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Bar-end
Brembo MCS span and mirrors
ratio-adjustable lever
Fully adjustable
Showa ‘big
piston’ fork
Fully adjustable
Ohlins shock

Brembo M50
monobloc
calipers

To achieve that, Triumph says it’s
T R I U M P H increased peak torque to 79Nm at 9350rpm
Street LAUNCH Triple RS (up from 77Nm) while increasing midrange
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power by nine per cent. Peak power
remains 90kW (121hp) at 11,750rpm. This
has been done through a series of tweaks,
including higher-precision machining on
the crankshaft, clutch and counterbalance
shafts to reduce weight and rotational
inertia, according to Triumph Australia
technical manager Cliff Stovall. Simply put,
“The engine spins up quicker – makes more
midrange,” he says.
Compliance with Euro 5 standards means
a new exhaust system that sees two small
catalytic converters instead of one large one.
Cliff reckons the changes have made
for an even-better note without adding
making it louder, and I tend to agree. It
even sounds better than the 2019 RS fitted
with an Arrow slip-on. It howls like an
Old Testament demon but with a refined,
futuristic twist. The result is a bike that’s
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Diablo Supercorsas, better both on the street
of corsa. Switchgear is GEARBOX & QUICKSHIFTER
conveniently backlit Along with the engine changes, some and on the track, with
by night. Heated grips significant revisions have also been made
are a $345 option. to the transmission. I thought the gearing very few compromises
Reckon this’ll be the last
time a Street Triple will in the 2019 RS was fine and didn’t need made in between
have a traditional ignition? updating. However, having ridden it and

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