RIDE REVIEW I 2024 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE 765 R AND RS
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With a session to refamiliarize ourselves with
the Jerez layout while using the RS's base sus-
pension settings, I came in and immediately had
the Triumph engineers put two turns of front and
rear preload in and almost maxed out front com-
pression and rebound (only one turn out from
max) to stop the front-end from diving under the
braking forces encountered at the track.
With the new settings, the RS came alive.
More chassis composure made for a motorcycle
that followed my intended path, had far better
braking poise, and kept itself taller in the stroke
when the throttle was reapplied and you unleash
all those British ponies.
The 765 motor builds its torque from about
3000 rpm and never stops until you are within
milliseconds of the redline, which is a point of
contention as it's very difficult to see said redline
with the dash designs you can choose from.
As a result, I had to shift earlier than I wanted
and missed out on some vital ponies when
coming up the Jerez front straight—a traditional/
digital rev counter in the old-school style would
fix this problem.
That gripe aside, the motor is a gem of a
thing. With such a broad range of torque, it con
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tinually pulls harder than you expect. It's mated
to that quickshifter which is great on upshifts,
Rennie rides in the
wheel tracks of MotoGP
giants. The RS is the
perfect companion for a
trackday scratch.
