Trackday champion or homologation special? Either way, it’s a middleweight marvel.
November 2010
Want the ultimate trackday middleweight? Triumph hopes it has created it for you with the
new 675R. Its engine tune is identical to that of the standard 675, so the action is instead in
the suspension, brakes and bodywork.
In place of Showa components, the 675R gets some racier Öhlins pieces: an NIX30 fork and
a TTX36 shock, both similar to, if not better-performing than, what was used on some factory
racebikes just two or three years ago. Continuing to rely on suppliers famous in racing,
Triumph went to Brembo for radial-mount Monobloc four-piston front calipers and a radial
master cylinder. A quick-shifter is standard on the R, as is carbon-fiber bodywork replacing
the rear-tire hugger, silencer heat shield and front fender. With the belly pan in black, the
subframe red and metallic white bodywork, the 675R looks immediately suited for the track.
Triumph has yet to confirm if the bike is coming to the U.S. market; if it does, assume
it will be at a substantial premium to a standard 675.
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