2020 Triumph Street Triple RS: All You Need To Know

All the important details about the quickest Triumph around

Following on from its international launch last year, the 2020 Triumph Street Triple RS has finally made its way over to India. This is the meanest, quickest road-going Triumph out there, so here's everything you need to know about this updated bike:

More Fire In Its Belly

The 765cc inline-triple powering the RS now burns cleaner and is BS6-compliant. Sounds like bad news, but no. Power output has remained the same at 123PS and torque has actually increased by 2Nm (to 79Nm) while also being delivered 1,450rpm earlier than before. Triumph also claims 9 per cent more mid-range power and torque.

All this has been achieved via a redesigned exhaust cam and higher precision machining on the crankshaft, balancer and clutch. The layout of the exhaust system is also more free-flowing than before, which is exceptional since stricter emission norms usually result in a more constricted exhaust system.

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Fresh Set Of Clothes

The most noticeable change on the new Street Triple RS is the departure of the bug-eyed headlights, now replaced by twin-LED headlights with LED DRL strips above that mimic frowning brows. Other body panels like the side panels, seat cowl, belly pan and flyscreen have also been redesigned on the new bike, resulting in a more conventional, less polarising appearance.

More Fancy Features

The electronics suite has been modified to match the new engine characteristics. The five rider modes have been tweaked, and the colour TFT display has now been given Bluetooth capabilities which can be explored using a Bluetooth module sold as a separate accessory. Triumph has even thrown in a bi-directional quickshifter as standard.

Minor Tweaks

One of the complaints with the older model was that it felt a little heavy to steer, with its narrow 735mm wide handlebars. This issue has been fixed by providing some more leverage on the 2020 version, courtesy of a wider 775mm bar. Tyres have also been uprated to grippier Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP v3 units. Aside from this, the cycle parts have remained unchanged from the previous bike.

Price

With all these updates and improvements as well as BS6-compliance, the logical thing would be to expect a price hike, something in the range of Rs 20,000 to 30,000. However, Triumph has pleasantly surprised us by pricing the 2020 Street Triple RS at Rs 11.13 lakh - or in other words, the exact same price as its BS4 predecessor.