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Triumph Street Triple 765 S

Every consumable spec for the Triumph Street Triple 765 S, each fact sourced, dated, and shown with the source it came from. US-market reference — verify against your owner's manual.

middleweight naked triple · 2017–2021 · 765cc inline triple

Split from triumph-street-triple-765 (the Street Triple 765 RS sheet) for a genuine front brake pad difference: the S runs EBC's FA226HH shape throughout its life, never converging onto the R/RS's FA447HH. Every other consumable (oil, chain, battery, spark plugs, fluids, intervals) is shared across the whole 765 range per Triumph's own owner's handbooks — independently re-verified against this trim's own per-model specification tables, which is also where the 2020-2022 handbook's well-known '40.2 cu in (660 cc)' displacement mislabel for this trim lives (a template artifact; the oil-capacity and every other figure on that same page match the R/RS tables exactly). See triumph-street-triple-765 for the RS trim and the platform's full generation history.

See also: Triumph Street Triple 765 RS (base sheet + platform history) · Triumph Street Triple 765 R

The specs

Spec plate

Triumph Street Triple 765 S SPEC PLATE
2020–2021 · S trimJASO MA · API SH
OEM-verifiedTriumph ST 765 handbook 2020 p.196 (opens in new tab)checked Jul 2026
full citation
Viscosity
2020–2021 · S trim10W-40 also 10W-50
OEM-verifiedTriumph ST 765 handbook 2020 p.137, general body text (opens in new tab)checked Jul 2026
full citation
Oil capacitycoverage note
2020–2021 · S trimwith filter 3 L · drain 2.8 L · dry total 3.4 L
OEM-verifiedTriumph ST 765 handbook 2020 p.196 (opens in new tab)checked Jul 2026
full citation

We list the manual's 'with filter change' figure — not the dry-rebuild total that circulates online. On small engines that difference is a 25% overfill.

Oil filter
2017–2021 · S trimOEM T1218001 (also T1210444) · HiFlo HF204
Cross-referencedHiFlo catalogue (opens in new tab)checked Jul 2026
full citation
Air filter
2017–2021 · S trimHiFlo HFA6506
Cross-referencedHiFlo catalogue (opens in new tab)checked Jul 2026
full citation
Front brake padscoverage note
2018–2021 · S trimEBC FA226HH (HH) S trim (softest brake spec of the three launch trims) · 2 sets
Cross-referencedEBC catalogue #304 p.280 (opens in new tab)checked Jul 2026
full citation
Rear brake pads
2017–2021 · S trimnot published

Not yet verified against a primary source — carry this as a gap, not a spec. Check your owner's manual before you rely on it.

Chain & sprocketscoverage note
2020–2021 · S trim525 · 118 links · 16/46T
Coolant
2020–2021 · S trimTriumph HD4X Hybrid OAT coolant, 50/50 premix, 50% ethylene glycol, freeze point -35°C (-31°F), green
OEM-verifiedTriumph ST 765 handbook 2020 p.137 (opens in new tab)checked Jul 2026
full citation

Oil capacities are the manufacturer's with-filter-change figure, not the dry-rebuild total that circulates online. Always verify against your own owner's manual before you turn a wrench — this is educational reference, not a repair procedure.

Schedule

Service intervals

YearsOil & filter
2020–202110,000 mi / 12 mo
How you ride it

Street, track, mixed

Street

  • We list the manual's 'with filter change' figure — not the dry-rebuild total that circulates online. On small engines that difference is a 25% overfill.
  • Pads fit calipers, not bikes. That's why one shape number covers a Hayabusa and a V-Strom — and why the same bike model can change shape mid-generation. We resolve pads by caliper and year.

Track

  • After track days, shorten your oil change. How much is genuinely unsettled — manufacturers say 'adjust to your use,' not a number. Used-oil analysis is the only rigorous answer.
  • A street-legal sintered or EPFA-class pad is the manufacturer-sanctioned track-day choice. Full race compounds are for when the pad is the limiting factor — and yours isn't yet.
  • RBF-class fluid buys you ~80°C more fade margin when fresh — and gives most of it back within a year as it absorbs moisture. It's a consumable you change more often, not an upgrade you install once.
  • For the street: silicate-free motorcycle coolant (Honda's manuals explain why — silicates chew water-pump seals). For the track: check your org's rules — most ban ethylene glycol outright; pro racing allows water only.

