Last year Triumph followed up its tremendous success with the Daytona 675 supersport machine by creating a naked standard based on the Daytona called the Street Triple 675. Triumph knocked one out of the park with that brilliant little hooligan, and now in 2009, the Daytona 675 and Street Triple 675 come closer together in the form of the new Street Triple R. In a nutshell, it has the Daytona's brakes and virtually identical suspension. And, yes, it is the Street Triple we all hoped for long ago when the Daytona first hit the scene.
The R's radial-mount Nissan brake calipers and radial-pump master cylinder are lifted, unadulterated, straight off the Daytona. Carrying that new master cylinder is a new aluminum, tapered handlebar from Magura. It looks the business and is a good complement to styling and the improved quality of the R. The KYB shock with piggyback reservoir and the fork also come from the Daytona, but on the Street Triple R spring rates and valves have been re-calibrated, and the fork tubes are slightly longer than those on the Daytona.
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2009 Triumph Street Triple R Review - First Ride on Motorcycle.com
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