Speed Twin 1200RS?

I’d love to see it, especially following the demise of the Thruxton. However if they do go with the Trident instruments and ditch the traditional twin dials that would be a major disappointment and a mistake I think. It would be enough to rule it out for me.

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I’m with you, with everything TFT now (the best ones try to ape analogue dials) I’m growing increasingly nostalgic for “proper” clocks.


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It’s just speculation at this point of course, but I do hope they don’t move away from this….

If they really feel that having all the connectivity is essential to the bikes appeal, then at least go with the Rocket 3 TFT which at least has a premium look/feel to it, rather than the cheapest possible solution.

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I wanted to see a Speed Twin R from the start! Agree on the single dial, don’t like it. If I’m honest though I have really started to go off Triumph in a rather frustrating way. I love the bikes in general, but the electronics annoy me, or more so the way they are implemented. I hate the way everything is linked together like wheelie control/traction control. And they are linked to rider modes, and it defaults back to a standard setting, and can’t go to an aggressive mode on the fly. Annoys me enough to not buy one anymore. No problem on a Bonnie but on the likes of the sporty triples it is pretty stupid. On a sporty bike you will inevitably find the front coming up and to have it electronically slam back onto the road is horrible. I would have bought a new Speed Triple if it wasn’t for this. Like I say, very frustrating.

Looks like they might be about to launch it.

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Well, they’ve launched it, and I won’t be buying it.

My personal pros and cons…

Pros
It just saved me £7k or £8k.

Adjustable front forks and Ohlins rear dampers.

Cons
They’ve replaced the lovely twin analogue dials with their cheapest LCD/mini TFT from the 660’s.

It has a more “focused” riding position - I read this as a more cramped and uncomfortable riding position.

It costs £15k before you dive into the accessories.

Overall I’m a bit underwhelmed and happy to stick with my 2023 Speed Twin which suits me just fine.

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I reckon the ordinary Speed Twin looks much better.
Another one I won’t be buying!

The revised standard Speed Twin has gone up £500 on the previous version and has lost the Brembo brakes, lost the Sport mode and lost the brushed aluminium mud guards (for painted plastic). It has gained preload adjustment on the rear shocks, but overall seems a downgrade for more money :frowning_face:

And like the RS version it has the cheap looking new display.

More aggressive, nope!
Dual dials gone, nope!

I wanted a RS from the launch of the speed twin but this isn’t it for me. triumph has f’d up again IMO like they did with the speed triples :disappointed:

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I quite like the white paint job but the standard models seems a backward step from my 2024 Speed Twin. The black RS looks very nice but too dear for me. Wonder if the Thruxton style seat will retro fit earlier models. Amazed they ditched the twin clocks!

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