Although rumours of a new Speed Triple have been doing the rounds for a little while, we weren?t really sure what to expect. Were the rumours of a new model even true" Triumph were keeping their cards really close to their chest with this one, but today it?s been revealed that we can, indeed, look forward to a brand-new model. Enter the Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS. And when they say brand-new, they really mean brand new. Every single part, from the engine and the electronics, to the chassis and the bodywork has been redesigned making this the most powerful, the most agile and the smartest Speed Triple ever.

If you wanted straight-line speed and bags of power, the old Speed Triple probably wouldn?t have been the ?Supernaked? that you went for. In the company of bikes like Aprilia?s Tuono, Yamaha?s MT-10, KTM’s Super Duke and Ducati?s Streetfighter, the ?Trip felt as though it had been built for comfort, rather than speed. It sounds like that isn?t going to be the case with the new one, though. The all-new 1,160cc (rather than 1,050cc) triple engine isn?t just a bit more powerful than the last one. With 177bhp (@ 10,750rpm), it?s 30bhp more powerful. I genuinely can?t remember the last time a new model gained that much power over its predecessor. And as if that wasn?t enough, there?s also another 8Nm of torque (now 125Nm @9,000rpm).
And it?s not just the extra 110cc to thank for the increase in power and torque. The whole motor?s been completely rede...