It's good to see some varying scenery for those of us who are not familiar with your area. Have you ever tried that Du Toitskloof Pass road that I see on Google Earth is labeled as R101? On GE street view it looks a bit narrower and perhaps the pavement is not as fresh as the Franschhoek Pass road that you have filmed before. That might limit speeds on a bike like the Street Triple, but from what I can see the route looks interesting.
@@rtg1018 True! Good point. Du Toits kloof pass used to be a very fun road, narrow but with nice bends. But over the years the big heavy trucks have used the road to avoid going through the tunnel below and paying the toll. So the tarmac has become very bumpy and rippled from their weight. It's fairly dangerous at moderate speed so it's more of a scenic route now with a nice rest stop at the top.
Haha yeah, I usually dont do rides this large so kind of didnt pay attention haha! Yes loving my bike still, I recently flashed an updated Arrow mapping to the ECU and really helped a lot, the bike seems to pull harder now as well as smoothing out the lower rpm range where the throttle could be quite snatchy. Overall running great! I've yet to test a 2024 STRS but i wouldnt say my 2018 is any worse than the 2020 I had, they feeel fairly similar, but from the other Triumph riders in my group, the 2024 is quite a step up from the previous models.
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Oh man, this bike's sound never disappoints!
It's good to see some varying scenery for those of us who are not familiar with your area.
Have you ever tried that Du Toitskloof Pass road that I see on Google Earth is labeled as R101?
On GE street view it looks a bit narrower and perhaps the pavement is not as fresh as the Franschhoek Pass road that you have filmed before. That might limit speeds on a bike like the Street Triple, but from what I can see the route looks interesting.
@@rtg1018 True! Good point.
Du Toits kloof pass used to be a very fun road, narrow but with nice bends. But over the years the big heavy trucks have used the road to avoid going through the tunnel below and paying the toll. So the tarmac has become very bumpy and rippled from their weight. It's fairly dangerous at moderate speed so it's more of a scenic route now with a nice rest stop at the top.
Big group rides always have their up's and down's.
How's the ST, are you still pleased with your purchase or wish you stuck with the Duke/newer ST?
Haha yeah, I usually dont do rides this large so kind of didnt pay attention haha!
Yes loving my bike still, I recently flashed an updated Arrow mapping to the ECU and really helped a lot, the bike seems to pull harder now as well as smoothing out the lower rpm range where the throttle could be quite snatchy. Overall running great!
I've yet to test a 2024 STRS but i wouldnt say my 2018 is any worse than the 2020 I had, they feeel fairly similar, but from the other Triumph riders in my group, the 2024 is quite a step up from the previous models.