Triumph Speed Triple 1050 (2011-2015, “Slant Eyes”) Maintenance Schedule

This is the maintenance schedule and service intervals for the 2011-2015 Triumph Speed Triple 1050, the first one with the “slant eyes” look, but retaining the under-seat exhaust.

Triumph dramatically updated the Speed Triple in 2011, saying goodbye to the previous 2005-2010 Triumph Speed Triple‘s iconic dual round front headlight look.

The 2011-2015 Triumph Speed Triple 1050 is based on a 1050cc 12-valve DOHC liquid-cooled inline triple (a three-cylinder engine). It makes a peak of 99 kW (135 PS / 133 bhp) at 9400 rpm, and peak torque of 111 Nm (83 ft-lb) at 7750 rpm. So it’s quite a midrange-focused engine (though torque peaked earlier in the earlier-gen Speed Triple).

The final drive is via a wet clutch and chain drive.

Triumph updated the Speed Triple 1050 with the 2016 Triumph Speed Triple S, which lost the under-tail exhaust.

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What you need to service the Triumph Speed Triple 1050

Aside from general motorcycle maintenance tools, you might find the following useful in maintaining your Triumph Speed Triple 1050.

Part	2011-2015 Triumph Speed Triple 1050
Engine oil	The manual suggests semi or fully synthetic 10W/40 or 10W/50 motorcycle engine oil which meets specification API SH (or higher) and JASO MA, such as Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T 10W-40 (fully synthetic) engine oil. You can also use another high-grade oil like Motul 7100 10W-40.
Oil filter	Replace the oil filter every time you change the oil. Use Triumph part number T1218001. You can also use Hiflofiltro HF204RC.
Spark plugs	Use NGK spark plugs with code CR8EK.
Air filter	Use Triumph part number T2206602 or K&N equivalent part TB-1011.
Coolant	Triumph uses Hybrid Organic Acid Technology coolant with a 50% ethylene glycol mix. An alternative to Triumph HD4X is PEAK OET European Vehicles Blue.
Brake pads	Front: EBC part FA604/4HH (you need two sets) Front Speed Triple R: FA447HH for the Brembo calipers Rear: EBC part FA214/2HH (just need one set)
Chain maintenance	Maintain the chain of your Speed Triple 1050 with a Motul chain care kit or just Motul chain paste.
Grease	Use lithium soap-based grease for external pivot points.
Cable maintenance	Use Protect all cable life to keep the cables maintained.

Maintenance schedule for the 2011-2015 Triumph Speed Triple 1050

Below is the maintenance schedule for the Triumph Speed Triple 1050 made between 2011 and 2015.

There’s a service interval every 6000 miles (10000 km) OR every year. When any of those periods has passed, check to see what’s due.

Daily checks

Do these checks daily or before rides as well as with scheduled regular service.

Speed Triple 1050 — Daily checks
Throttle cables – check/adjust (Protect all cable life)
Cooling system – check for leaks
Coolant level – check/adjust
Fuel system – Check for leaks
Steering – check for free operation
Forks – check for leaks/smooth operation
Brake fluid levels – check
Brake pads – check wear levels, replace as necessary (2 x FA604/4HH, 1 x FA214/2HH)
Drive chain slack – check/adjust
Fasteners – inspect visually for security
Wheels – inspect for damage
Tyre wear/tyre damage – check
Tyre pressures – check/adjust
Clutch cable – check/adjust
Stand – check operation, clean/grease if necessary
Lights, instruments and electrical systems – check

Chain maintenance

Maintain your Speed Triple’s chain regularly.

Chain maintenance item	Every
Drive chain – lubricate (Motul chain paste)	200 miles (300 km) Or after washing / riding in rain
Drive chain – wear check	500 miles (800 km)

Full maintenance schedule

Below is the regular maintenance schedule for the 2011-2015 Speed Triple 1050.

Notes on the maintenance schedule:

• Along with the items below, do everything mentioned in the “Daily checks” section.
• At the end of the maintenance periods shown, continue in the same pattern (every 1, 2, or 4 intervals)
• Later manuals are structured differently, and don’t have distance intervals for changing the brake fluid or coolant (and the coolant change interval is longer).
• Items marked [T] need Triumph dealer/mechanic tools or resources.

