Triple whistle

[asafweis]

so i've had my street for a few weeks now and loving every second of it. My only gripe is the whistle or wining noise of the engine under 5K. I've asked around and people just keep saying its the noise of a triple. pretty standard. Question is, where is this noise coming from? and why would triumph not look at overcoming it?

[AaronP220R]

I'm not sure but mine is winny as hell.

My step-father and i suspect that something is gear driven inside. But other than that speculation I have no clue.

[alphamang]

That's just how the bike sounds. It's not something wrong with the bike.

A lot of people are very fond of that whine. It's very distinctive and, to me, seems to separate the triple from all the other big 4 makers.

[street_triple_R]

i agree, just like how the ducati has that rattle that sets it apart from all the others, i like how it makes us stand alone too

[_XXXV_]

Why would Triumph want to remove such a beautiful sound?

The sound is just great, and all your friends will know when it's you arriving and not just another Jap Bike.

Personally I love it, just the other day a mate took by bike for a ride arround the block and I could hear him standing on the traficlight at a considerable distance, great, just great.

[asafweis]

i guess i just find that it gets a bit tiresome on the ears during city riding. I guess it all depends how sensitive one is to that frequency. Personally i'd like to see it gone. Maybe i just need to ride up around past the 5K mark.

[AaronP220R]

I think it's rather cool. I've had a few kids around town in Honda's what not ask if it's turbo-charged.

[alphamang]

Add some Arrow Slip Ons without the baffles (or the 3 into 1) and you'll have an even more beautiful sound (low rumble mixed with high pitched engine whine)

[street_triple_R]

just embrace it

[Ken M1]

Originally Posted by AaronP220R

I think it's rather cool. I've had a few kids around town in Honda's what not ask if it's turbo-charged.

It does, indeed, sound like a turbo charger. It's just the "wheez" of the intake. Triumph has the inlet bottle necked to (almost) death. Look under your headlights and you can see the (almost non existant) tiny intake hole that it has to suck air from. Opening that up would greatly help the upper end of the power band, but at the cost of low/mid range grunt. I actually prefer the power band right where it is.
Personally...I am fond of this sound, as it's unique to Triumphs (even my friend's '95 Daytona 1200 has it too). If you're friends start making fun of it...tell them that their Japanese sport bike sounds like an elephant farting through a Kazoo