I recently had the pleasure of riding Triumph's 2025 Speed Twin 1200 and Speed Twin 1200 RS in Majorca, Spain. I was hot off the launch of Yamaha's MT-09 SP and trying to wrap my head around why anyone would buy the standard model, unless, of course, they were completely stretched for cash. But this wasn't the case with Triumph's latest modern-retro motorcycles.
After spending the day swapping between both motorcycles, it became clear that the RS model wasn't simply better in every way, as most high-spec variants are. The RS is better in many ways, depending on what you want from your bike or what type of riding you do.
But those who can be totally honest with themselves about what they'll do on their bike might find that the standard Speed Twin 1200 is better for them.
