T
riumph has taken the wraps
off another new two models
for 2016 in the Speed Triple
and Speed Triple R. Hot on the
heels of the news the world will
be receiving new Bonnevilles and
Thruxtons next year, Triumph has
not forgotten its mainstay in the
big bore naked-bike sector and
will be lashing the Speed Triple
with plenty of new goodies for
next year.
The Speed Triple's raucous
inline three-cylinder engine has
been thoroughly overhauled for
next year and gets a new com-
bustion chamber, new cylinder
head, new machined crank, new
piston design and new ride-by-
wire throttle bodies and a slip-
assist clutch. There's also a new
radiator, claimed to increase flow
rate by a whopping 70 percent. All
up, Triumph is claiming their new
engine has received 104 updates
over the current model, which has
been with us since 2010. They
are also claiming a 10 percent re-
duction in fuel economy, although
no power or torque numbers have
yet been released.
Unsurprisingly, Triumph has
graced the Speed Triple with its
full house of electronic rider aids,
bringing it into line with bikes
like the Aprilia Tuono and Ducati
Monster 1200 R. The ride-by-wire
throttle is matched to an ECU that
provides five different riding modes
– Road, Rain, Sport, Track and
a new Rider Configurable mode,
which allows the rider to custom
set the electronic map they want.
There's also Brembo Monobloc
calipers with ABS and traction
control maps linked to the various
riding modes.
Should you want to upgrade to
a Speed Triple R you get all the
above-mentioned niceness plus
race-spec Öhlins NIX30 forks
and TTX36 shock, carbon fiber
front mudguard and fuel tank infill
panels, billet-machined handle-
bar clamps, risers and swingarm
pivot covers and different colors
(Matt Graphite and Crystal White)
to the Speed Triple S, only
comes in Diablo Red and Phan-
tom Black. CN
VOL. 52 ISSUE 46 NOVEMBER 17, 2015 P39
new models finally
way from Hinckley
D O G S !
The new Speed Triple R gets all
kinds of Öhlins and lightweight
goodies over the standard bike.
