2026 · Naked Bike · Buyer's Guide
One Thousand Built, None Spared
The Moto2 Edition is the Street Triple for riders who wanted the sharp end of the platform with nothing softened for convenience. The 765 cc inline-three makes 128 hp at 12,000 rpm and 59 lb-ft at 9,500 rpm, and it sits inside hardware that costs real money: a fully adjustable upside-down fork, clip-on bars set low over the front wheel, carbon bodywork, and an individually numbered billet top yoke. Triumph built 1,000 of them for the world. Ride-by-Wire Throttle Maps, cornering ABS, traction control and wheelie control run underneath, so the sharpening never turns into a handful.
On the road it feels light before it feels fast. At 414 lb wet it changes direction with almost no effort, and the 33.0 in seat with low clip-ons puts your weight over the front tire, which is where the feedback lives. That posture is also the honest caveat. It asks your wrists and neck for a contribution on every commute, the 4.0 gal tank keeps fuel stops frequent when you actually use the revs, and cruise control and heated grips are options rather than standard equipment. Buy it for back roads and mountain passes and it stays special for years.
Spec sheets don't ride bikes, but they set the baseline.
| Power | 128 hp (96 kW) @ 12,000 rpm |
|---|---|
| Torque | 59 lb-ft (80 Nm) @ 9,500 rpm |
| Displacement | 765 cc |
| Engine | Inline-three |
| Cooling | Liquid-cooled |
| Gearbox | 6-speed |
| Final drive | Chain |
| Fork | Upside-down (USD) |
| Front brake | 310 mm |
| Front tire | 120/70-17 |
| Rear tire | 180/55-17 |
| Wheelbase | 55.0 in (1397 mm) |
| Seat height | 33.0 in (838 mm) |
| Wet weight | 414 lb (188 kg) |
| Fuel capacity | 4.0 gal (15 L) |
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You sit into this bike rather than on top of it. The tank is narrow where your knees go, the clip-ons put a real load through your palms at a stop light, and the pegs are high enough that your boots feel tucked in before you have moved an inch. The triple idles with a hard, slightly metallic edge, then hardens into a genuine howl from around 6,000 rpm. There is a fine buzz through the bars at highway cruise, never numbing, just present enough to remind you the engine is doing something. Wind pressure builds fast the way it should on a naked bike, and it does the honest work of telling you how quick you are actually going. The quickshifter moves both ways with a short mechanical click, and the TFT stays readable in direct sun.
Where this Triumph Street Triple 765 Moto2 Edition pulls ahead of — or falls behind — its rivals on the numbers, and the typical bike in its class on character.
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Forget spec-sheet bragging. Here's who the Street Triple 765 Moto2 Edition is actually built for.
Angeles Crest is exactly the road this bike was built around: light, precise, and happy to be leaned hard. The trade is the ride out through LA traffic, which the clip-ons will make you earn.
Made for Angeles Crest Highway · Coronado Trail / US 191 · Highway 1 / Big Sur
Skyline and the run up to Alice's suit it, and a numbered carbon-bodied triple will not go unnoticed in the parking lot. The city miles in between are the part you have to accept.
Made for Bay Area Ridge Roads · San Francisco / Bay Area · Skyline Boulevard / Alice's Restaurant
The Dragon and Cherohala reward feedback and lean clearance more than horsepower, and this bike is strong on both. Plan the long ride in from Atlanta or Knoxville around a 4.0 gal tank.
Made for Back of the Dragon · Blue Ridge Parkway · Cherohala Skyway
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