Testing the Triumph Speed Twin 1200 RS: ready to go retro?

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  • Опубликовано: 26 янв 2025

Комментарии • 32

  • @YouPotato70
    @YouPotato70 Месяц назад +4

    Like @Motografs said: by far, the best, most informative review I've seen of this bike. When I saw that it was 21 minutes long, I feared it would be just another video full of helmet cam footage, and a lot of useless, unedited jabbering. Instead, there's nothing here that's superfluous - just lot's of great information, answering just about any question I would have about whether this bike would be a good fit for me.
    Glad you went a little bit out of your wheelhouse and reviewed this bike. I imagine there are a lot of people out there like myself - basically, those who come from a sport bike background, but who's bodies have aged out of dealing with clip-ons and bent knees on the street. Performance and handling (if not outright horsepower) are still near the top of my list of what matters in a motorcycle, and you've covered it all really well here.

  • @Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy
    @Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy Месяц назад +5

    I got the Scrambler 1200 XC, and I love this motor. My previous bike was an Aprilia Tuono 1100RR, and this 1200cc twin has the same torque at 3,300 rpm as my Touno did at 7,500 rpm. (Rear wheel, on the same dyno) Considering on the street I almost never went above 7,500 rpm before shifting, that makes this Triumph a fun bike. Especially combined with this fantastic transmission. What people don't realize, is that it's not about peak horsepower numbers unless you're on the track on the straightaway. It's about power under the curve. There's a lot of power under the curve with the Triumph 1200cc motors. At the same time, they aren't so highly tuned that they drive angry around town. They'll be a docile as you want them to be, comfortably cruising along, until you want to unleash the torque. On the street, torque is a bigger benefit. This motor wants to lift the front wheel from 2,000 rpm, lol. It's great fun. I would have got a Speed twin but my back is shot and I wanted the adjustable shocks and extra travel to extend my riding years.

    • @philipjames3526
      @philipjames3526 Месяц назад +1

      Agree. I had a Thruxton RS for a while. By far the 'slowest' bike I've ever owned. I absolutely loved the motor. The torque is class, I ended up bouncing off the red line all the time. It was so happy to rev! Meaty meaty engine. Kinda shows that top end power / on paper bhp is meaningless

    • @Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy
      @Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy Месяц назад

      @@philipjames3526 Exactly. It's the volume of power under the curve in the RPM range you'll use most often. It's huge on the street.

  • @pdbordelon
    @pdbordelon Месяц назад +4

    I ordered the RS, should be here in a couple of months. :)

  • @Motografs
    @Motografs Месяц назад +3

    Wow, who would have thought that the best Speed Twin review would come from Fast Bikes. Lots of detail, lots of important questions answered, brill job, ta!

  • @Jcarrothers
    @Jcarrothers Месяц назад

    Good work with this review. Some other great channels put out really well done videos on this bike but this was the only one that told me something that I didn’t already know. Thanks for going outside of your wheelhouse to give us some great insight!

  • @pac0666999
    @pac0666999 Месяц назад +3

    i live in mexico and owned a speed twin 2020. they're right.... never felt like i needed heated grips nor cruise control

    • @rottweilerfun9520
      @rottweilerfun9520 Месяц назад

      Same here , they just don't matter to me. If they did I'd have them put on as an option.

  • @ninja12lawbreaker
    @ninja12lawbreaker Месяц назад +3

    I would love either bike, but I would also love the Kwak Z900. Unfortunately I can only afford one bike so I have a KTM 1290 SDR. Good honest review though

  • @stevehamilton306
    @stevehamilton306 Месяц назад +5

    Great review from a non retro rider. I own a 2022 ST1200, not enough of an upgrade for me to buy a 2025 RS. The ST1200 base model has been dumbed down. Middle aged, non tipster, accountant. 😎

  • @wakajawaka44
    @wakajawaka44 Месяц назад +1

    Nice review very detailed and the camera work on the two models in the harbour excellent.

