VOLUME 62 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 28, 2025 P89
VOLUME 62 ISSUE 4 JANUARY 28, 2025 P89
W
hile the new and distinctly sporty Triumph Speed Twin
1200 RS is grabbing all the headlines, it is Triumph's cheaper
and more understated modern classic, the Speed Twin 900,
that is likely to grab the lion's share of the Hinckley factory's sales.
For 2025, this sweetly proportioned Brit retro, formally known as the
Street Twin, is better equipped courtesy of an electronics upgrade, a
tweak to its classic styling, and is itself a little sportier in nature.
While the familiar liquid-cooled Bonneville parallel-twin, complete
with machined air-cooled-look finning, is now Euro 5+ compliant but
otherwise unchanged, the chassis gets a major revamp. The handling
is sportier than before thanks to beefier upside-down front Marzocchi
forks, new Marzocchi twin shocks, lighter wheels (18-inch diameter
front, 17-inch rear), Michelin Road Classic tires and a larger 320mm di
-
ameter disc and new radial four-piston brake caliper. A new swingarm
is lighter, and the wheelbase has been chopped by 0.6 inches.
Not Plastic
TRIUMPH CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ITS MODERN CLASSIC
RANGE WITH THE NEW SPEED TWIN 900.
Classic
BY ADAM CHILD I PHOTOGRAPHY BY CHIPPY WOOD & GARETH HARFORD
