Retro triumph!
Okay, I admit it. I have a thing for retro bikes. Retro bikes done right, that is, with their proportions spoton, a nicely sculpted fuel tank, a stylish exhaust system, a big round headlight, a twin-shock rear-end… you get the picture. But the trouble with many retro bikes is they come with retro performance. Not so this Triumph Speed Twin 1200 RS. As well as those old-school good looks, this thing goes… and stops and turns, and quite bloody well, too.
When it comes to retro, Triumph has plenty of heritage to draw on, and the company has milked those famous names for all they’re worth. The current line-up of Bonneville models consists of the T100 and T120, Scrambler 1200, Speedmaster and Bobber, the Street Twin and Street Scrambler, the Thruxton RS and, of course, the Speed Twin 1200 RS we’re testing here.
In name alone, the Speed Twin is probably
