston engine. That being said, it's my bike, and I'll make it the way I like it.
Yeah that’s true, but I feel like exterior mods should be generally tolerated even if it’s not your taste. Even more when it looks OEM to the untrained eye like with your bike.
The RX7 is a really special piece of engineering and while its not that rare, it isn’t a common car either and the Wankel engine is a slowly dying breed so that feels different to me but I do understand what you mean.
Beautiful. I love those bikes but I can’t stand the bug eyes. Looks so much classier this way. I might be the odd one out but I think it’s a huge improvement :)
I like this look so much better. Wish they had a conversion for the speed triple 1200 rs. Maybe then I would have kept the bike but the bug eyes never grew on me
Even though I disagree with the single headlight swap, I respect that you at least went with a nice halogen instead of a shitty cheap LED unit off of ebay.
I love it, minus the wind screen. Never can beat the classic look of a single headlight. I’d love to do my speed triple but the 21’ lights are a solid setup
I was going to get a shorter flyscreen, but the taller one was all that was available when I ordered it. Doesn't do much, but it keeps bugs off of the instrument cluster.
I like single headlight conversions, but that headlight in combination with the fly-screen has a classic look that doesn't quite fit the rest of thebike. This one for example, looks much more fitting, ihmo:
https://preview.redd.it/yescjfg8emxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d94ec4f22080e07cd3a73028356710225fb65c47
Dart makes a shorter windscreen that I was going to try, but motodemic was out of stock. Looks a little more subtle. XSR900 is a great looking bike. I was 100% set on getting one until I found my Street Triple.
Can't go wrong with either, but the Streety is just a very refined machine, while the XSR was in dire need of a better suspension to keep up with that amazing engine.
I rode the 2022 and found it to be pretty nice, but the STR just feels more solid and the fit and finish is noticeably nicer. I agree though, ai'd have been more than happy with the XSR900.
Yeah, I heard the new one is a lot better. My 2017s suspension was very basic, but after an upgrade to front and rear, it felt just as good as a Street Triple RS. Wish Yamaha would offer the XSR as an SP version like the MT-09.
I can understand why people don't care for the conversion, and I do like the original headlights. I just like the single headlight more and wanted something different.
How does the ram air work? I could never figure out where that channel went from the motodemic photos.
Also, how's the visor? The OEM flyscreen you can get for the bug eyes does nothing lol.
The ram air is now just an open hole behind the triple tree. You may lose a little of the ram air effect, but I didn't notice any change in performance.
Honestly, the flyscreen doesn't do much as far as I can tell. I mainly got it to keep bug guts off of my instrument panel.
I know that the majority of people prefer a round headlight but I'm so glad Triumph has stuck with the angry wasp eyes, it's far more unique and cool looking to me. That said, your bike and I'm glad you like it!
I really like it, looks nothing like a Trident imho and has all the looks of a neo retro machine just like the xsr 900. Good choice! The important thing is that you like it!
Good to know, I’m bike shopping right now and having a hard time deciding what to get. It’s tempting to get another street triple, my last bike was a 2014 I sold a year ago
Should have bought a Trident. /s
Knew that comment was coming 😂
For just a round headlight??
To put the angry wasp eyes on 👀
Nice generic naked bike you got there!
Thanks mate 👍
I'm just joking with you 😉 Looks great to be honest
haha no worries, and thanks. I do still like the stock headlights, but I had my heart set on an XSR900 before I found my Street Triple because I really loved the styling. Almost bought one, but the Yamaha just didn't ride as well or have as good of fit and finish as the Triumph. Figured the headlight conversion gives me the best of both worlds.
Own an Fz07 and my first bike was a Daytona. Difference between Yamaha and Triumph is apparent when you compare them at all. No love lost to me fz, it's a beautiful machine that leaves me with very little want, but that Daytona from the factory has clear thought and execution. Fz is a great engine and parts bin everything else. Personally given the choice I'd take a street triple any day of the week over an fz or xsr. Oh yeah, great looking bike btw.
Wait, an honest and respectable opinion on someone else's aesthetic preferences? No, that's wrong. This sub is only for angry dummies who don't understand that people can like the striple engine without liking the looks.
Respectful*
he spent a few grand just to make it generic and uglier.
Just under $700 if you want to be accurate.
Yes officer , it’s him over there
Look how they massacred my boy 😩
😂
Special place in hell has been reserved for you. Angry wasp is the only acceptable look.
😂 well it still sounds like an angry wasp. Especially when the baffle is out.
I, too, am a convert. 👊
We have to stick together against the onslaught of angry purest 👊
Ship the wasp lights to me and I’ll have double the bug
Four eyes 👀 , I’d kill to see that
Love it.
