The almost leafless oak tree grove is strobing low winter sunlight into my helmet and the fourth or fifth one-lanebridge looms with an offset kink at the entrance, I push down twice on the gear lever, open the gateway angle and twist a little throttle on, the warm Diablo Supercorsa explodes loose chip out the back with fierce, yet creamy power, singing an engine note like Pavarotti in‘ Nessun Dorma’. I’ m back on board a modern iteration of my former favourite bike. My very own Speed Triple was a 2017 model, and the intervening eight years have been transformative. Admittedly, mine was several iterations back with a 1050cc engine; the 1200( 1160cc engine) was introduced in 2021 with the 1200RS triple- and now, four years, later Triumph has delivered something remarkable. Again. Altogether more powerful, more refined and much more versatile, the British brand’ s new 1200RS is a totem for sport bikes. Raw numbers point the way, but only hint at the magic to come. Three inline cylinders across the frame, 1160cc, 12 valves, 180.5 horsepower, 128Nm of