The Multi was brilliant but a very serious motorcycle. For 75% of the time is was more than I really needed. Loved every moment but after 6 years of Multistrada it was time for a change.
This Street Triple RS is also brilliant but hopefully a little less serious. The engine is beautiful. Fast, free revving, light and agile. It will be great for 75% of the time. Watching Cookie tour on his, convinced me it will do that too, at least the tours I do.
The brakes are stonking. Coming round a bend with a herd of cattle crossing the road, I pulled up comfortably, the car in front nearly didn't. Brembo M50s probably a bot overkill on such a light bike but who cares.
It's agile. Very agile. So easy round the bends.
The gearbox is one of the smoothest I have encountered. Like a Suzuki. Keep forgetting it has a quickshifter but barely needs it.
The engine - I had forgotten just how tractable triples are. It pulls smoothly in top from 4000rpm. The fact they suggest keeping below 5k for the first 500 miles is almost like purgatory.
I think it looks great in white.
Bad points - it's hurting my knees a bit at the end of a couple of hours. But I knew it wouldn't be as comfortable on the body as the Multi.
The suspension can be harsh on some roads. Its at its worst on successive ripples but other times it's fine. I've not touched any adjusters yet and again I knew it wouldn't be as good as the Multi. It's actually better than I thought it would be as one seem to suggest it's overly harsh.
The brakes are stonking. Coming round a bend with a herd of cattle crossing the road, I pulled up comfortably, the car in front nearly didn't. Brembo M50s probably a bot overkill on such a light bike but who cares.
It's agile. Very agile. So easy round the bends.
The gearbox is one of the smoothest I have encountered. Like a Suzuki. Keep forgetting it has a quickshifter but barely needs it.
The engine - I had forgotten just how tractable triples are. It pulls smoothly in top from 4000rpm. The fact they suggest keeping below 5k for the first 500 miles is almost like purgatory.
I think it looks great in white.
Bad points - it's hurting my knees a bit at the end of a couple of hours. But I knew it wouldn't be as comfortable on the body as the Multi.
The suspension can be harsh on some roads. Its at its worst on successive ripples but other times it's fine. I've not touched any adjusters yet and again I knew it wouldn't be as good as the Multi. It's actually better than I thought it would be as one seem to suggest it's overly harsh.
Duke sure it will become more and more comfortable with more time in the saddle. But a couple of hours is pretty decent. Sounds like a brilliant decision. Defo different compared to the multi but that's what you wanted otherwise you would never of gone for this
Cav wrote:
I reckon around somewhere like Cadwell Park or Pembrey your bike could be quicker than mine
They eat 600 sports bikes on trackdays , better corner entry and more grunt on the way out . I have seen it keep up with litre bikes in the fast group but rider ability will have had a bit to play in that .
I'm sure you will throughly enjoy it 
Happy new bike day 
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