Triumph Street Triple RS versus KTM 890 Duke R
Triumph Street Triple RS
KTM 890 Duke R
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- High-torque engine
- Precise handling
- Gearbox gradation
- Performance
- Power
- Precise chassis
- Brakes very powerful
- Fast Quickshifter
- Pillion operation
- Tyres in cold or wet conditions
- Suitability for touring
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.065 mm Height : 1.085 mm
Seat : 825 mm
Weight : 183 kg
Seat : 834 mm
Weight : 185 kg
Engine
Displacement: 765 ccm
Hub: 53 mm
Hole: 78 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: X-Ring Kette
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 890 ccm
Hub: 69 mm
Hole: 91 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 123 HP at 11.700 U/Min
Torque: 77 NM bei 11.000 U/Min Tank contents: 17 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 335 km
Performance: 121 HP at 9.250 U/Min
Torque: 99 NM bei 7.750 U/Min Tank contents: 14 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 295 km
Chassis
Double loop frame (aluminum) Front suspension:
41 mm Showa "Big Piston" upside-down fork (travel 115 mm) Rear suspension:
Öhlins STX40 central strut with piggyback reservoir (travel 131 mm)
Rear suspension:
Light metal two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70ZR17
Rear tyres: 180/55ZR17
Chrome-molybdenum steel frame, motor is structural component, powder coated (steel) Front suspension:
WP Apex 43 USD fork (travel 140 mm) Rear suspension:
WP central strut (travel 150 mm)
Rear suspension:
Alu two-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70-17
Rear tyres: 180/55-17
Brakes
Two floating mounted 310 mm brake discs, Brembo M50 4-piston monobloc radial calipers, ABS can be switched off (∅ 310 mm) Rear brake
Rigid 220 mm brake disc, Brembo single-piston floating caliper, ABS can be switched off (∅ 220 mm)
Double disc, Brembo Stylema Monoblock four-piston radial fixed caliper (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Brembo single-piston floating caliper (∅ 240 mm)
Long live the sport
The Triumph Street Triple RS is a sharp sports motorcycle. Therefore, the initially questioned saying of the racing machine fits for the road. It sets the right accents for the sports driver with the foolproof Öhlins suspension, the appropriate knee closure and knee angle as well as this motor, which is always called to higher. But you have to be able to afford it. This is not even due to the entry price of 11,850 euros, where a Kawasaki Z 900 comparable in the data is available at the dealership with less than 10,000.
No, if you want to have the Triumph Street Triple RS and drive all year round, if you want to take a passenger further than to the dredging lake without listening to the suffering after the end of the journey – you will not be able to avoid the purchase of a second motorcycle. And this, despite the fact that it is actually present and suitable for everyday use.
The test bike was provided to us by Triumph-Hamburg.
Character-strong machine
At the end of the day it is clear that the KTM 890 Duke R is the most sporty model on offer of the Austrians, only the 1290 Super Duke R can compete. But even this model, which is superior in performance, has to be plugged in when it comes to pure curveability.
The new one is thus clearly positioned: If you want to drive corners, then drive corners and plan to push a bend later, there is hardly anything better. For anyone who is looking for a more versatile model, which should be more suitable for touring, for example, the 790 remains the first choice. It's not a scalpel from a marketing point of view, but it doesn't bother.
The test bike was provided to us by Bergmann and Söhne in Hamburg-Harburg.
