I had to brace myself for the
windblast. Add in a headwind,
and the RX had me doing an
accidental impersonation of
a human parachute. Honestly,
more power would've just added
to the workout.
But this isn't a bike that just
wants to go fast in a straight
line—it lives for corner speed.
Lap after lap, I found myself
diving deeper into that long final
right-hander, experimenting with
short shifting versus revving it
out. Whichever way I played it,
the front kept going light over
the famous crest before the line.
You either shift your weight and
modulate the throttle or trust the
wheelie control and stay pinned.
The RX's new Öhlins SD16
steering damper replaces the
RS's Marzocchi unit and works
in tandem with Triumph's OBTI
(Objective Based Tuning In
-
terface). It lightens up for city
riding,
stiffens as speeds climb,
and generally keeps things
composed, even when I tried to
provoke a wobble or slap.
That said, the wheelie control,
though impressively effective,
is somewhat slow in reapplying
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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 1200 RX