The original manual specified doing many things every year, but later manuals changed the format and made it clear that many maintenance items are just based on engine time, e.g. spark plug renewals and valve clearance checks.

mi x 1000	6	12	18	24
km x 1000	10	20	30	40	Every
Engine and oil cooler – check for leaks	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year
Engine oil – renew (Motul 7100 10W-40)	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year
Engine oil filter – renew (HF204RC)	✓	✓	✓	✓
Valve clearances – check/adjust		✓		✓
Air cleaner – renew (TB-1011)		✓		✓
Spark plugs – check	✓		✓
Spark plugs – renew (CR8EK)		✓		✓
Throttle bodies – balance	✓	✓	✓	✓
Coolant – renew (PEAK OET European Vehicles Blue)		✓		✓
Headstock bearings – check/adjust	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year
Headstock bearings – lubricate		✓		✓
Fork oil – renew				✓
Brake fluid – renew (Castrol DOT 4)		✓		✓
Brake master cylinders – check for fluid leaks	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year
Brake calipers – check for fluid leaks and seized pistons	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year
Rear suspension linkage – check/lubricate		✓		✓
Drive chain – lubricate (Motul chain paste)					200 miles (300 km)
Drive chain – wear check					500 miles (800 km)
Drive chain rubbing strip – check	✓	✓	✓	✓
Rear wheel needle roller bearing – lubricate		✓		✓
Wheel bearings – check for wear/smooth operation	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year
Secondary air injection system – check		✓		✓	Year
Exhaust clamp bolts – check/adjust	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year
Fuel and evaporative loss (some markets only) hoses – renew					4 years
[T] ABS ECM – check for stored DTCs	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year
[T] Carry out a full Autoscan using the Triumph Diagnostic tool	✓	✓	✓	✓	Year

About the Triumph Speed Triple 1050 (2011-2015)

Triumph’s Speed Triple is an iconic and quite unique naked sportbike. It has a lot that makes it special — like the single-sided swingarm or the aggressive-yet-comfortable posture — but it’s fairly unique in that it’s not based on a superbike, but rather stands on its own. (At the time Triumph didn’t make a superbike in this size class, and just made the Daytona 675.)

The Triumph Speed Triple 1050 got a major refresh in 2015, after a six year run of the first generation 2005-2010 Speed Triple 1050.

The engine has the same displacement, but is improved in every way (both peak power plus torque across the rev range). The chassis is also improved. But the feature that most people noticed when it was first revealed was the change in the front headlight styling — swapping out the twin circular headlights for the slanty eyes that have been visible on Speed Triples (and Street Triples) ever since.

The Product Manager of the Speed Triple at the time, Simo Warburton, claimed that the bike didn’t look “right” once they had done all their other changes, and was OK with some people liking it and some people not.

The 1050cc inline three-cylinder 12-valve DOHC engine gets just five horsepower more than the previous gen (133 bhp vs 128 bhp, or 99 kW vs 95 kW), coming on at 9400 rpm. But there’s a lot more torque in the midrange thanks to a redesign of both the intake and exhaust. The 1050 has an “unbelievably flat” torque curve per Cycle World, with torque right from the 1300rpm idle.

The brakes on the Speed Triple 1050 are very competent, without being superbike spec. They’re four-piston calipers powered by a Brembo radial master cylinder and gripping 320mm discs, with ABS as an option.

Suspension on the Speed Triple 1050 is adjustable front and rear for preload, rebound, and compression damping.

In 2012, Triumph released the 2012-2015 Triumph Speed Triple R based on the 2011-2015 Speed Triple. It is the same bike but with full Öhlins suspension (a NIX30 fork and a TTX36 shock), Brembo monobloc front calipers, and forged aluminium wheels to drop unsprung mass even further. ABS is standard but switchable on the 2012-2015 Speed Triple R.

Maintaining the Triumph Speed Triple 1050 is much like maintaining most other liquid-cooled Triumph sportbikes. You change the oil and filter every 10000 km (6000 mi) and every second service, change the spark plugs and check the valve clearances.

Tyre sizes and pressures for the Triumph Speed Triple 1050

The Triumph Speed Triple 1050 ships with a number of different tyre options, including Metzeler Racetec K3 Interact, Bridgestone Battlax BT003 RS or Battlax BT016, Pirelli Diablo Rosso, Michelin Power Pure, and Michelin Pilot Road tyres.

These are collection of tyres that are street legal, ranging from “basically track tyres” down to “commuter”. So the Speed Triple can take a range of tyres depending on your general use case.

Wheel	Tyre (Tire) size	Tyre (Tire) pressure
Front	120/70 ZR 17	2.35 bar / 34 psi
Rear	190/55 ZR 17	2.9 bar / 42 psi

Manual for the 2011-2015 Triumph Speed Triple 1050

The above maintenance schedule, parts information, and other info come mostly from the manual, with reference to parts catalogues and other online info for the Triumph Speed Triple 1050.

You can download Triumph manuals for their more recent models here.