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I rode the Speed 1200RS back to back with the previous gen Speed 1050 RS. I preferred the 1050. So I bought one like you unseen but from Laguna motorcycles in Kent. That's when the nightmare began. The battery was flat as a pancake on delivery and the gearbox was fkd as 3rd and 4th gears failed after about 120 miles with only 1,300 miles on the clock. Problems started with false neutrals and jumping out and back into gear even on the most gentle of roll ons from 2-7k revs. In the end after being pissed around by dealers and Triumph for ages almost 8 months, I found a competent Triumph dealer in W. Yorks and they stripped and rebuilt the whole gear box. They had repaired quite a few with the same gearbox problem. All the other dealers including Laguna didn't want to know. Laguna were AWFUL. It cost well over £2k to repair. It runs ok now and is great to ride but tbh I have lost faith in the Triumph brand and really should move it on. But yes the 1200RS felt very light and turned and dropped into bends so easily, it felt more like it's smaller 765 Street Triple RS sibling. But I just couldn't get on with the 1200 engine. Yes it has 180 bhp, the bike was fast, but it needed to be revved more (8-9k revs) compared to the 1050RS to get it to go by which time you were riding at insane speeds on public roads. Plus I felt the suspension was firmer on the 1200RS, jarring, but this might just have been suspension settings. Great on track but UK roads? No. Although the Ohlins on the 1050RS felt more compliant, I had a softer Ohlins rear spring fitted to my 1050RS which has made a huge improvement not only to comfort, but having it set up by a good local suspension place, it now rides turns very easily like a 765 Street Triple RS but it still feels totally planted on the road which I felt the Street Triple RS didn't when I rode a 2019 bike. Anyway yes yours is a lovely looking bike. Shall look forward to your ride video of it. I much prefer the dash of the 1050RS as well. I didn't like the 1200 dash at all. Also the 1050RS is better for carrying luggage and pillion as it has a pillion seat and optional Triumph grab rail. I think the rear subframe is a touch longer. I like the twin high level exhausts as well which is an iconic look of the Speed Triples. Re the red trellis subframe, yeah possibly, but best to leave yours as is, ie std. Not worth having it repainted. And yes you are dead right the 1200RR is a fugly bike. Shame Triumph couldn't have just given the 1200RS electronic suspension like KTM did with their SDR 1290 Evo. I rode the SDR 1290 gen 3 before the EVO came out to compare with the Speed Triple RS and BMW S1000R and it was the best of the bunch imho but I just couldn't get over KTM's reputation for reliability. As it happened for me my Speed Triple was to prove a nightmare. Wish I had bought the SDR 1290 on refection. Oh well. ATB.

@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes

24 күн бұрын

Thanks for the comments Alex, I have heard the 1050 gearboxes are made of chocolate! lots of horror stories, that's the main reason I never bought One myself, even though a lot of people would agree, in many ways it's the better Speed Triple! ride along video coming soon 😁

@alexmorgan3435

23 күн бұрын

@@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes Thanks for your reply. Yes I would agree that the gearbox on the Speed Triple 1050 RS is weak. Maybe it was the addition of a QS that did it as the two not really compatible with each other although I didn't use the QS on mine and still don't. Maybe the 1st owner realised there was a problem and got rid. My bike is mint otherwise. Been out on it today and even 148bhp on a bike that weighs 190kg it flies. Mine handles beautifully now and the burble from the triple engine through the Arrow cans is addictive. I think if I knew what know now prior to buying it, I wouldn't have bought it, but the KTM SDR1290 Gen 3. I wouldn't have lost any money as the price of those new has now rocketed. Also possibly a Tuono V4 1100 factory as Wheels motorcycle in Peterborough were offering them new for touch under £13k. They couldn't give them away. Now they are £17-18k and £13k buys you a 2-3 year old one with 10k on the clock. But my biggest grip with the Aprilia Tuono was there out dated dash, small and NEVER a fuel gauge. Come on Aprilia are you serious in this day and age 21st century? Anyway enjoy your 1200RS. How long do you think you'll keep it? ATB

@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes

23 күн бұрын

@@alexmorgan3435 I have considered the KTM1290 too in the past, but I have heard so many horrible stories about KTM that I have never been brave enough, even a close friend had the Gen1 SuperDuke and that has been a total nightmare from day One! But maybe in the future, I don't imagine I will keep the RS too long, as I do tend to move bikes on quickly, there are so many still to try 😁

They did the Baja Orange in 2023 - sexy AF (ok, biased as I have one) ;-) Best naked period. Handles amazing, and sounds amazing once you put a pipe on it too.

@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes

23 күн бұрын

The handling is amazing I would agree 😁

Stunning looking bike

@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes

Ай бұрын

It really is pretty isn't it 😁

Goes like a train only negative feedback was the exhaust but thats a easy fix apparently its not loud enough but its down to personal taste

@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes

Ай бұрын

Yeah it really depends if you are just riding for a couple of hours for fun, or longer trips, or even commuting, loud exhausts are great, unless it's for hours on a Motorway 🤣

Stunning looking bike, can't wait to hear how it rides 😁

@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes

Ай бұрын

Video coming soon

Great for touring. Recently did the NC500 on mine. My Kreiga luggage works perfectly well with it

@Budget-Cars-And-Bikes

Ай бұрын

Good to know 😁