Street Triple Rx, my week long test.

[Paris2]

A persistent problem with my Daytona resulted in Triumph wanting to take a look for themselves, so off it went to Destination Triumph in Wickham.
I am usually one to avoid main dealers, though a decent courtesy bike does take some of the sting out of a long and inevitably expensive repair.

The Rx sits above the R at the top of the range, bringing a few extras to the table as standard. Quickshifter, belly pan and the Daytona subrfame/seat unit.
I didn't even know this model of Street Triple existed.

And boy does it look good.


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The tail tidy, obviously would need to go. And the mirrors, all I can see is my elbows.
Otherwise, in the looks department, it ticks every box. The usual trick parts are all here as expected, USD forks, gold calipers, shift light, braided lines.
The Daytona seat unit looks superb, and really sets this model apart from the other Street Triples in the line up. With the addition of the standard seat cowl, it looks more like a streetfightered sports bike than an intentional naked.


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This feels faster than my (600) Daytona, as the torque is just there, wherever you are in the rev range. The gearing is also very tall, meaning you can ride in 1st for your whole journey if you never leave town.
I can imagine this being a wheelie machine, if you have more guts than me.

It sounds decent as standard, it would take me a while to get bored and put an aftermarket can on it. There is a great induction roar when the throttle is fully open too which is addictive, and comes out of nowhere!

This is my first time using a quickshifter, and it is great at what it does. Lazy riding is the main advantage for a road bike though, making normal gear changes feel clumsy in comparison.


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The brakes are hit and miss. The front Nissins work well enough, though nothing exceptional. The rear Brembo however is useless, utterly. To the point where I stopped using it.

The dials are great. You are spoilt with a gear indicator, shift light, fuel guage and even a range among other programmables.


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The riding position is very comfortable, coming from a sportsbike.
The whole seating position and feel of it would make it a very easy bike to live with and use every day.
On a long run however, the lack of wind protection is very noticeable, especially cruising at outside-lane motorway speeds.

The fly screen does nothing other than look good, and catch flies.


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The Rx was suffering from some corrosion.
It had over 2k on the clock and is obviously an abused demo bike, but I still wouldn't expect to see this type of thing for a few more years yet.


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So the Street Triple does have its downsides, but it is now on my list of bikes to consider, though I would insist on the Rx model over the rest.


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[Matt B]

You need to get that fence panel sorted out
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[Alex A]

Interesting write up, thanks for posting.

[P.]

It's put there for C&U...Mines still got the full hanger because I cba to faff with a tail tidy and I don't look at the rear of the bike

[Scythe]

Good write up
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[chickenstrip]

Another convert then?

Agree about the rear brake being ineffective, but who needs it

I was also surprised how lazy you can be with the gear position if you want, although I much more often find myself zipping up and down the gearbox for best fun, which is what I wanted in a second bike as the Fazer can sit in 6th all day if I'm so inclined. The Striple has the best of both worlds.

I do like that Rx though. Colours are nice, the Daytona tail unit looks good, and I can even forgive the slant-eye headlamps - getting used to that look now I suppose.

Can't be bothered doing anything to trick/tidy mine up though. I can even live with the crap mirrors.
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[Paris2]

[Aff]

Pretty sweet looking 206 there.
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[Carvel]

Slow



Fireblade
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[Paris2]

[chickenstrip]

[Alex A]

Who needs mirrors?

I've removed them from every naked bike I've owned. For one, it's easy enough to turn to look if you need to (i.e. shoulder checks). But more importantly, what does it matter what's going on back there? That's history. Forget about it. There's no point dwelling on the past.

[chickenstrip]

[Alex A]

I tell you. It's a mug's game.

Up ahead. That's the future. Focus on that. Until it's behind you. Then forget about it.

[orac]

I have one, pretty much 3k (fit in Feb) on the clock without those signs of corrosion. And if you think that the quick shifter is good for lazy riding it becomes stunning when you get the throttle against the stop and revs hit 12k.

It's not too wheely prone unless your giving it some on a lumpy section of road. When it does lift it's predictable and not really a drama

As said that induction noise is faster addictive, youth find yourself backing of and giving it a handful just fur that noise
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[Paris2]

[stonesie]

I used to think it was the bike shouting MORRRRRR! dirty little minx...

They love bothering litre bikes in the twistys


Can, bar end mirrors, tail tidy and a little extra screen=

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Ignore the mess, it's all slate chippings now.

[Paris2]

I found it to be a bit twitchy to be honest, handling wise, and didn't have much confidence in the corners on it.

It might be that I wasn't used to it, but my bike seems to want to dive in to corners much more. Riding position maybe?
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[stonesie]

I hated the Rosso Corsas, I just couldn't get confidence in them so I went to the Metzeler Z8, I found those very neutral on the bike so it just did as it was told. I also had the suspension set to my weight and slapped some EBC HH pads in it.
A friend had the M7RR on his and after a quick bike swap I think they are the perfect tyre for this bike.

[P.]