de that Triumph has thoroughly updated this model and that means along with new-age electronics and features, the 2017 model gets new chassis, new engine and better looks.
It looks the same though...
Yes, styling isn’t a radical departure from the earlier one, but overall the finer details are now closer to that of the Daytona, making the Street Triple much more palatable than before. It also looks a lot sharper and well proportioned now, with even its reprofiled bug eyes getting softer and easier to digest.
Share much with the Daytona?
Of course, the 2017 Street Triple’s powerplant has been derived from the Daytona’s sweet little 675cc motor. With 80 new components, engineers have bumped up the bore and stroke, taking that number to 765 cubes, and in i And starting this June, you can see the more basic ‘S’ version entering our showrooms, followed by the ‘R’ and finally this, the track ready ‘RS’ variant around September.
How track-ready are we talking about since it’s a street naked at heart?
Ideally, you wouldn’t be comfortable pushing naked motorcycles on race tracks, but with this RS variant, Triumph begs to differ. Like any modern-day big bike, this one too comes loaded with technology and rider aids. There’s some serious stuff in here – ride-by-wire throttle, ‘Track’ mode (one of the five ride modes), switchable ABS and traction control, slipper-clutch, quickshifter and the super-grip
e ridden lately? Yes, it’s butter smooth, it’s refined and it loves to be revved hard. Triumph has given it a meaty mid-range and things only get better beyond 8000rpm, making it an enjoyable motorcycle out on a race track. The engineers have made some notable changes to its gearbox geometry too an unsettle the little street naked. Plus, on a hot sunny day, a set of Supercorsa SP standard on the RS is the best you can ask for. With all of these elements put together, the RS feels extremely confident entering and exiting corners, and doing big triple digit speeds isn’t something this little Triumph has to work hard for.
That’s good, but is it really fast?
For the RS, doing 200kph on the main straight at the Catalan circuit was cakewalk. What wasn’t easy though was the fact that at those speeds, without any protection against windblast, life beyond 220kph for any rider is a challenge. And that’s sad because it feels the motor still has some juice left in it. That’s also one of Street Triple’s fundamental drawbacks.
Another aspect of the RS that we like is the brake
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