Mixed

Run the street specs above, then shorten the oil interval after track days — how much is genuinely unsettled, so used-oil analysis is the honest guide. If your organisation tech-inspects coolant, check its rules before a session.

The jobs

Maintenance jobs & what they cost

Oil & filter change

Beginner-safe

Parts — Oil spec JASO MA · API SH · Viscosity 10W-40 also 10W-50 · Oil capacity with filter 3 L · drain 2.8 L · dry total 3.4 L · Oil filter OEM T1218001 (also T1210444) · HiFlo HF204 · Drain plug torque 25 Nm

Tools — torque wrench, oil filter wrench, drain pan, funnel, new sealing washer (if your bike uses one)

Dealer$90–130
DIY partsshop below

Dealer oil-change quotes run $90–130 (Harley outliers $180–280 excluded); independent-shop average is closer to $56. DIY consumables run $30–60, saving roughly $40–120 per change with tooling paid back in 2–3 changes. Sourced: CostHack / Trak Powersports / J.D. Power, aggregated in docs/research/demand-competition.md.

Due every 10,000 mi or 12 months. Calendar reminders need JavaScript — enable it to generate a Google Calendar link or .ics file.

Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.

Front brake pads

Experience needed

Parts — Front brake pads EBC FA226HH (HH) S trim (softest brake spec of the three launch trims) · 2 sets

Tools — torque wrench, hex/Allen key set (caliper mounting bolts), C-clamp or piston-retraction tool, wire brush, brake cleaner

Dealer$90–180
DIY partsshop below

Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: a 0.5–1 hr front-pad swap at the same dealer shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus a $30–60 OEM/aftermarket pad set. Verify locally before quoting.

Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.

Chain & sprocket kit

Experience needed

Parts — Chain & sprockets 525 · 118 links · 16/46T

Tools — torque wrench, chain breaker / riveting tool, angle grinder or chain-link sizing tool, rear paddock stand, chain alignment tool

Dealer$200–400
DIY partsshop below

Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: a full chain-and-sprocket swap (wheel off, alignment, torque-critical rear axle) runs several labor hours at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus an $80–150 520/525/530 kit. Verify locally before quoting.

Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.

Brake fluid flush

Experience needed

Parts — Brake fluid DOT 4

Tools — torque wrench (bleeder and banjo bolts), vacuum brake bleeder or speed bleeders, clear tubing and catch bottle, syringe, fresh DOT-spec fluid, sealed bottle

Dealer$80–150
DIY partsshop below

Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: roughly 1 hr of bleed/flush labor at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus fluid. Verify locally before quoting.

Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.

Coolant flush

Experience needed

Parts — Coolant Triumph HD4X Hybrid OAT coolant, 50/50 premix, 50% ethylene glycol, freeze point -35°C (-31°F), green

Tools — torque wrench (drain bolt), drain pan, funnel, coolant hydrometer or refractometer, distilled water (if mixing concentrate)

Dealer$100–180
DIY partsshop below

Editorial estimate, not separately itemized in the research corpus: roughly 1 hr of coolant-flush labor at the shop-rate bracket implied by the oil-change pricing in docs/research/demand-competition.md, plus coolant. Verify locally before quoting.

Some links may earn TOSPEC a commission at no cost to you. Prices shown are typical street prices for consumables (oil, pads, chains, filters, fluids) — always verify fitment and price at the retailer. Affiliate relationships are day-0 unmonetized (status "none" below) while the site scales; this file is the config that flips them on.

Honesty

Notes & corrections

Coverage gaps

Where the catalogues run out. Flagged in the open, never guessed at.

Oil spec: 2017–2019 launch generation not independently confirmed for this trim.

TOSPEC research

Only the 2020-2021 handbook edition was checked against the S-specific table this wave.

