765 2023 Rear Suspension

I have a late 2021 STR LRH and looking at the mods on the latest 2023 models, particularly the enhancement of traction control now incorporating lean angle sensing I thought I would look at possibly moving on to the latest version despite the loss of the beautiful tacho.

So I went and had a look at the new machine. LRH is no longer available but options quoted in the configurator mention a different (thinner?) seat giving a 28mm drop and a further 10mm drop being achieved by a rear suspension linkage adaptation.

Having sat on the bike briefly I reckoned that 10mm was all I needed but the guys in the showroom could not find cost details for the suspension mod. Today I emailed Triumph after sales bods to be told that the suspension mod is only applicable to the RS and not the R.

Frankly, I find this hard to understand and if so they will probably have just lost a new bike sale.

 

That suspension lowering kit is a joke as you will see below.


I sought further explanation from the after sales team at Triumph and was advised “ Its not actually a linkage change. The RS and Moto2 edition have a 10mm spacer at the top of the shock to increase the rear ride height and steepen the steering angle for quicker handling on track. The R model being more road focused doesn't have this spacer to start with so it’s not possible to remove it. This is also why the seat height as standard is lower on the R than it is on the RS.”

Which now makes perfect sense of the misnomer, “suspension linkage adjustment”

I may see if the dealer will get the alternative seat in for me to try but will it be as comfortable, will it give adequate flat foot area, is the IMU (I think that’s what it’s called) really worth spending a couple of grand on? Can I put up with that crappy TFT screen. At the moment I think it’s a NO, unless something else crops up to sway the balance.

I know there are possibilities in modifying the length of the “dog bones” or a bespoke rear shock but I have yet to properly investigate those options.

 

I think you will find that the seat is exactly the same as the one on the previous gen. I will seek further clarification.

 

Thanks for the tip. I have emailed Lust Racing but as yet they haven’t bothered to respond. But I did find from the guys at Triumph that my current machine has shorter forks and rear shock than the standard R. So I decided to give up the idea of changing the bike which means I won’t have to look at that bloody awful TFT.

Many thanks to all for taking the time to post your ideas, suggestions etc. Much appreciated.

 

You must be talking about the RS model. I’m not familiar with the 2019 TFT and, only guessing here, but expect that your 2020 TFT is very similar to the latest one. The TFT they now fit on the R is even worse.

Below you will see the 2023 RS TFT, the 2023 R TFT and my 2021 LCD and hopefully see why I’m not impressed with the latest displays.







Notwithstanding the aesthetics of the displays, the TFT displays, whilst providing functions not available on my LCD display like self cancelling indicators, they appear to be more problematic with connectivity etc and also appear to discourage self maintenance as I understand that if you were to disconnect the battery, on reconnection you will see an error code or icon com up on the display that you will then have to part with some crinkle for the dealer to reset it.

 

When I bought my R (LRH) I was after the lower seat height and reduced weight as I’m no spring chicken anymore. But at that time the specs of the RS and R engine were so similar it made no sense. Only about 2 bhp from memory. At least with the new RS they have given it another 10 bhp which it always should have had in my view.

 

A nice big tacho. But this is probably an age related preference.

 

That’s a sobering thought. Does the handbook document the speed recording function? Will have to give my handbook a good read to make sure my LCD display doesn’t have this feature.

Are you saying that your 2020 RS has the dash in image 68? If so 68 was copied from the handbook of the 2023 machines so they haven’t change it.

When I bought my 2021 R the dealer told me that they had substituted the TFT display with the LCD display to pay for the installation of the shift assist.