THE SKELETAL
REMAINS
The chassis bones for the R and
RS are similar, but there are a
few key differences. Using the
same aluminum-beam twin-
spar frame and two-piece rear
subframe, the RS gets a slightly
racier geometry, with a 23.2°
rake, down 0.5° compared to the
more road-focused R model's
23.7°. Trail is also down a bit
less on the RS, 96.9mm, to the
R's 97.8mm.
These slight variations in ge
-
ometry put more weight on the
front of the RS and have given
it a 10mm taller seat height at
836mm/32.9 inches, although
both bikes can be fitted with the
28mm lower accessory seat,
making it 798mm for the R and
808mm for the RS. You can even
go lower than that by getting
the suspension-lowering kit for
those really short riders out
there, which can knock a further
10mm off the seat height on
both the R and RS models.
Going further, the suspension
is where you'll see the biggest
difference. The R runs the 41mm
Separate Function Big Piston
Fork (SF-BPF) and a Showa
monoshock, both ends fully
adjustable, while the RS gets the
higher-spec 41mm Showa BPF
(not the Separate Function unit)
and the Ohlins STX40 mono
-
RIDE REVIEW I 2024 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE 765 R AND RS
P114
(Above) A blown-
out view of the
new motor's top
end and conrods.
The old cylinder
head is at the
bottom. (Left)
Guess which is
the old piston and
which is the new
one… The 2023
on the right's new
fully machined
top is easy to see.
