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TRIUMPH RECKONS THIS ISN’T JUST A SPEED TRIPLE WITH CLIP-ONS, BUT A MODERN CAFÉ RACER
Triumph is making some bold claims, confidently predicting this will be ‘the most exhilarating Speed Triple ever’ and ‘the ultimate sportsbike for the road’.
Based around the firm’s Speed Triple RS, underneath its café racer cockpit fairing and dashes of carbon-fibre, there is different suspension – now Öhlins Smart EC 2.0 electronically adjustable semi-active units – and new Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP V3 rubber. The rider is moved forward in the chassis, behind that charismatic single round headlight, with a slightly longer reach to the ’bar.
The RR utilises the same 132kW (178hp) three-cylinder engine as the RS, of course. It also retains the nakedbike’s Brembo Stylema brake calipers with MCS levers, full-colour five-inch TFT dash, the two-way quickshifter, five riding modes, a full keyless system and lean-angle sensitive rider aids.
Triumph reckons this isn’t just a Speed Triple with clip-ons, but a modern café racer. And to help prove its point, let us
