My New-To-Me 2012 Triumph Street Triple R

On Monday I picked up a bike that I’ve been lusting after for over 5 years. A gently used 2012 Street Triple R! Oh boy. A couple weeks ago I sold my SV650 to my coworker. She was looking for an upgrade, and I happened to have exactly what she was looking for at the right price. So I started my hunt and got very lucky with this gently used, 2012 Street Triple R with 5,000 miles on it. Pretty much in perfect shape, with a few minor scuffs.  Meet Goldie!Yep, those are gold wheels. I couldn’t say no. It was the perfect price and I just couldn’t pass it up.I cannot wait to shave off those chicken strips! I picked her up yesterday and had a very, very cold ride home. But it was an awesome 45 minute ride home. It’s exactly what I imagined and felt better than I remembered. I think it’s been 5-6 years since the test ride I had back in San Francisco. I remember thinking how much I wanted one, but definitely couldn’t afford one. I knew I would get one someday, just didn’t know how long it would take!It’s been worth the wait. Having ridden my husband’s Speed Triple many times, I knew I had to have one. But a smaller, lighter version of his. And that’s exactly what I ended up with. I’ve never ridden on Pirelli Diablo Corsa tires, but they felt fantastic. Since I had a rather straight ride home, I didn’t have much of an opportunity to lean her over much but I’m looking forward to the weekend.It was missing some turn signals, but I reinstalled the rear and need to order some aftermarket options for the front. My plan is to install handguards with integrated turn signals. Before I rode home I installed my heated liner harness real quick. Then when I got home I installed Oxford heated grips.This install took forever, much longer than the SVs took. I had to shave the entire throttle tube down, because the ridges were making the handgrips too thick to slide the Oxfords over. But now I have glorious heat! Is that considered a farkle? If so, then I guess that would be farkle #1. The next set of farkles include:Techspec Gripster Tank PadsCRG Shorty Levers!!! I couldn’t help it and had to order the matching gold ones. Battery Tender HarnessCoax adapter for my WarmnSafeAfter that, I’ll be trying to install these handguards. A lengthy ride review will be coming, as soon as I can get a good day ride in when it warms up. Rubber side down!