R
emember when classic bikes were slow and heavy? Remember when buying a cool-
looking bike used to mean accepting a lazy engine and basic suspension?
The retro bike world has changed a lot since the first "modern" Triumph Bonnev-
illes arrived in 2006, and now looking good doesn't have to mean going slow. When the
Triumph Thruxton R was launched in 2016, it brought speed and handling to the modern
Bonnie, bridging the performance gap between it and bikes like BMW's R nineT. This new
Thruxton RS model takes that performance a step further, addressing some of the feed-
back from the R and wrapping it up in a slick blacked-out package.
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You earn your corners
with a Thruxton RS.
That's one of its
personality traits.
BY CHRIS NORTHOVER
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GARETH HARFORD & CHIPPY WOOD
TRIUMPH THRUXTON RS GOES HARDER
ANYTHING THIS COOL HAS ANY RIGHT TO
