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Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:29 pm
by Couchy
So Mr tricky, if I was to say I wanted a comfy ss600 with a bit of midrange should I revisit the RS ? What’s the traction like do you run with it off or is it quite good ? Is it the best handling naked bike you’ve had ? Has the abs got a track setting ? Thanks
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:59 pm
by Tricky
Couchy wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:29 pm
So Mr tricky, if I was to say I wanted a comfy ss600 with a bit of midrange should I revisit the RS ? What’s the traction like do you run with it off or is it quite good ? Is it the best handling naked bike you’ve had ? Has the abs got a track setting ? Thanks
Am not sure that it's the best handling ( or at least feel, I haven't quite got the perfect feel from the front end I would like ) naked I've ever had, but it's completely stable, changes direction brilliantly, and overall really pretty good now.
The electronics are less sophisticated/adjustable than those on the KTM 790/890, which at first bugged me a bit, but TBH, now it doesn't really.
ABS is the only slight fly in the ointment as although it has a "rider" mode where you can choose the levels of almost everything, and completely disable TC and anti wheelie (like the earlier KTMs, the only way to completely disable anti-wheelie is to turn TC off), you can't turn ABs off.
I had it cutting in now and again at the Melbourne loop which made me run wide once or twice but overall it is pretty good IMO, at my pace anyway.
So if I would if I were you, and you want a comfy and well developed SS600 then absolutely yes, worth another go I would think- the 2020 on 765 definitely has more mid-range than the earlier ones did
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:39 am
by weeksy
Tricky wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 9:59 pm
Couchy wrote: Sun Jun 27, 2021 7:29 pm
So Mr tricky, if I was to say I wanted a comfy ss600 with a bit of midrange should I revisit the RS ? What’s the traction like do you run with it off or is it quite good ? Is it the best handling naked bike you’ve had ? Has the abs got a track setting ? Thanks
Am not sure that it's the best handling ( or at least feel, I haven't quite got the perfect feel from the front end I would like ) naked I've ever had, but it's completely stable, changes direction brilliantly, and overall really pretty good now.
The electronics are less sophisticated/adjustable than those on the KTM 790/890, which at first bugged me a bit, but TBH, now it doesn't really.
ABS is the only slight fly in the ointment as although it has a "rider" mode where you can choose the levels of almost everything, and completely disable TC and anti wheelie (like the earlier KTMs, the only way to completely disable anti-wheelie is to turn TC off), you can't turn ABs off.
I had it cutting in now and again at the Melbourne loop which made me run wide once or twice but overall it is pretty good IMO, at my pace anyway.
So if I would if I were you, and you want a comfy and well developed SS600 then absolutely yes, worth another go I would think- the 2020 on 765 definitely has more mid-range than the earlier ones did
But the 890R is better then yeah ? which is basically what all of the above seems to imply
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:19 am
by Tricky
Hard to say as I didn't have the 890 long enough and never rode it on track, so possibly I would say-dunno- would love to ride them back-to-back on a track now
(so
@Couchy - basically you need to forget testing a 765RS at the moment and just buy an 890R instead- then bring it to the RTTL Pembrey do in August ( or possibly Cadwell on 12th or 13th Aug) so I can ride them both back-to back and then buy it off you afterwards again
)
And sort of related, I bought PSB mag yesterday, the first time I've bought a bike mag for years, it's a Yam special one and full of stuff on LCs, TZs, FZ750s etc which made me do it, but in the PB bit they have a comparison test between the 2021 MT09SP and 890R, which was quite interesting too
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:20 am
by weeksy
What did they conclude on the MT09SP/890R discussion ?
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:28 am
by Tricky
(Tim Thompson) Really seemed to rate the MT, and better than the 890 in some ways - this was the overall verdict though
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:31 am
by weeksy
Nice. FFS buy one so I can ride at Pembrey
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:02 am
by Tricky
weeksy wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:31 am
Nice. FFS buy one so I can ride at Pembrey
Maybe , one day
In the meantime, here's one for you (not that the XSR is ever going anywhere of course, but just in case...
)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/133794279443 ... SwNjZg0NnF
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:12 am
by weeksy
I couldn't handle more power !
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:17 am
by Tricky
Maybe.
Bet you would still be tempted if it were feasible though...
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:20 am
by weeksy
Tricky wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:17 am
Maybe.
Bet you would still be tempted if it were feasible though...
I'd absolutely love a 1290... but i'm still not convinced it'd be right for me.... but i'd love the chance to spend a day on one on my local roads, the roads i know well etc. I've ridden one for an hour or so, but it was a novelty so i didn't really think about it in the right way at the time i guess. I was more concentrating on just walloping it open and scaring myself rather than how it was as an actual bike to own.
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:28 am
by Tricky
Must admit, I'm half tempted by that one, did have a thought of buy it, ride it a bit and then decide whether it or the 765 goes.
I was only half tempted though in all honesty- it's a bigger heavier thing than I really want- if only KTM made a bike about 40kg lighter than the 1290R, and the size of a 765 with decent quality suspension and 120ish HP eh
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:31 am
by weeksy
Tricky wrote: Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:28 am
Must admit, I'm half tempted by that one, did have a thought of buy it, ride it a bit and then decide whether it or the 765 goes.
I was only half tempted though in all honesty- it's a bigger heavier thing than I really want- if only KTM made a bike about 40kg lighter than the 1290R, and the size of a 765 with decent quality suspension and 120ish HP eh
If i had more money, the garage would be in a world of trouble, i'd have bikes turning up every 3rd week.
But that one looks like an exceptionally tidy example and the cheapest on Ebay.
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 1:59 pm
by Dodgy69
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:16 pm
by Dodgy69
Tricky, does the rs have a auto blipper as standard.???
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:27 pm
by weeksy
Dodgy knees wrote: Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:16 pm
Tricky, does the rs have a auto blipper as standard.???
Only the later ones, 20+
Re: New Bike- Triumph 765RS Street Triple
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 7:56 pm
by Dodgy69
So not on 19s. OK.
