Triumph Street Triple R: Photo Gallery

Drool over these detailed images of Triumph’s most affordable Street Triple in India

Triumph launched the Street Triple R in the country in August this year. We recently got to take the bike for a spin, and here’s everything you need to know about Triumph’s most affordable Street Triple in India, in detailed images:

Despite being a more affordable variant, the Triumph Street Triple R still bears the quintessential Street Triple styling. It looks compact, aggressive and premium as well.  The red painted rear subframe goes quite well with the overall colour scheme of the motorcycle.

Compared to the top-end RS variant, the biggest difference in terms of equipment is the semi-digital instrument cluster, which has been carried over from the previous iteration. While it displays all the essential data, we’d have liked if Triumph had equipped the bike with the same TFT instrument cluster as the RS model. That said, old-school riders will appreciate the analogue tachometer and the digital inset.

The switchgear is functional but doesn’t look as premium as the switch cubes in the RS variant. The right switchgear could’ve been designed to be a little chunkier.

The split seat setup looks sporty and the rider’s seat is comfortable enough for a bike of its class. However, the small pillion seat is good enough only for short rides.

Triumph has equipped the Street Triple R with the same 765cc triple engine as the RS but in a different tune. Even though it is downtuned, this motor makes 118PS and 77Nm, just 5PS and 2Nm less than the RS variant. 

Triumph has offered a bidirectional quickshifter as standard even in the R variant. This helps in shifting up or down quickly without using the clutch. The engine is mated to a 6-speed transmission with assist and slipper clutch, which ensures there’s no rear wheel lock while downshifting aggressively.

The engine isn’t as tech-laden as the RS variant either. However, it still comes with all the essentials such as ride-by-wire, three riding modes (Rain, Road and Sport), switchable traction control and ABS.

Even though the Street Triple R is supposed to be a more affordable model, it still gets a 41mm Showa SF-BPF inverted front fork and a Showa rear monoshock, both with compression, rebound and preload adjustment. The bike gets premium brakes too, courtesy the twin 310mm front discs with Brembo M4.32 radial calipers.

The rear wheel is linked to a cast aluminium twin-sided swingarm, and anchorage is by a 220mm disc with Brembo single-piston caliper. Of course, a dual-channel ABS is standard.

It also gets premium Pirelli Diablo Rosso III tyres on both ends, which ensure excellent performance on the street along with greater durability than the stickier Supercorsa tyres.

Overall, the Triumph Street Triple R is a great choice for enthusiasts looking for a premium middleweight naked with oodles of presence and performance. Triumph may have compromised in terms of geeky features, however, it is quite close to the Street Triple RS as far as the powertrain is concerned.