2021 Triumph Street Triple R // first impressions

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The Street Triple's reputation precedes it. For as long as I've been into motorcycles, I've known it as a bike that handles like a dream, packs way more punch than other bikes of comparable displacement, and has a headlight design that apparently half of the riding populace dislike. However, I didn't truly grasp what a remarkable machine this is until I actually rode this one. That 765cc Moto2 triple (up from 675cc as of 2017) is the star of the show, offering more than enough around-town grunt at the low end, and eye-watering acceleration at the top, made all the more satisfying by a factory-standard quick shifter. Wrap it all up in one of the sharpest-handling packages on the road, and you've got an upper-middleweight naked sportbike that's damn near flawless. And yes, I even think the headlights are beautiful.

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