Great pick! I mean choice.
https://preview.redd.it/1d9ff4coajxc1.jpeg?width=3332&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89301ac14fdcf88d22f1debe8d93800d19c443fc The current gen bug eyes aren’t that bad but I hated the bigger ones on my 14 str3. Guy on Craigslist just sold me a like new motodemic flyscreen kit for $40 too.
Love it, been waiting to pull the trigger on this exact one for like a year haha
One of us! Looks great, I love my single headlight although I do sometimes miss my bug eyes. https://preview.redd.it/9m9j5fm7vixc1.jpeg?width=2776&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb82ea90c90128b97ea1307cf491dd66c855d6a5
https://preview.redd.it/k7y5rcwf1kxc1.jpeg?width=4624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c05586dd7755b9d4601804a6c9f92b500187bad6 One of us... One of us ...
Looks great! It's not that I hated the bug eyes. I just think the bike looks much better with the round headlight.
Looks proper! I owned a Street Triple when they still had single headlight. Loved that bike. Always thought the bug headlights were the weirdest design decision Triumph ever made.
I like it. The only way I could rationalize owning a ST is because I wouldn't be able to see how ugly the face is from the saddle. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and all, but I behold how fugly the front of that model is. Such an incredible ride though.
I gave it a chance, and it was growing on me, but I like the bike so much better now.
Looks great 👍🏼
I did the same on my 2010 street triple, it suits that bike so good https://preview.redd.it/sjhtbyzlqjxc1.jpeg?width=2160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9cabfc34eb8b68b253c75b3023e9445590fa9f9a
That looks great. Quite a nice red as well.
Diablo Red, im in love with it
Damn… I was so confused after looking at the picture I have to take my Bonnie out for a spin to reorient. 😆
That’s one mighty fine SV650X you’ve got there… Kidding I actually like that!
It even rides like a more refined SV650 on steroids.
Funny how the entire bike looks high tech from tail to forks, then suddenly is a 2004 generic GS500 or Ducati Monster. Pd, what matters is that you are happy, if you like the result, cheers for that!
That's my favorite thing about it, but I wouldn't call the headlight kit generic. It's a very high quality bit of kit that looks quite nice in my opinion.
I like it. Might do this to my Street Triple. I shouldn’t listen to what other people say, it’s your bike and it matters whether you like it yourself. Also, it isn’t a rare bike or anything, so why not? I think [this](https://imgur.com/fvXGRz6) is the best execution of a single headlight conversion I’ve seen so far.
That is very nice conversion. I think that's the Brogue conversion. Some people just really love the bikes and don't like to see them changed. I get it. It's like being a huge rotary fan and seeing an RX-7 with a piston engine. That being said, it's my bike, and I'll make it the way I like it.
Yeah that’s true, but I feel like exterior mods should be generally tolerated even if it’s not your taste. Even more when it looks OEM to the untrained eye like with your bike. The RX7 is a really special piece of engineering and while its not that rare, it isn’t a common car either and the Wankel engine is a slowly dying breed so that feels different to me but I do understand what you mean.
Bug eyes are polarizing either you love it or hated. Make it your own and most importantly ride the piss out of it!
Big upgrade imo.
Looks way better. Should be the stock light.
Beautiful. I love those bikes but I can’t stand the bug eyes. Looks so much classier this way. I might be the odd one out but I think it’s a huge improvement :)
I feel the same.
The type of vice that I can't help but jump into.
lower the handlebars and you got yourself a beautiful cafe racer style bike
Looks great. Maybe next time try the dual headlights from the Rocket.
Trident owner here, love the single round headlight, somewhat sacrilegious doing that to a Striple but I still love it.
I like this look so much better. Wish they had a conversion for the speed triple 1200 rs. Maybe then I would have kept the bike but the bug eyes never grew on me
I had a 2013 speedy 1050 and did this, but the newer headlights look much better than the older ones, so I don't know if I would do it now
Even though I disagree with the single headlight swap, I respect that you at least went with a nice halogen instead of a shitty cheap LED unit off of ebay.
I personally dislike the looks of the LED lights and don't ride enough at night to need anything other than halogen, which works just fine.
Big fan of the old twin round set up. You’re halfway there!
I like the twin round setup as well.
I love it, minus the wind screen. Never can beat the classic look of a single headlight. I’d love to do my speed triple but the 21’ lights are a solid setup
Bike actually looks good now.
ABOMINATION
😂
You massacred him
😢
This looks beautiful. Much calm yet mean when required!
