Triumph has today launched the mid-spec Street Triple R in India for a price of Rs 8.84 lakh which makes it Rs 2.49 lakh cheaper than the RS variant. However, with just 5PS less power, it does not lose much on the performance front.
After bringing the Street Triple RS to India earlier this year, Triumph has now launched the 2020 Street Triple R in India for a price of Rs 8.84 lakh (ex-showroom, pan-India). The Street Triple R is the mid-spec variant in the Street Triple range globally and it sits between the rather sober ‘S’ and the manic ‘RS’ variants. This is the first time that Triumph has brought the ‘R’ variant to India and it is Rs 2.49 lakh cheaper than the RS, making it the most affordable motorcycle under the Street Triple range in India. Select Triumph dealerships across the country have already started accepting unofficial bookings for the motorcycle.
Visually though, it’s hard to tell the R variant from the top-spec RS variant. In fact, both the motorcycle look almost identical to each other. The Street Triple R even gets the new bug-eyed LED headlamps. The only way to tell the two motorcycles apart are by its paint scheme and by the instrument cluster. The Street Triple R solely comes in a sinister black paint scheme and its instrument cluster is still the earlier generation semi-digital instrument console. In comparison, the RS gets snazzier color options and it also uses a full colour TFT display for the instrument console.
If you look at the engine specs, it turns out its not so mid-spec after all. The Street Triple R uses the same 765cc, inline 3-cylinder, liquid cooled engine but is slightly detuned to produce 118PS of power and 79Nm of peak torque. In comparison to the RS variant, power output is just 5PS down where the RS produces 123PS and the torque remains unchanged. It also comes with three riding modes – Road, Rain & Sport – and neither Triumph has been stingy with other equipments such as a bi-directional quickshifter, assist & slipper clutch, and a traction control system, all of which comes as standard.
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The braking hardware on the R however differs a little from the RS. The Street Triple R uses M4.32 Brembo calipers instead of the M50 on the RS, and these calipers clamp onto twin 310mm discs up front. Meanwhile, the rear gets a 220mm disc with a single-pot Brembo caliper. As for suspension duties, the Street Triple R rides on 41mm Showa separate function big piston forks at the front and a Showa gas-charged monoshock at the rear. Both the suspension units are adjustable for compression, rebound and preload.
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The dry weight of the motorcycle stands at 168 kg, which by the way is 2 kg heavier than the RS. The seat height of the Street Triple R is at 825mm and that’s rather tall. However, we expect Triumph will offer the low-seat accessory, which effectively reduces the height to a more accessible 780mm. The Street Triple R actually makes for a very good deal as you do not lose out much on the performance but its Rs 2.49 cheaper than the top-spec RS variant. For its price, the Triumph Street Triple R competes with the likes of the BS4 KTM Duke 790, Kawasaki Z900 and the BMW F 900 R in India.
