Featured 765 Why Oh Why Did I Do The Test Ride?

Dickie · Jun 19, 2023

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Just come back from a test ride on the new 2023 Street Triple RS, what an amazing bike.

The throttle, quick shifter and slipper were sublime, probably the nicest I've ever used on a bike. The brakes are just out of this world, never had brakes as good, suspension was much plusher than I thought it was going to be and handled the country roads very well indeed.
The handling of the bike is again out of this world, you just point or show it a corner and it tracks beautifully. And finally even the seating and riding position was better than I was expecting, the seat was quite comfortable as well, yes sure it won't be a touring bike but it could easily handle a 2 hour blast or a all day ride to the Lakes or elsewhere.

Now decision time is what to do, my Kawasaki Z900RS SE doesn't make me smile as much as the Triumph did today.
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Same thing happened to me on Saturday!! My ST1200RR & Tuono V4 are just a year old but I want one of these, badly.

Dickie · Jun 19, 2023

steve lovatt said: ↑

Absolute stonker - love that colour, nice to see Triumph have finally woken up to yhe idea of bright colours again!

Have to confess to taking one out for a test ride myself on Friday from A1 Moto in York, as I've always liked the idea of one and they are a lot lighter than the Tiger.

I knew it would be fast and handle well but I didn't think it would feel so refined or be as comfortable. I was out for almost two hours following an hours journey to get there on the Yamaha, but surprisingly no aches and pains.

Loved the gear change - makes the quickshifter on my Tiger feel like a bag of old spanners!

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Thats the one I tested Saturday, such a joy to ride.