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The British automaker Triumph revealed the price for its new Street Triple 765 R and Street Triple 765 RS motorcycles on June 15, seven months after unveiling it.
The latest Street Triple 765 gets LED headlamps with LED DRLs inspired by the bigger Street Triple 1200 RS model. The bike also gets new radiator cowls and a new gullwing swingarm making it look more aggressive.
The Street Triple 765 is powered by a liquid-cooled 765cc in-line three-cylinder engine. For the 765 R model the engine churns out a peak power of 118.4 bhp at 11,500 rpm and 80Nm of peak torque at 9,500 rpm. Whereas, for the 765 RS, this 765cc motor churns out 128.2 bhp at 12,000 rpm and a peak torque of 80 Nm at 9,500 rpm.
Triumph has made the latest model more compatible with electronic aids used by riders. Some of the main features of the bike are lean-sensitive traction control, wheelie control, linked braking system and ABS cornering ABS.
The latest model of Street Triple also gets five driving modes for different terrains – Road, Rain, Sport, Track and Rider. But the personalised Rider mode is available in the 765 RS variant only.
The lower 765 R variant gets an LED display while the 765 RS variant gets a better and fancier TFT-display and Bluetooth connectivity. The British manufacturer has made the upper 765 RS variant more track ready than the lower one. The Triumph Street Triple upper variant has a lap-timer and cruise control as well.
The 765 RS variant is equipped with the top-spec variants which include 41mm Showa USD Big Piston Forks (BPF) on the front and Ohlins STX40 piggyback reservoir monoshock for the rear. For the 765 R variant, the front has two separate functions Showa 41mm forks along with a Showa piggyback reservoir monoshock at the rear.
Triumph has divided the colour scheme as well:- 765 R – Silver Ice and Crystal White 765 RS – Silver Ice, Cosmic Yellow and Carnival Red
Triumph has revealed the ex-showroom price for both variants of the Triple Street 765: Triumph Street Triple 765 R – Rs 10,17,000 (Crystal White) Triumph Street Triple 765 R – Rs 10,43,000 (Silver Ice) Triumph Street Triple 765 RS – Rs 11,81,000 (Silver Ice Colour) Triumph Street Triple 765 RS – Rs 12,07,000 (Carnival Red and Cosmic Yellow)
The new Street Triple 765 will give competition to the Ducati Monster, Kawasaki Z900, BMW F 900R and Streetfighter V2.