Triumph's Speed Triple R was launched to the world's press on the 24th January, 2012 at Jerez in Spain. Visordown was at the launch.Jump onboard with us to take a lap around Jerez but please turn your speakers down first!As you'll be able to see

Here's what the British motorcycling press said in their 2012 Triumph Speed Triple R reviews:“This motorcycle is seriously addictive – and capable of brightening your day in a British town or even on the M6 just as it does in Spanish sunshine

in cost - they're both very expensive parts and you'd have to take one of those off to save £1000, so I'd say we'd probably swap the forged wheels out for standard wheels.The Speed Triple R is being launched on a track; it's got stiffer suspension

Over the years R&G have been the brand known for being the originators of crash protecting bolt-ons. I asked them for a stack of products to fit to the 2011 Speed Triple to see what difference they make.The thing about modern day sports tyres

Every year UK bikers get a chance to win a place on the exclusive Bennetts Ultimate track day, this year it was hosted at the new Snetterton 300 circuit with racing gods Cal Crutchlow, James Toseland, James Whitham and Scott Redding.I took the Speed

minded ones of us that means there’s feck all tread and that can only be a good thing, well, in the dry anyway.And dry is exactly what I will be hoping for next Tuesday when I take my Triumph Speed Triple long termer on track at the Snetterton 300

boss it. You wouldn't be disgraced in most track day fast groups unless you were at Thruxton where the lack of wind protection is amplified by the high speeds.Most of this manageability is down to the riding position. The Speed Triple would be a great

. But every weekend in the UK hundreds of people do just that (I mean race, not chat to people with mono-brows, that only happens in Peterborough) and this weekend I’m one of them.Like most riders I enjoy the occasional track day, but recently after each I

.Triumph has done it, and made it look oh-so-easy with the Street Triple.Rating: 4/5FOR: Superb chassis, strong engine and unmistakable stylingAGAINST: Small, poor colour range and fiddly looksTriumph Speed Triple R SpecsTop speed: 141mphEngine: 675cc, 12

? Definitely. Better than a Speed Triple? Debatable, on track theMonster would leave the Triumph for dead. The rest of the time the Triumphwould have the edge. Never the less the 1100 is an awesome tool and deservesyour attention, head along to the NEC and have