765 2020 Street Triple 765rs Suspension

Got a little fed up with the stiff suspension on my 20 STRS, these are delivered from the factory on the road settings, whilst these are ok on smoother roads, however when riding the awful British roads we seem to have, I got fed up with feeling every bump and undulation that transmitted to by back, so decided to adjust the suspension, starting with the front forks I adjusted the Compression, Rebound and Preload to a softer setting, then adjusted the rear Ohlins shock Compression and Rebound again to a softer setting, then measured and adjusted the Sag. All in all it only took 20 minutes from start to finish, the only tools you require is the one supplied by Triumph for the front fork Compression and Rebound (round alloy key) and the allen key in the tool kit under the seat (minimal) and a C Spanner for the rear spring spring. I went out on a 100 mile round trip in cold and damp conditions, and what a transformation, I no longer feel like I have been jarred about. The STRS has to be one of the easiest and straightforward machines to adjust the suspension on that I have done. It is easy and quick to stiffen it up for track day riding should you so wish, although personally I think a cheapish super twin race bike fits the track days better, should the worst happen it's fairly cheap to sort unlike the STRS and the price of replacement parts that Triumph charge, you would only need to let it fall from a paddock stand to cause a couple of thousand pounds damage never mind an unfortunate spill. A number of years ago a well known publication bought all the parts required to build a Honda Fireblade, it cost over 4 times what the bike retailed for. I did some quick major panel and parts prices for the STRS (ouch) no wonder Insurance Companies write them off so readily. You can buy a new STRS and break it up for parts and make a lovely profit (if you could be bothered, I can't) I enjoy ride outs to much. Ride safe all.

 

Hi Andy, Like you I had the Speed Triple and had a test ride on a new Street Triple 765rs in September 2019, I ended up doing a deal after I got back to the dealer and swapped my 1955 T100 (show condition) for the 765rs, in September 2020 I traded it in for another new 765rs after a test ride on the new model, however my 2020 is stiffer on the suspension than the 19 model I had previously, they are supposed to have the same Ohlins rear shock, I guess it must have been set up stiffer at the factory, all is well now though. I agree entirely with you having owned and ridden many different Triumph models, for me as you say the 765rs seems to be the best all round machine Triumph do at present for the real world riding on UK roads.