New Long-term Bike - 2025 Triumph Street Triple RS 765

The title says it all, really.
It’s been on my bucket list for a long time. I think it was about two years ago I said, “I want a Speed Triple,” and my friends said, “No, you want a Street Triple.”
From there, I test rode them both back-to-back, and although the Speed Triple is a crazy-fast, awesome bike, the Street Triple is just so much more manageable and fun at normal (legal) road speeds.
So I put the call in to Triumph NZ.

Possession is nigh in-tense of the law... or is it nine-tenths of the law?
Either way, in my garage right now is a Cosmic Yellow Street Triple. Not my first choice of colour, but it has absolutely grown on me. It’s a bit bold and out there, but also a great contrast to the black engine and running gear. When I tell people thats the colour I have, they always say "Ohhh thats the best colour" and having lived with it for a few months, I think I might have to agree.
I added Triumph Genuine scrolling indicators, the flyscreen and extender, and the cruise control module. Given we’re in the middle of winter… I’m wondering if I should have added heated grips too — but that might be something for the future. The Scrolling indicators add a little bit of luxury and class in my opinion. Its a $22k bike, so why not have a little bit of fancy-pants bling? Being a naked bike, adding the small fly screen and extender is more about looks than anything else. It's not really big enough to offer any real/noticeable wind protection, but it does finish off the front of the bike beautifully. The Cruise Control module? well, that's just for me. I'm a sucker for cruise control. Not just because it has saved me from speeding tickets many times.

Not sure about the OEM Tyres
I had the bike PDI’d at TSS Motorcycles in Lower Hutt.
Jimmy, the Dealer Principal, ran me through the bike’s electrics, setup, and finer points. Theres a bit to get your head around, the colour TFT display is not bad, and navigation is by way of a small joystick/button on the left-hand switchgear. There are a few different layouts for the tacho and other information, none of which are groundbreaking. What I would give for a simple round rev counter and speedo... even a digital version like on the Speed Twin. But I guess that's a modern classic thing and wouldn't fit with the naked sports vibe of this machine.

Jimmy impressed upon me the importance of getting the OEM Pirelli Supercorsa tyres up to temperature before leaning over too far on them.
This kind of put the wind up me, and I’ve been a bit apprehensive to push too aggressively into corners since picking up the bike.

Back in April, I did a bit of a jaunt out through the Wairarapa to Ngawi. The weather was warmer, and I felt pretty confident. The ride over the Rimutakas was great — so good, in fact, I went back down and up again on the Wellington side.
The quickshifter that comes as standard on the Street Triple is honestly one of the smoothest fitted to any motorcycle today. The sound from the factory can as you hit the apex of a corner in 2nd gear and wind on the power, snicking it up to 3rd before rolling off and preparing for the next corner… absolute bliss. Intoxicating.

I rode out to Ngawi hoping to find a fish and chip shop — no joy — so I jumped back on the bike and rode home. I was watching the fuel gauge drop and the range on the display hit zero just as I reached the top of the Rimutakas.
Luckily, it was mostly downhill to Upper Hutt and the closest fuel stop. I thought, surely when the range readout hits zero, there’s got to be another 30-odd kilometres in the tank?
Turns out — no. There’s maybe another 9 kilometres in the tank… and the bike coughed and spluttered as I pulled into the Z station near Brown Owl. It’s always good to test the range on a new bike, but maybe that was a little close for comfort.

Back on the topic of tyres…
Further conversations with those in the know made me realise — although these Pirelli Supercorsas are awesome for summer riding, they’re not really ideal for winter roads in NZ. Unless you're really getting on it in the corners on a nice dry stretch, you’ll struggle to keep heat in them… and ride through a little standing water and it’ll sap the warmth straight out.

So with that in mind, I put a call in to the team at MotoGear.co.nz and ordered a set of paddock stands from R&G. I got the front one which goes up under the steering stem, and the rear with L-brackets that go under the swingarm.
These get the bike off the ground and hold it nice and securely so I can remove the wheels and change my own tyres with the help of the Rabaconda.

I’ve also ordered a set of Michelin Road 6 tyres, which I’ll swap over myself — hopefully the balance isn’t too far out. I’ve ridden on Michelin Road 4s on my old MT-07 and thought they were very good.
The Road 6 is also the OEM tyre of choice for some of Triumph’s sport tourers, like the Tiger Sport 800, so they should be great for winter and spring riding on the Street Triple.

Other modifications? Bugger all.
I had visions of installing a Scottoiler, but after spending a fair bit of time sitting in the garage looking at the bike, it’s such a tight package that it’s hard to find a place to mount the Scottoiler without it being obvious.
I’ve also decided not to install a Quad Lock on the handlebars — it’s such a well-designed and great-looking package that I don’t want to clutter it up with my phone.
There is a USB socket under the pillion seat, so if I need to charge a phone or whatever, I’ll just tuck it in under there.

The lack of Scottoiler isn’t really an issue now I’ve got the paddock stands.
When I was commuting, I’d have to either jack up the rear of the bike and roll the tyre to lube the chain, or shuffle the bike around the garage… now I just lift the rear wheel and roll the tyre. Easy.

So, that’s pretty much where I’m at.
With some new rubber more suitable for the conditions we have in NZ, I’ll be riding the bike more. I’m looking forward to some warmer weather — and sometime over summer I plan to get it on track.
When that day comes, I’ll be sure to put the Supercorsas back on, as by all accounts they’re a great track day tyre.

Plenty more adventures to come with the new long-term Triumph Street Triple RS 765.