TRIUMPH Speed Triple 900 (1994-1995) Specs, Performance & Photos

The Triumph Speed Triple was a series of standard or streetfighter motorcycles manufactured by the British company from 1994 to 2004. The streetfighter motorcycle was a modern sports bike or a race replica without a fairing. The 1994 Triumph was the first of this kind for the British motorcycle maker.

In 1994, the British motorcycle manufacturer launched the Triumph Speed Triple 900, a motorcycle based on the Triumph Triple series of modular engines, also found on the Triumph Trident, Daytona sports bikes, and the Thunderbike retro motorcycle.

The bike's engine was available in two displacements: 750cc for some European markets and an 885cc unit for all other markets. Initially, the Speed Triple featured an 885cc engine, but before some changes were made to the machine in 1997, some 750cc engines were made using leftover euro specifications units.

In the visual department, like every streetfighter model, the Triple 900 came without a fairing and packed standard features, such as a round headlight, a single seat with a passenger cowl, a three-into-two exhaust system, and lightweight three-spoke aluminum wheels.

The bike was built around a twin-spar aluminum frame with a 43 mm adjustable Kayaba telescopic fork on the front and a single shock absorber on the rear, delivering excellent handling capabilities.

Underneath its fuel tank, the Triumph Speed Triple 900 had installed an 885cc four-stroke liquid-cooled three-cylinder engine fed by three Mikuni carburetors, delivering 98 hp at 9,000 rpm and 80 Nm (59 lb-ft) torque at 6,750 rpm.