With Reliability And Longevity In Mind , How Is Showa Different From Ohlins On A Street Triple 765 .

Context : I live in India , my roads aren't the best , I find myself hitting random potholes and crazy unmarked bumps on the road all the time to a point where on two of my previous bikes I had to get the suspension changed . It is a little bit of a nightmare .

Question : With reliability and longevity in mind , does more expensive mean better ? I am planning on getting the Triumph Street Triple RS which has the Ohlins . Instead I'm asking if I should consider getting the R instead just because of the beating the suspension will have to endure on a daily because of the poor condition of the roads . Ideally the plan is to hold onto the Street Triple for a long time .

Honestly ,
1. I'm not really worried about about a worse riding experience for me with the RS(I can live with it gladly) . I look forward to riding the bike to its truest potential in those certain roads where that is possible . Here , I don't want to buy the R and have to compromise on that .

2. What saddens me more is the unnecessary beating the bike will have to endure because of bad infrastructure . (Planning on having the RS as my daily ) . Everytime it hits a random pothole it destroys me.

So , should i go for the R or the RS purely based on how much better the suspension is in terms of how much more of a beating it can endure for the longest . I know , not the most ideal of scenarios , but it is what is . I still want to ride , and I still want the Street Triple .

Cheers guys . Looking to hear back from you .

 

Thank you . It does make sense . But its a hard trade off because I want to be able to extract the most out of the street triple and i wonder if the Ohlins makes a significant difference . We do have some amazing roads , but potholes are more common .