2017 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE RS
FIRST TEST
P82
Ohlins STX40 monoshock and
the same Brembo M50 front
brakes you'll get on something
like a Ducati Panigale. And there
are nice little touches in the
brakes, with the Brembo master-
cylinder allowing for ratio and
span adjustments so you can
dial in the exact amount of lever
pull and feel you like.
The chassis itself has come in
You also get stupendous grip
via the Pirelli Supercorsa SP
tires that come as standard fit-
ment on the RS.
Aesthetically, the RS is a cut
above the S and the R. The
brand new bodywork gets an al-
luring silver paint (branded Matte
Ice Silver) and Phantom Black
color scheme, color-coded belly
pan, single seat cowl cover and
screen, new radiator cowls and
integrated air intake, bar-end
mirrors as well as a silver sub-
frame (the S gets a black sub-
frame and the R gets red).
So the Street Triple RS looks
great on paper and in the metal.
How does it go? The short and
long answers are both the same:
absolutely fantastic. There's
very, very little I don't like about
this bike.
The reason for my enthusiasm
is not down to any one part of
the motorcycle. It's the sum of
the parts that make the RS ride
so damn enthralling that at the
end of a day's blasting around
the hills of Barcelona and God's
(Left) Like your gear
changes without
having to back off?
Triumph's got you
covered with the RS's
quickshifter. (Right)
Nice bum. The seat
unit and detail finishes
are excellent on the
Street Triple RS.
This table gives you a quick
overview of the RS's mode setup.
"As they say in the classics, power
is nothing without control and the RS
gets the full gamut of chart-topping
suspension and brakes…"
for a few mods: there's a new
gullwing swingarm that's stiffer
in longitudinal torsional stiff-
ness but softer in lateral stiff-
ness, with a new pivot position
that Triumph claims provides
more natural resistance on
rear suspension compression
under hard acceleration, and
allows for tighter corner exists
and maneuverability.