Oil capacity: 2017–2019 launch generation and 2022+ (this trim dropped from the US lineup, but EBC's catalogue implies continued non-US production through 2021 only) not independently confirmed.

TOSPEC research

No current-edition (2023+) handbook table for the S trim was found — the current handbook pairs 'Street Triple S' with 'Street Triple R - LRH' but that table's own displacement figures (765cc, 12.66:1) plus a genuinely separate 'Street Triple S 660cc' table suggest Triumph's naming has shifted; left unmapped past 2021 rather than assumed.

Spark plugs: 2017–2019 launch generation not independently confirmed.

TOSPEC research

Likely identical; left unmapped rather than assumed.

Front brake pads: 2017 launch model year not covered by this EBC row

TOSPEC research

EBC's row starts at 2018; left unmapped rather than assumed identical.

Chain & sprockets: 2017–2019 launch generation not independently confirmed.

TOSPEC research

Retailer sprocket-kit listings for the 2017-2018 launch bikes also describe 525 pitch / 118 links / 16-46, consistent with this file's 2020-2021 figures, but that wasn't cross-checked against a manual for this wave.

Battery: 2017–2019 launch generation not independently confirmed.

TOSPEC research

Likely identical; left unmapped rather than assumed.

Service intervals: 2017-2019 launch-generation interval, and any interval past 2021, not independently confirmed for this trim.

TOSPEC research

No current-edition (2023+) handbook table names the 765cc S trim directly this wave; left unmapped rather than assumed identical to the 2023+ R/RS figure (6,000 mi/12 mo).

Research notes

Context from the research trail — how a fact was pinned down.

Oil spec: This handbook's own S-trim specification table mislabels the engine as '40.2 cu in (660 cc)' with matching bore/stroke figures that don't belong to any 765 Street Triple.

TOSPEC research (source-quality note, not a fitment fact)

Almost certainly a template/copy-paste artifact shared with Triumph's Trident 660 documentation — the S trim is a 765cc engine per every other Triumph source and per this dataset's bike identity file. The current-edition handbook's S table correctly shows 765 cc / 12.66:1 compression, matching R and RS. The oil spec wording and every fluid/capacity figure on the mislabeled page match the R and RS tables exactly, so the underlying data is unaffected — only the displacement label was wrong in that one edition's PDF.

Oil capacity: Identical to the R and RS trims' 2020-2022 figures despite the table's mislabeled '660 cc' engine heading.

TOSPEC research

Re-verified directly from the S-specific table, not inherited — the numbers match the R/RS 2020-2022 variant exactly.

Front brake pads: S trim never converges onto the R/RS's FA447HH shape

EBC US #304 catalogue, p.280

Unlike the R trim (which converges onto FA447HH from 2020), the S trim keeps its own FA226HH shape throughout the years EBC lists it (2018-2021). Do not cross-shop S pads against R/RS listings.

Your right to wrench

DIY & your warranty

Doing this yourself won't void your factory warranty. The federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act bars a manufacturer or dealer from voiding your warranty just because you — not the dealer — did routine maintenance. To deny a claim they must prove the specific work caused the specific defect. Use spec-compliant parts and fluids, and keep your receipts.

FTC on the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act · Full guide: dealer or DIY?

Questions

Triumph Street Triple 765 S maintenance FAQ

How much oil does the Triumph Street Triple 765 S take?

About 3 litres with a filter change — the manufacturer's with-filter figure, not the larger dry-rebuild number that circulates online. Confirm against your owner's manual.

What oil does the Triumph Street Triple 765 S need?

It calls for 10W-40, JASO MA, API SH. A wet clutch means the JASO class matters — don't substitute an energy-conserving car oil.

What brake pads fit the Triumph Street Triple 765 S?

The front caliper (S trim (softest brake spec of the three launch trims)) takes EBC shape FA226HH. Pads are resolved by caliper and year, not by model name, so verify your caliper before you order.

How often does the Triumph Street Triple 765 S need an oil change?

Every 10,000 miles or 12 months, whichever comes first, per the manufacturer's schedule. Shorten it after track days — used-oil analysis is the only rigorous answer to how much.