The Triumph Speed Four is a standard or streetfighter motorcycle made by Triumph from 2002 to 2006 as the naked, or non-faired brother of the TT600 sport bike introduced in 1999.
Design The Speed Four has similar twin round headlights to the Speed Triple, but a different frame and engine. The Speed Four has the clip-on handlebars of the TT600, rather than the motocross-inspired handlebars of the Speed Triple and other streetfighters.
The Speed Four is mechanically similar to its predecessor, the TT600, with the exceptions of the cam profiles, ignition and fuel injection mapping, front spring rate, and other minor concessions to its streetfighter style; the frame and fully adjustable suspension are race-ready.
The engine is a 599 cc inline-four-cylinder engine, as used in the TT600. The bike has a top speed of and a time of 4.5 seconds.Visordown: Triumph Speed Four Specification Motorcyclist tested the 2002 Speed Four's time at 11.65 seconds @ and time at 3.71 seconds.
Reception
The Speed Four was voted No.1 for handling and suspension in Ride magazine's 2008 Rider Power Survey. The Triumph Daytona 675 was second in the same category.
Productions Totals Triumph UK After Sales has confirmed that 4,606 Speed Fours were produced from 2002 through 2006. Of those 1,011 were produced for the US market with a further 54 for Canada.
See also This motorcycle has been compared to the following: Ducati Monster M620S Suzuki SV650 Honda Hornet 600 Kawasaki Z750 Yamaha FZ6 Yamaha XT660X
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