2021 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS review: First ride

Look familiar? Well, it's not. This new Speed Triple 1200 RS takes the family name a whole step forward, not just being sharper and more powerful but also being more comfortable and accessible

Flagship streetfighters are evolving so fast alongside their faired siblings, that almost every year we’re rewriting the rule book on the parameters of what gives a motorcycle that the flagship tag. A minute ago, the norm was a litre class supersport came alongside the flagship streetfighter with 130-150bhp on tap. Now with the likes of the Italian’s and the Swedes pushing the envelope of displacement with their almost 1200cc 200bhp+ streetfighter, the 1050cc Speed Triple was beginning to look a little bland. The resultant pushback from the boys at Hinckley is this, the new Triumph Speed Triple 1200cc that will be sold in a single RS trim. The essence of the formula hasn’t changed much, but underneath, this new 1200cc Speed is an all-new motorcycle.