TRIUMPH’ S SEXY NEW SPEED TRIPLE

Available in the final quarter of this year, there will only be a handful of the new Speed Triple 1200RX models heading for our far-flung shores, so start harassing your dealer now and get in line if you want, or need one. We will dive deeper into this stunning English thoroughbred in the next issue but for now, here is the lowdown … The bike’ s ergos are more aggressive than the rest of its stablemates with the clip-on‘ bars a full 69mm lower and 52mm further forward and the RX comes with the latest Öhlins SmartEC3 semi-active technology suspension, Brembo Stylema calipers and a swingarm that is a work of art. Fuelling tweaks and a bespoke exhaust with Akrapovic silencer mean the new Speed Triple RX weighs in at 199kg wet and pumps out 180.5hp and 128Nm of torque in the‘ power everywhere’ style that is now legendary with