2018 TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE
FIRST TEST
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Still A Brat
BY TOM MONTANO
PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY
I
remember my first introduction to Triumph's Speed Triple back in 1994. It was big, it had
attitude and it was the first of the true naked roadsters. For that matter, the Speed Triple is
pretty much responsible for the whole naked bike market in general. Now, after 24 years of
continued success, Triumph is at it again with their new 2018 Speed Triple 1050 S and RS.
Both models intend to set the bar even higher with Triumph pronouncing it "the best
Speed Triple Ever." That's a bold claim but with a multitude of new design changes and tech-
nologies, it might very well be true. Let's have a go and see how they have done.
