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MCN’s received a sequence of take a look at pictures exhibiting Triumph’s Velocity Triple RS is leaning more durable towards these weekend apex tasks.
Our favourite Hinckley-based bike builder will quickly be celebrating three years of their iconic roadster, the Velocity Triple and, in nice type, the bike seems to be present process a slew of updates.
Quite a lot of these updates level to a extra race-happy machine for the brand new mannequin 12 months.
Intrigued? So are we – and we’re fortunate MCN’s Dan Sutherland was in a position to catch a glimpse of the factor.
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Okay, again to the bike.
What the spy pictures reveal
Based on Dan Sutherland over at MCN, Triumph’s Velocity Triple RS reveals new 17” spoked wheels (seven-spoke rear and five-spoke entrance), shod in Pirelli Supercorsa tires as an alternative of the present Velocity Triple’s Metzeler Racetecs.
Some alterations on the rear of the bike’s body be part of an engine that continues to be the identical by all outward appearances, although there may be nonetheless potential for Triumph to uprate the factor by a number of ticks.
What about that digital suspension?
In fact, a extra race-ready machine would carry large adjustments to the Velocity Triple’s suspension, and that’s precisely what we see right here.
As a substitute of the standard Öhlins system (manually-adjustable), Triumph has begun tinkering with semi-active electoronic suspension, with wires poking out from the bike’s springs additional suggesting damping choices.
Add to this the looks of recent clip-ons the place we normally see flat bars, and we’ve received a motorbike with a racy set of ergonomics, racy tyres, race-inclined suspension and a typical pillion setup to finish the package deal.
Do you assume this bike is a extra sport-focused Spede Triple 1200 RS for Triumph’s upcoming mannequin lineup?
