6-speed
The Duke makes its displacement advantage known in the best way possible as it manages to pack 13Nm more than the Triple R. There’s more than 80Nm available from 5,500rpm and it is present until it almost reaches the 10,000rpm mark. The 890 is surely going to be a firecracker, making for lightning getaways from traffic signals.
But the Triple R shouldn’t be that far off. The wider powerband and linear power delivery will help maximise the potential of every single cog of its six-speed gearbox. While the extra 3PS might not count for much in real world scenarios, it will be beneficial when you do venture out onto the track. And yes, we know that this is a spec comparison and we are supposed to compare the two spec-sheets but we cannot stay away from citing that the Street Triple R has probably the sweetest exhaust note in its class. No twin, or even an inline four, can come close to the triple howl it creates at almost all rpms.