So, I was just thinking…. I’ve not seen many 1200RR’s out and about. Back in March I popped into a dealer to enquire about changing my 1050 RS to a RR. This was not long after it came out. Basically he wanted to rob me ..! So didn’t even test ride it. Funnily enough the sales guy said he would call me to try one this summer and he never has… So I just looked on MCN second hand bike page and I was surprised by the huge variation in values. There are bikes with very low miles on them, and the prices vary from £13895 to £18499. So to my mind having seen so few on the road, did Triumph get it wrong in the design ? I did sit on one and the bars are just too low. It’s neither a full on sports bike or a Speed Triple in the familiar style we’ve been used to. I love the looks but feel that a bike with more upright riding position and a similar styled fairing would be just what I want….
I think the online I have seen not in a dealers was at Wray bike night, Lancashire, but even that was in a Youles tent! They look nice in the flesh but seem a bit confused as to what they actually are. Will stick with my RS ta very muchly
Me too at the moment. The values for the 1050 RS are holding up well, which tells its own story….this one was in Onyerbike near Aylesbury last week….
If the RR is supposed to be the full on sports option, maybe it's just not radical enough for those riders it's supposed to appeal to. especially when you consider the price difference.
From what I have read, its a bit like the BMW R9T Race. Both great looking bikes, fast and handle great but the riding position is hopeless.
In the USA (California), I've never seen another 1200RS in the wild, much less an RR. Have seen the occasional Street Triple though.
I've an RR, paid £15500 new & got a great price for my 1050RS so the difference to change wasn't significant. Last week I saw an ad in MCN where a dealer is selling new at £13495. At the original price you could get a BMW S1000RR or a Ducati Panigale V2 for less so I think the price has affected sales somewhat. As regards the riding, I'm 55 years old & love the thing to bits. Its such a beautiful thing & so easy to ride, a total thrill for me. Once out on the open road the riding position gets forgotten. I test rode a BMW R9T Racer long ago & enjoyed that too. I test rode a 1200RS when it came out but preferred my 1050RS at the time, although the hard suspension on both was annoying after only a short period into any ride.
I love the look of the RR. It is a thing of beauty. I might just go and test ride one next springtime. But the bike I really want is the 1200 engine, electronic suspension and a more VFR style riding position, with a sporty fairing to offer more wind protection. But I guess that won’t happen as it is too close to the 1200 Speed Triple RS.
I've been thinking the same way, the bike I really want is a 1200 Street Scrambler but not the 1200XC/XE Scrambler currently in the range. When a manufacturer has bikes in a range that are similar, like the Classic range or the Street Triple range, it's a pity they can't adopt a modular approach so you could order your perfect model. " I'll have this engine, in that frame, with those forks, those rear shocks, these brakes etc, etc. Just a thought.
Exactly that bike with a modern interpretation. I’ve always liked them. Never ridden one but this is exactly the bike I wish the 1200RR was. But I will ride one next year , definitely.
I saw and sat on the Speed Triple RR last winter when one was brought to our local shop to be displayed for the day. I agree that it's absolutely beautiful. But the position was too extreme for me--at least it felt that way just sitting on it. I don't have my feet on the pegs in this photo but was able to put them on the pegs to get a general sense of the riding position. I'm just not "bendy" enough any more, I'm afraid! I'll keep my Speed Triple RS.
I loved my Sprint ST and the thought of a more up to date and 1200 one is mouth watering prospect. I wish Triumph had continued with the ST, but I also wish they made a proper litre (hyper?)sportsbike. However I think Triumph are on the ball knowing what the market will buy although maybe a slip up with the 1200RR. I had a good look at one on display at Brands Hatch and it did look gorgeous though!
Yeah, that was impression exactly. The1200RR is a lovely little jewel of a thing, but my 60 year old body wants a 1050RS
I’ve been looking a lot at these recently, as prices seem much more reasonable at around £14k. Personally I think of triumph added an official option of slight raised bars, it would help a lot. I’m going to test ride one and see what it’s like first hand, but I agree sales seem really slow
Hi Phil, when I test rode I left the centre of York & by the time I reached the outskirts I wasn't going to buy one, my wrist hurt. Once I hit the open rode the thought never entered my head again. I now own one. My optimum setting is Sport mode with the suspension in Comfort.
Bars are sports bike, pegs give better leg room. If you rode properly and don’t have weight through wrists (except when braking) bike is awesome. Build quality is great and I love the styling. Can’t wait till snow goes and get it fully run in
