Triumph plans to introduce the 2020 Street Triple R. The lower-spec variant of
the middleweight roadster will be launched in June, as per a new media report.
The 2020 Triumph Street Triple R is quite similar to its elder sibling, the
2020 Triumph Street Triple RS. In terms of styling, it features the same set of
twin-LED headlamps with LED DRLs, new fly screen, tweaked bodywork, sculpted
fuel tank and step-up split seats.
To ensure that Street Triple R is a more
affordable offering than the Street Triple RS, Triumph has cut some corners.
The 2020 Street Triple R uses 41 mm inverted Showa Separate Function Big Piston
Forks at the front and Linkage-assisted, fully adjustable, Ohlins piggyback
monoshock at the rear. The braking on the motorcycle is handled by 310 mm
floating discs with Brembo M4.32 4-piston monoblock callipers up front and 220
mm disc with Brembo single-piston sliding calliper at the back. ABS comes as
standard.
The 2020 Triumph Street Triple R uses the
same 765 cc in-line 3-cylinder BS6 engine that has been fitted in the RS
variant. However, here it is slightly less powerful. It produces 116 PS at
12,000 rpm and 77 Nm of torque at 9,400 rpm. In comparison, the 2020 Street
Triple RS churns out 123 PS at 11,750 rpm and 79 Nm of torque at 9,350 rpm. The
6-speed transmission with a bi-directional quickshifter is common on both the
bikes. The Street Triple R has three riding modes - Sport, Street, and Rain. It
also has a traction control system. However, it misses out on the gorgeous
full-colour TFT digital instrument cluster of the Street Triple RS.
