New 2023 Triumph Street Triple R & RS: Press Launch Q&A!

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[@Acemechanicalservices]

The yellow one is so damn beautiful. My wife is getting mad as hell. She keeps hearing me watching videos about this bike, and she knows I’m about to bust a move. And she’s right. Like it or lump it……..

[@mrpraveen3110]

Same scenes here 😂

[@quacktac]

I'm driving my girlfriend crazy with Striple videos too XD I've already ordered mine though.

[@simonclare100]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 snap

[@marcin8432]

Same here, no regrets though :D

[@stephencarbajal5657]

Same here😂😂😂

[@quacktac]

I think the colours are a huge driving force for the hype of this bike.

[@simonclare100]

That yellow !! But the new speedy orange would be the bollies too

[@coastalrider1155]

Just ordered one in cosmic yellow

[@yonniboy1]

I rode my 2021 RS to my dealer to ride their demonstrator and back to back the acceleration is much better on the 2023 bike and although the stylemas are much like the M40s the feel is much better, IMO it's a major improvement on an already great bike. my only gripe is that each incarnation of the TFT has gone backwards and I liked the 2017 TFT best but not liking the TFT didn't stop me ordering it in cosmic yellow.

[@simonclare100]

Completely agree

[@daveo9844]

TFT stopped me 🥺

[@chriswest2290]

@@daveo9844😂

[@danieldull3541]

Just got a 24 r. I love it. Came frome a rocket roadster. Completely different bikes but i love the street triple r.

[@TheFatBeaRr]

Love the white colour STR 😄

[@todo4628]

I think the ST R would be more than good enough for street riding especially for the money you have to pay. But if i buy one i probably have to go for the RS. For me it's the colors that make the bike look stunning. The yellow would be my way to go.

[@alexalex9971]

Thanks bro.

[@Vincent-rc2nb]

7:27 I disagree, as male of 60kg, I don't have much padding if you get what I mean. The Z900, gsx s750 and so on all have hard seats compared to the comfortable seat on the 765rs. The difference is huge if you are skinny.

[@VincentTL]

Thanks for answering my questions! And sorry for the lengthy prose. 😂 (My name is pronounced the way an English speaker would read it. I’m from the Philippines, btw.) “A bit marmite.” Hahaha! 😂

[@xpantz]

The Moto2 clip-ons are above the yoke and not attached to the forks like the RR or most sports bikes. 100mm forward and 80 down over the RS. A more aggressive position but a bit of a halfway house. You can buy a similar arrangement for the RS from 3rd party manufacturers.

[@RadDadisRad]

What’s funny is I bought one of these and now KZbin has been sending me videos on this bike any chance it gets. 😂

[@MelvinMelv10]

I drove 8000km a Duke 890r and yesterday i drove the rs first time.. I am a little disappointed because the 890r had so much more torque in low and mid rpm. The RS has great torque in high rpm above 8000 rpm. Its such a nice looking bike , Seating position is great but unfortunately not my bike... :/ Also the way when you want to change the gears are to long in my opinion. If triumph put in a strong 3 cylinder like the MT 09 cp3 engine with more torque in low and mid rpm (drove 20 min later the mt09 to compare both) instead, that bike would blow my mind... I was really looking forward to drive the Street Triple and had seen my on this bike this season but now i`m really sad about it.

[@michaelmugo247]

Nice

[@smnlcu]

Thank you for replying to my question. Actually 60-70 miles/hrs is already quite a speed. I would have hoped they had reduced that value, because for the street it is too high. Why don't the reduce the gears up to fith gear and keep the sixth as an overdrive for cruising?

[@WorksopGimp]

Im after a bike I was looking at a MT09 but the street triple looks great, what should I get

[@VincentTL]

I own a 2021 R and you can install a slip on (with a link pipe). From the photos and videos, looks like the same applies for the 2024 model.

[@nottherealaaron]

Where there used to be a clamp, there is now a weld due to emissions and anti-tampering legislation. Yoshimura confirmed to me that they are working on exhausts. The hope is for aftermarket catted exhausts that will satisfy the factory map. Unless the North American exhausts are different…

[@VincentTL]

@@nottherealaaron ....oooooh....good info. Thanks!