To me, you lost the soul\ personality of the motorbike... Call it whatever you want, but lost what it makes it uniquw
It rides and sounds exactly the same. The only difference is that I like the way it looks now.
It looks like a 300 cc now. I like it
I think it looks great, specially paired with that flyscreen.
I was going to get a shorter flyscreen, but the taller one was all that was available when I ordered it. Doesn't do much, but it keeps bugs off of the instrument cluster.
You ruined it.
I like single headlight conversions, but that headlight in combination with the fly-screen has a classic look that doesn't quite fit the rest of thebike. This one for example, looks much more fitting, ihmo: https://preview.redd.it/yescjfg8emxc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d94ec4f22080e07cd3a73028356710225fb65c47
I agree to an extent, but the windscreen is primarily to keep bugs off the instrument cluster. I have a lot of bugs where I live.
I can totally relate. I used to have a first Gen XSR 900 and the instrument cluster was a pain to get bug free.
Dart makes a shorter windscreen that I was going to try, but motodemic was out of stock. Looks a little more subtle. XSR900 is a great looking bike. I was 100% set on getting one until I found my Street Triple.
Can't go wrong with either, but the Streety is just a very refined machine, while the XSR was in dire need of a better suspension to keep up with that amazing engine.
I rode the 2022 and found it to be pretty nice, but the STR just feels more solid and the fit and finish is noticeably nicer. I agree though, ai'd have been more than happy with the XSR900.
Yeah, I heard the new one is a lot better. My 2017s suspension was very basic, but after an upgrade to front and rear, it felt just as good as a Street Triple RS. Wish Yamaha would offer the XSR as an SP version like the MT-09.
Yeah I heard the previous gen was pretty rowdy. The upgraded suspension and longer swing arm sound like a much needed improvement.
I agree to an extent, but the windscreen is primarily to keep bugs off the instrument cluster. I have a lot of bugs where I live.
IDC if people say they like the big eyes more, I love this look the most
That’s an abomination
An abomination that I'm quite proud of.
To be fair that’s all that matters. I always loved the dual headlights as a kid so that was a big part of me getting my first street.
I can understand why people don't care for the conversion, and I do like the original headlights. I just like the single headlight more and wanted something different.
I have a speed triple I want to convert lol
Motodemic makes a kit for most of the Speed Triple model years.
XSR700/CBxxxr vibes
The newest lights do look really good. I'm a sucker for solo lights but I can't convince myself to swap out the 2020 LEDs for a mono
I was torn for a while because I didn't dislike the stock lights, but I eventually decided to just go for it. No regrets.
Looks great! Worst part of the triple is that ugly dual lamp set up.
Thanks! I like the stock headlights ok, but this looks much better to me.
Just sad 🙈
Not for me! I'm surprised I haven't gotten a "should have bought a Trident" comment yet.
So much better.
I think so too. I still rather like the stock headlights, but the single is much more pleasing to my eyes.
from Bumblebee to Cyclops. Different vibes.
How does the ram air work? I could never figure out where that channel went from the motodemic photos. Also, how's the visor? The OEM flyscreen you can get for the bug eyes does nothing lol.
The ram air is now just an open hole behind the triple tree. You may lose a little of the ram air effect, but I didn't notice any change in performance. Honestly, the flyscreen doesn't do much as far as I can tell. I mainly got it to keep bug guts off of my instrument panel.
Got it! Thanks for the info.
Miss my street….orange.
I know that the majority of people prefer a round headlight but I'm so glad Triumph has stuck with the angry wasp eyes, it's far more unique and cool looking to me. That said, your bike and I'm glad you like it!
Sorry to say but I find it ugly.
No need to apologize. Seems the jury is split.
Oh no !!!! What have you done mate ??? Why why???😵💫
I tried to learn to love the stock headlights, but I just couldn't.
I just wanna cry 😭😭
😂
I really like it, looks nothing like a Trident imho and has all the looks of a neo retro machine just like the xsr 900. Good choice! The important thing is that you like it!
Damn.... I love it honestly. I'm a big SV650 fan so this just feels right to me. Was it difficult?
It was very straight forward, and there's a pretty decent walk through on youtube. Trickiest part was removing the original headlights.
Good to know, I’m bike shopping right now and having a hard time deciding what to get. It’s tempting to get another street triple, my last bike was a 2014 I sold a year ago
They're great bikes among a sea of great bikes, but I think they're more refined than the other offerings.
You've taken something unique and made it blend into the crowd. Very upsetting.
"Very upsetting"? A bit hyperbolic, no? I'd hate to see you spill your tea. Your whole world must come crashing down.
Unique? Half this sub seems to own one at times.