[AMCN] Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RX revealed

Limited-edition shows the potential of a sportier Speed Triple

With the launch of the 2025 Speed Triple 1200 RS, Triumph introduced its most powerful production bike yet (see full review on page 70)– and the new RX version capitalises on that with a sportier riding position and sharper style.

To be made in strict limited-edition of 1200 examples, the Speed Triple 1200 RX doesn’t gain any additional performance, sticking to the same 183PS and 128Nm of the standard bike from its unchanged 1160cc three-cylinder, but it gets a more aggressive stance thanks to clip-ons instead of a one-piece bar and repositioned pegs that push the rider’s weight further over the front wheel.

Those bars are 69mm lower and 52mm further forward than the stock Speed Triple, paired to pegs that are 14.5mm higher and 25.5mm further back. With the extra weight on the front and reduced leverage from the clip-ons, Triumph has upgraded the steering damper from a passive one to an electronic Ohlins SD EC, which ties into the same electronic control system used by the Ohlins Smart EC3 semi-active suspension that’s used on both the RX and the stock Speed Triple RS.

Visually, the RX’s main change is the addition of carbon fibre elements – the front mudguard and infill panels next to the fuel tank – and the yellow and black paint scheme, which includes an unusual yellow flash across the rear wheel rim. A carbon and titanium Akrapovic end can and a new aluminium top yoke complete the changes.

Weighing in at the same 199kg wet as the stock Speed Triple, the straight-line performance isn’t going to be any different, but the revised riding position promises improved handling.

While the RX is a limited-edition machine, it doesn’t carry the sort of ridiculous price tag that some rival brands might choose to adopt in the name of exclusivity. At $34,490 AUD it’s $3000 more than the standard RS version, and with only 1200 examples for the whole world, the few that come to Australia are likely to be snapped up pretty quickly.

Will the RX’s design changes be used to inform a future Speed Triple variant, perhaps a faired version to replace the previous generation Speed Triple 1200 RR? We’ll have to wait and see.

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