Triumph Speed Triple celebrates 15th birthday

Originally launched in 1994, the Triumph Speed Triple will mark 15 years with the release of a special 2009 model. Even though the 15th Anniversary Special Edition only receives rather tacky visual enhancements, this is an important milestone, also marking the maturation of the reborn marque. Over those years we’ve seen the Speed Triple evolve from a stripped version of the Daytona sportsbike into its own unique model and now into Triumph’s flagship motorcycle. That evolution, depending on how you look at it, has either kept pace with changing buyer preference for performance bikes as it’s moved away from race replicas or helped inspire that shift. We thought we’d mark the occasion with a gallery of every Speed Triple model ever; read on for a full history.
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