THE NEW KING OF RETRO
The slight name change reflects the nomenclature that Triumph uses for their regular road bike range – standard, R and RS – meaning that the new Thruxton RS is the sportiest and highest specification of the Thruxton segment of the Bonneville range, whilst retaining the brand’s iconic and classic styling. Yes, this does mean that the model fills a niche within a niche within a niche, but it also means that it is at the very top of the tree as far as sporty Bonneville models go.
That high spec that enables the RS suffix brings both increased power and reduced weight, with some subtle tweaking of pretty much all the major components of the more basic Thruxton models.
IT’S BEEN TO THE GYM…
The increase in power comes in the form of a number of upgrades to the 1200cc powerplant, which include a revision to the cam profile, higher compression pistons (now at 12:1) and a shaving off of weight from some of the engine components, including the crank. Triumph actually makes great note of the 270 degree crank configuration that is not only