[@VincentTL]

Hi Rob!! Will be in London 4th week of May and have a free day. Was thinking of renting a motorbike. Could you recommend a good day trip? Some nice B roads. Minimal expressways. Thanks!! Don’t mean to make you my tour agent but thought you might give me a recommendation. Thanks! 😊

[@dan-sc7fm]

It's a pretty bike, especially the cosmic yellow. But, realistically how justifiable is it to purchase an RS for a couple thousand more, particularly when the majority of riders are never going to take it on a track. I certainly can't afford track riding. But, then there goes my cosmic yellow paint job. So....

[@chriswest2290]

How is the fluidity of the TFT. Is it intuitive, have they increased the frame rate from 30hz to 60hz. So it's smooth like the BMW screens?

[@andreashofmeister1590]

I dont know how much Hz the Monitor has and have no comparison to BMW Bikes. But If you asked me i would say it works fine and runs smooth on the RS.

[@Vincent-rc2nb]

10:35 to 11:20 They should def update it Im very hyped getting mine next week but I do dislike the butterfly effect. Should be like on the 2018 models, that's amazing.

[@VincentTL]

Same here that’s why I asked the Q. I was hoping they would have used the 2017-2019 dash.

[@nottherealaaron]

Are you planning to change out the exhaust once the aftermarket catches up?

[@VincentTL]

@@nottherealaaron I would like to if possible, to unleash the wonderful exhaust notes of that triple. But I’m still a ways away from making the upgrade. Just monitoring the specs and upgrade potential.

[@Vincent-rc2nb]

@@nottherealaaron Im picking it up somewhere next week, going to ask my dealership if 2020 exhausts fit

[@user-hf8ie8mf3n]

Listened to the newest podcast with Tim, then had a dream that he picked me up to go riding without helmets….it got weirder after that. Think I’ll skip the podcast for a bit. 👍🤪🇨🇦

[@motobob]

I have that dream too!

[@cliveomahoney4096]

A lot of the stuff about dash tech does, to me, smack of incremental upgrade mentality by the bike companies. Both the Street triples are, more or less, perfect, for what they do and offer. Next year, there will be a new, updated, R with TFT. Yer man was right, Triumph clocks are quite awful. All they need to do is copy Ducati/BMW a bit more closely, and it will be problem solved. I would buy the new 765 RS because it is utterly beautiful. The MT 09 isn't. However, they're both great bikes. It's a shame that, living around London, insurance becomes a major factor in buying a replacement bike ( for me, a CB650R that I now need to get an MOT cert. for). Thank you for the vid. Interesting.

[@KellerFkinRyan]

its a shame that most of the answers were "demo it" as there isnt a single demo model near me for 500 miles..

[@sacredgeometry]

6ft2 with longer legs than most people who are 6ft4 ... its fine.

[@chriswest2290]

Gosh Bob, you really aren't comfortable on track, body position needs alot of work.. keep at it, you'll get there👍

[@mcraeheard8213]

Red or yellow?

[@andreashofmeister1590]

Red for me, because there is no Chance to get a yellow one this year in Germany. Dont want to wait any longer and red is also a beautiful color.

[@TK-cl1jm]

Red❤

[@unkindguy88]

It sounds to me Triumph need a whole new engine to compete with the likes of MT09, 890 duke R and Ducati monster. I bet the RS would be more expensive than the MT09 SP. You'll be paying more for less performance.

[@nismospec2649]

You get more torque with the Yamaha, but that's it. The quality and build of the Triumph is top notch. The old STR was closer to the 890r in performance, this one should make them equal. Ducati, well the SP is now much more expensive than the STR.

[@joebright1369]

It's got plenty drive with 130 ps with the right gearing. Been riding the old model with similar gearing like the new bike. it's good.

[@simonclare100]

It has a much better front end on the RS

[@beetleything1864]

the focus on your laptop is pin sharp - you - meh..

[@stanleyblazeraznik6047]

No Commie bikes for me! Cheap Chinese bikes can stay in China! As for the Mean Mr. Mustard color on the RS. I like it and that would be my color choice.