  • @omgitsabloodyandroid5161
    @omgitsabloodyandroid5161 Месяц назад +3

    So some of my past bikes ZX10R, Gixxer 1000, 996. That was 20 yrs ago. Now I’m old, fat and my back hurts.
    Guess who they are targeting?

  • @future62
    @future62 Месяц назад +4

    I want to like this but it's tough not to look at an XSR700 instead.

    • @simonclare-fu7sx
      @simonclare-fu7sx Месяц назад +1

      maybe and XSR 900 would be a better comparison

  • @richardshillam7075
    @richardshillam7075 Месяц назад +3

    Did you say 12 1/2 thousand pounds?

  • @solino2002andrea
    @solino2002andrea 5 дней назад

    Hi Sir, I would really like to buy a RS. The main doubt is about room because I’m rather tall and I’ m afraid, getting into corners, I had to move my legs (and my bottom) not so easily and comfortably(like on a mini bike, exaggerating the scenario in order to explain myself). I ride a Duke 890R and I can find enough room for a dynamic riding into twisties.
    Triumph dealers allow a test ride only on non rs model, here in Italy so may you kindly tell me your experience about it? Thanks you in advance.

  • @simonpennington
    @simonpennington Месяц назад +9

    Lost the retro vibe in my opinion, the first speed twins had cool paint jobs and twin clocks, effectively a Bonnie with more grunt and modern tubeless tyres. The paint jobs have gotten more garish and that horrible cheap single clock is just ugly as hell. Do yourself a favour and get a low mileage early one and spend some of the savings on suspension upgrades

    • @rottweilerfun9520
      @rottweilerfun9520 Месяц назад

      That's my plan. I love the looks of the 2023 model with the red paint job. I can put Ohlins on the back , change the oil and springs in the front and tune the ECU , drop the Cat , ect .

    • @simonpennington
      @simonpennington Месяц назад

      @ did that on a 2019 model made it way better (needed cartridges on the rwu forks and Ohlins on the back). Great bike which I sold in a moment of madness now wish I had not, maybe need to do it again

  • @fyorbane
    @fyorbane Месяц назад +10

    These are overpriced for what is in reality a fairly basic parallel twin. 14.5k for a bike with no cruise control and heated grips is not good enough. The paint jobs look a bit tacky as well especially with that big 1200 sticker on the tank on the base model. The old model was better value in many ways. It was cheaper than the new base model but had the classic analogue twin dials, Brembo brakes, metal mudguards [not plastic as is on the new base model] and classier paint jobs. The stealth paint job on the '24' model looks particularly nice.Nope , a miss for me and many other people judging from what I have seen and read.

    • @rottweilerfun9520
      @rottweilerfun9520 Месяц назад

      Yep , they made the base model worse than it was before. I don't know what they were thinking but some people need to be fired.

    • @shingerz
      @shingerz 22 дня назад

      Well said took words out my mouth 👍

  • @ogofog9120
    @ogofog9120 Месяц назад +1

    Love the 70s 1200 graphic on the standard version

  • @vaughanboyce3702
    @vaughanboyce3702 Месяц назад +12

    Non adjustable suspension for that price?, older models look way better, sorry Triumph too much cost cutting. Phhhh next

  • @Treker-yv7nz
    @Treker-yv7nz Месяц назад +3

    This is the result of everyone getting fat knees hurt wrist pain 😂

  • @detlefschmidt2221
    @detlefschmidt2221 Месяц назад +6

    To expensive

    • @marcoaguiar3226
      @marcoaguiar3226 Месяц назад +2

      Ye ridiculously expensive for what it is...

  • @firestorm755
    @firestorm755 Месяц назад +1

    Looks great but.. My old Firestorm makes more power and it's lighter and with more upright bars has a similar riding position. Upgraded suspension on mine means it handles better. 14k for less than I've got... No thanks.

    • @tedcity5861
      @tedcity5861 Месяц назад

      Still the sexiest new bike out there.