I am about to trade my Triumph Speed Triple for an FTR so I will give a comparison in due course. I did test ride a used 19 and a new 23 Carbon last week. First of all, for me anyway, the difference in feel and handling made paying the extra for a new one worth it. Second, on the ride there I was still marveling at what a great bike the Triumph is - I just want a change and fell in love with the looks of the FTR. First impression of my short rides - the Triumph is definitely superior at higher rev ranges and higher speeds. However, up to 100mph the FTR is easily as fast and feels cheekier (technical term) doing it. I did some soul searching and admitted to myself that numbers on a piece of paper don’t impress me any more - it is great to know that a Speed Triple will conquer the FTR at Laguna Seca but for the other 99% of the time I think I fancy the FTR - decision made and report to follow.