I’m sadly at the end of a trip to my old buddy, Simon, in Massachusetts. He generous loaned me his Speedmaster for a road trip to Vermont covering 650 miles in three days. He was riding a 900 Tiger and the third member, Mark, a Suzuki Boulevard cruiser. The Speedmaster has had modest remapping to improve low end fuelling and a Corbin seat to suit his needs. Simon is much taller than me so for him it’s an armchair on wheels. For me with 30” inside leg the seat was a little high for my shorter legs and the bars a bit too far forward for my lesser reach. Neither massively detracted from a fabulous three days’ riding along a range of roads including freeway, backroads, gravel (yes, really), poor surfaces, twisty hill roads. The Speedmaster had no issue keeping up or maintaining speed through corners with very predictable handling and a flickability that belies it’s 265kg. I have a T3 Cali and it’s reminiscent of it’s handling. The engine, however, has way more grunt from tick over and will settle into an easy top gear lope. Acceleration is very impressive and gear changes easy and precise. For the riding we did, this was a great bike. It has a tank capacity of just 12 litres so I expected a small range. Not so. Simon averaged 58 mpg for his 7,000 miles. Zeroed off, my three day average was 68.5 mpg. This, however is US gallons. In UK gallons a staggering 82 mpg. On the last day it rose to a whopping 87 mpg. This was a not a dawdle by any means. I remain stunned that 12 litres could provide well over 200 miles. To shove 265 kg plus me around and return that economy is incredible and put the other bikes to shame yet doing no more. My ATAS DCT a case in point. As a final point, the 270 crank that is almost the norm on parallel twins is, to me, form over function. The suggestion of more torque is nonsense. It adds v-twin sound which is nice but makes the power pulses uneven and causes vibration under load that, for example, BMW flat twins don’t have. Bring back the 360 parallel twin! That said, a great bike and fun ride. Try one! Cheers, Ian

I have a 2021 Speedmaster and I LOVE IT. As I am 5’8” it fits me perfectly and I agree, I think it is the best looking cruiser on the market.

Personally, I do believe that the 2018 Speedmaster is the BEST cruiser, since I have one. I have no complaints.

Rocket 3 is the Triumph more comparable to the R18. If you want a BMW to compare the Speedmaster to, get a hold of the new R12 as soon as your dealership hookup can manage it for you.

Thank god for Triumph. I wish i was rich enough to burn my Harley Davidson but nope I gotta sell that pile of rainbow dung.

I've ridden 7000 kilometers with my Speedmaster now. I think it's perfect compromise between larger cruisers and smaller dual sport bikes. It's great in cities and good enough for touring. I agree it's not the best if you want to ride long days and get around the globe. For my use it's the perfect bike.

Best looking retro cruiser! Harley's are modern crusers.

The best cruiser I've ever ridden was the Indian Chieftain Darkhorse. Huge powerful Thunderstroke 116 Very comfortable too with the rear Fox shock. I do love how this speedmaster looks though. Hello from Connecticut.

The problem with the Triumphs is the expensive shim valve adjustment every 12,000 miles. It's a big deal. Costs you a few hundred dollars. Same with Honda cruisers except it's only 8,000. Harleys have automatic hydraulic adjustment, so you don't have worry about it. Same with Kawasaki Vulcans. . ,

Definitely the prettiest cruiser available, way ahead of that ghastly R18

As i think i told you before, i have sold my speedy and bought a Harley Road King Special.

Had my 2023 Speedmaster Chrome edition. I've added highway pegs as you have. I'm just under 6 ft and 180lbs and find the manueverability exceptional. The torque gets you out of any trouble, especially in city traffic. The Harley's et. al. are clumsy by comparision. I'll give the Harley an edge at cruising speeds in excess of 80mph but under 80mph I love the stability and feeling of control that Triump gives you. Simply love this bike. At 81 years of age, the ergonomics is keeping me on the road.

Hi! I live in Mexico and I love my own Speedmaster! Also love your videos, they make me feel like Im sharing the whole Triumph adventure with you, because I got mine almost the same time as you did. About mental health, no amount of Prozac will ever compare to riding a motorcycle on any given highway. Pure mindfulness on its most authentic form.

Hi Angus I agree and have just completed a 4000 mile 3 week trip around Europe on my 2022 Speedy and it’s been the perfect bike for me 👍🏻

Definitely the best looking cruiser. It’s good that there’s at least one brand that still knows how to make a beautiful bike.

you nailed it Bud, does it matter whether or not someone calls it "best" in any cathegory. Matters that it's best for you and love it! Ride safe. Cheers from Poland

I’m dreaming of a Speedmaster. They’re just so beautiful! Great honest vid and big fan of your mental health awareness shout outs. I’m struggling with a bit of anxiety at the moment and it’s no walk in the park, so I appreciate you making a space here where it feels ok to talk about it.

One man and his bike. Nice to see someone happy with there choice of bike, and so you should be enjoy. 🙂

I ride an ‘09 Thunderbird 1700. It’s a pity you don’t mention Thunderbird as Triumph’s heavy cruiser, a highway star!! Btw nice Speedmaster and beautiful English countryside!

Real nice Bike Angus..I like the foot pegs at the front for stretching out on long journeys… it’s great to hear someone talking about their own Bike.. shows the passion .. makes me feel normal .. lol..