TRIUMPH TT600 (2000 - 2003) Review

Year: 2001

Annual servicing cost: £100

good handling, cheap to run , good performance.

Buying experience: good value

Year: 2002

Annual servicing cost: £200

Best features - nearly everything, comfortable, quick enough, easy to ride. Worst features - engine is a bit baulky at low revs till it reaches about 70 degrees. Marmite styling

Year: 2001

True MotoGP 600 for the Street

Version: The not really running good version?

Year: 2002

When it's running I give it a 5 out of 5 but since you should probably be a mechanic to own one because I have issue after issue with mine.

Buying experience: I purchased my bike with 15000 from a shop in downtown Richmond with miles on it in 07-08. Had nothing but bad experiences, in and out of the shop so I gave it to my father who was more mechanically inclined. After two ok years of riding, as in 50% reliability it eventually just stopped starting and sat for a couple of years under a car port. I have recently assumed control over the bike and wished that I would have just bought something else. Just got my bike out of the shop a couple of months ago and it ran like a champ until it just didn't anymore. It now has 16500 miles on it and everyone just keeps saying I "need to ride it more", I would daily drive it if I could rely on it starting. The good news is that I should be a certified Triumph mechanic by the time I can finally get this thing running consistently.

Bought this in may 07 after selling my ZX10(1990 version). I wanted something that would handle and reach the speed limit so I bought this after a short relationship with a Laverda Diamante. I'd had it for a week the went on a journey to portsmouth, 225 mile trip with only one stop. The TT crusied at a bit above the limit (90 to 100) all the way down (and back) and when I arrived I wasn't aching which was a good sign and not the sort of thing I was expecting from a sportsbike. The fuel injection issues have been sorted on this bike as it's one of the later models and appears to be better than a GPZ900 I once had. One of the shocks I had was MPG, I get about 150 from a tank and when the light comes on I have about 40 mile left, this does depend on how you ride it as I have run out once, on the plus side the bike was easy to push. I do miss a proper gauge which tells me the fuel level. Handling is excellent with dunlop D207s, may get even better with more expensive rubber but if it works why change it. Everyone seems to go on about the sharp brakes but this is something I haven't noticed when compared to my previous bikes. The engine is revvy and quick, produces plenty of power, I sometimes miss the brute power of the ZX10 as you have to think about changing down a cog when you want a bit of power but I have come down in cc to just over half so that would be the same on any of the batch of 600s. I think the bike was unfairly slammed for the low down fuel issues, this bike was never made for city riding, it was designed for the open roads like many of todays sportsbikes. The triumph feels and looks like a bigger bike, people often miss the 600 on the tail section and ask the cc. the riding position is not as extreme as some of the other 600s The bike does every thing within my limits as a rider, it's comfortable on a long ride, breaks the speed limit, stops well and goes round corners very well. It also has something the other 600s don't, it's british and it always get people looking at it thanks to the name on the tank. Highly recommended.

Had the triumph for just over 12 months, really enjoy riding it in all conditions. generaly a great bike for all purposes

This was my first bike after passing my DAS, and I've done about 12k in 9 months in all weathers and its been great. I've even done some two-up touring! Its a bit lumpy below 4krpm but you're hardly ever that low in the revs so it doesnt really matter that much. Its comfy enough for 4-500 miles a day(i'm 6 foot tall) and forgiving enough for an inexperienced rider. And it says made in Britain on it!!!

The TT600 is a top bike, the ride & handling is excellent and is very forgiving if you make a hash of a corner. I've ridden her in all weathers and she has never let me down. She’s even done her fair share of touring! The looks not to everyone’s taste (but that also goes for the rider :) but she does stand out against the rest among the rows of blue and white gsxr’s. If they still made the TT600 and I was in the market for buying new, I would get another one without question.

Went into a bike shop and asked what they would recomend for first time biker who wanted a sports bike and didn't want to die. He gave me a few options like bandit sport etc but I like the look of the Triumph. Got on and couldn't believe how much control the bike give ya. The bike out stop me mates cbr600 rr. The sound is pure class aswell. Strengths: Control, Bakes, Noise and Insurance cost low. Weaknesses: Top end not as good as the cbr rr or gixer.

Bought my black TT from Robinsons Foundr, Canterbury, Kent in Oct 2004, just prior to passing my and I haven't looked back since. I do 600 miles a week in all weathers and the bike hasn't missed beat. The Sagem injection unit had its obiligatory remap by the dealer when I first bought the bike, but apart from normal consumables nothing has gone wrong. I have been so pleased with Triumph in general that I'm about to swap it for a 955i. Strengths: Reliable. Easy to ride with no unexpected behaviours when braking, cornering and accelerating. Fast without being intimadating. Comfortable over distance. Different. In comparion to Jap bikes the TT600 is great value for money. Decent build quality. Weaknesses: Needs a double bubble screen if you're going to do a lot of motorway riding. The looks are not to everyones taste, but that is often a case of "champagne tastes and beer pockets"!. Paint around the ignition key easily scores (now I'm being really fussy!).

This is a superb all round bike. I had no problems with the fuel injection until I put on an ART race can. However, the extra power and sound are worth the odd cut out at low speed. The bike is very comfy to ride (I am 6ft 1") The power delivery is fantastic. I have done two track days on it and blown away 95 percent of everyone there, so the bike is more than capable. This is probably due to the awesome brakes. I have changed the rear sprocket to give more accelleration, added a k&n air filter, race can, rear hugger, seat cowl, double bubble screen and a few other minor things. [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v282/TT600/bike.gif[/IMG]. Strengths: Brakes, brakes, brakes, suspension, power delivery. Weaknesses: What weaknesses?