handsome RS in its Baja Orange
colorway runs fully adjustable
43mm Marzocchi forks and
brings the bling with Ohlins twin
shocks, also fully adjustable.
Braking
comes in the form of
Brembo's Stylema four-piston
calipers and a span- and ratio-
adjustable master cylinder, Met-
zeler's RaceTec RR K3 rubber
adorns
the wheels, and the RS
gets an extra mode in the elec-
tronics in Sport mode compared
to
the base model's Road and
Wet modes.
The RS also gets an up-and-
down quickshifter, and the riding
position is substantially altered
with lower-set handlebars and
footpegs that are set higher and
further back to get more weight
over the front end and help that
track-specific Metzeler rubber
dig into the ground.
2025 Triumph
Speed Twin 1200
Base-Model Ride
You could almost feel sorry for
the base model Speed Twin 1200
when sitting next to its blinged-
up brother in the RS. The base
model's white and gold pinstripe
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Nimble on its feet
to a point, the base
model will be plenty
fine for the rider who
doesn't need an extra
performance edge.
