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TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE RR REVEALED
Triumph Motorcycles has pulled the covers off the new Speed Triple RR which now takes the crown as the brand ’ s threecylinder hero . The new top-of-the-range Speed Triple RR has a host of changes that set it apart from the Speed Triple RS released earlier this year , namely the new ergonomics and cafe racerinspired fairing , but there is more to this bike than just a hot new look . During the press briefing , Triumph ’ s Head of
Brand Management Miles Perkins made pains to point out that the RR is not a Speed Triple with clip-on bars or a track focused weapon , with the brief to the design team being to create an interpretation of a classic British Cafe Racer for the 21st Century using the best tech currently available . This is most obvious in the styling , with the RR gaining a bikini fairing and dropping the signature dual headlights of the Speed Triple in favour of a more traditional circular headlight . This , like all Triumph motorcycles these days , is an LED illuminated unit with a daytime running light built in . The remainder of the lighting is also LED with the RR sharing its LED tail light with the RS model . The ergonomics are vastly different from the RS , with the RR seeing its footpegs moved higher and slightly rearward while the handlebars are now of the clip on variety and have the controls sitting 135mm lower and 50mm further forward . It is a sleek design that definitely really hits
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