The newest member of the Bonneville family, Triumph’s all-new 2019 Speed Twin offers the performance and handling of the Thruxton café racer but with a more upright riding position, less weight and a lower price. (Photos by Kingdom Creative)
In Triumph?s nomenclature, some motorcycle names result from a mix-and-match game using four simple words–Speed, Street, Triple and Twin. Models with ?Speed? in their name tend to be larger than their ?Street? counterparts, while ?Triple? and ?Twin? refer to the number of cylinders. Combinations of these four words identify three-cylinder naked sportbikes–the 1,050cc Speed Triple and the 765cc Street Triple–as well as the Street Twin, a ?modern classic? Bonneville with a 900cc parallel twin. Read our 2019 Triumph Street Twin first ride review
The 2019 Triumph Speed Twin blends modern and retro in a sport standard package. It’s available in two-tone Korosi Red/Storm Grey (shown) or Silver Ice/Storm Grey, or in solid Jet Black.
The newest member of the Bonneville family, the 1,200cc Speed Twin, not only adds the fourth and final piece to the name-game puzzle, the appellation holds a place of reverence in Triumph?s long history. Developed by legendary designer Edward Turner, the 1938 Speed Twin was a lightweight 500cc parallel twin that set new benchmarks for power and handling and established a template for British motorcycles that spanned decades. In the spirit of the original, Triumph developed the new Spe...