New Triumph Street Triple range?

Triumph is working on a new four-model Street Triple roadster range, which will include a half-faired sportstourer to take on the likes of the new Yamaha MT-09 Tracer.

That's according to a news article in British weekly MCN, which recently stated that the new range will feature a larger-capacity 800cc engine, up from the current 675cc configuration. MCN reportedly procured the information when a Triumph market research survey conducted with owners of the existing model was leaked online, which clearly outlines the detail of a four-model range. One survey isn't certainly indicative of Triumph's ultimate production plans, but a lot of it does make complete sense, especially taking aim at Yamaha's popular MT-09-and its derivatives.   

The target for the updated Street Triples, the first wholesale change since the middleweight nakeds (the Street Triple and Street Triple R) were launched in 2007, is said to be around 125hp for the top-spec model — into MV Agusta Brutale 800 territory. That would give the sporty roadsters way more top end mumbo than the 'lazier' 800cc engine in the Tiger 800 adventure bikes. To achieve that result, Triumph is likely to use a shorter stroke and bigger bore, and there will certainly be electronic throttle bodies.
So here's the plan, according to MCN. There will be a base model, much like the current Street Triple, with non-adjustable suspension and Nissin brakes, and producing about 110hp. Then it moves onto the Street Triple R with another small hike in power (115hp) with adjustable Showa suspension. The two new entries would be then RT, a sportstourer with plenty of accessories and the option of a half-fairing, and then the RS at the top of the tree in terms of performance (125hp), suspension, brakes, and riding modes (five in all).

The RT would be aimed at bikes like the Yamaha MT-09 Tracer, which has suddenly put the 'sports' back into sportstouring, and we'd imagine the RT would produce the same sort of excitements levels.

The new Street Triple range could be launched at the end of 2016 for the 2017 model year, and Triumph is also reportedly working on an a major redevelopment for its classic range with a 1100cc water-cooled engine and several different platforms, and updates to the Explorer 1200 adventure bike (semi-active suspension, cornering traction control, TFT instruments) and Speed Triple 1050.