RIDE REVIEW I 2022 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 1200 RS
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The invitation sent by Triumph to
a small group of journalists was to
spend about three hours of track
time on the 2022 Triumph Speed Tri-
ple 1200 RS at the Chuckwalla Valley
Raceway in California. This did not
include any time for us to ride the RS
on the public roads (see Rennie's
sidebar for that). So, my findings are
solely based on a full-tilt flogging of
the 1200 RS around a very capable
short circuit racetrack and not from
any cruising among traffic or stop-
and-go between streetlights. Just
keep this in mind when ingesting
everything I offer regarding how this
bike performed on the day.
OFF TO
THE TRACK
On the circuit, the 2022 Speed
Triple 1200 RS's handling was razor
sharp. It had gobs of feel from the
front end, a nimble turn-in through
its wide bars, and the kind of edge-
grip feedback that made me eager
to keep riding the bike hard until its
DOT Metzeler Racetec RR K3 tires
had little rubber left on them.
I enjoyed riding the Triumph so
much on track, I barely stepped off
the thing in the three hours I was
given to evaluate it—and Chuck-
walla's desert heat was 103 degrees
Fahrenheit in the shade!
It's most certainly
a Speed Triple,
but there's never
been one as
sporty as this.
