Speed Triple 1200 Rs

Hi Chris I see your point. In 2018 everyone was saying how good the S3RS was. Then 44teeth called it a turtle when reviewing the 1200.. have a look at Michael Neave's review for MCN It seems very fair . Says it's good on track. Very quick. Too firm on suspension for comfortable road use. Also the wheel base is longer which gives good stability but it's harder to turn on tight turns. To me I am not as keen after the reviews as I was hoping for a really high torque and midrange and mostly they added to top end. Depend what you want from your bike I guess.

 

Wheelbase is 56.9" for both 1050 and 1200. The 1200 has a 2.75" longer swing arm because the stacked gearbox shortens the engine overall.

 

You are right on the money. I just re-watched the 44 teeth video on the 2018 RS and besides Faygan saying you can feel the weight a little when letting off the brakes in the corners, they absolutely raved about how great it is and how much better it was from the previous model. They’ll probably do the same for the next model too lol. The MCN review looks to be the most honest and detailed.

 

Honestly Chris I think it will be a fantastic bike. The 2019 I have is a brilliant road bike, I wouldn’t change it for anything. Ticks all the boxes for me. Looks like the new RS is a little more track focused, but will still be a great road bike. Hope that helps, but only you can decide if it’s the right choice.

 

Didn't 44 Teeth already review the 1200? They did call out that the suspension response was not as fluid.

 

Yup. Watch them both and you’ll see what where talking about. In the 1050 RS review they rave about how great the bike is and how much better it is from the previous model how much of a track weapon it is, besides Faygan saying you can feel the weight letting off the brakes in the corners. Then in the new video of the 1200 RS they make the 1050 RS seem like a poor handling overweight turtle. The MCN review seems spot on for an objective review. I’ll have to ride the new bike to completely understand what has changed, for better or for worse.

 

picked mine up today.
Traded an MV brutale dragster rr. I have to say the bike is everything i'd hoped for and more! The ride is firm rather than hard so a compromise between road/track. I'm 100 kg in kit and set up was good for me. If you want a hard ride try an MV on scottish roads...
Shifter was spot on no false neutrals but not riding hard for obvious reasons.
Phone connected no probs and shark tooth helmet connected second attempt. Works great!
City riding was good, bike felt nimble and was well mannered at low revs..no surging or jerky fuelling
Good on motorway, tried cruise control which is a first for me and again no issues and is a handy feature.
B road was fun, handling is spot on.
The bike is just so much better built than the mv was, everything feels premium.

Hopefully the weather will start behaving soon and ill get the engine run in so the fun can really begin..

 

Yours must be one of the first customer bikes. I’m hoping mine turns up next week.

Congratulations!

 

Please listen to visor downs review, you can literally hear at the end of the video a 4th gear miss shift using the quick shifter.
We only got my old thunderbird and the scrambler now in the family, crossed over to ktm.

 

I think you are right Pete. Not as violent as some of the ones I had but that sure sounded like a miss shift to me. Wow!

 

Here is the video. It’s at the very end after the obnoxiously loud music. This is not a good sign for the new speed triple.

 

I think that was the rear spinning up then gripping

 

Have you experienced a false neutral on a speed triple? Even track mode doesn’t allow the rear wheel to spin up like that, as there is still a degree of traction control operating. It’s possible they’ve turned all the traction control off, but it did not seem like a time where the wheel would spin up like that. It seemed like he was about to change gears. If he was hard on the throttle leaned over in a corner I can see it but not after exiting the corner.

 

Definitely a missed shift, traction control sounds more like a slipping clutch.

 

Good to see you back... future's orange what you riding?