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2020 Triumph Thruxton RS Launched at EICMA 2019

The 2020 Triumph Thruxton RS was also launched at EICMA 2019.
Triumph reworked the engine to produce more power and character.
It’s also lightened by 10 kg.

The 2020 Triumph Thruxton RS was also launched at EICMA 2019.

Triumph had teased the bike just before the mega show, by showing the bike’s side panel with the Thruxton RS badge. We relished the prospect of a hotted-up Thruxton anytime.

You see, the Thruxton R was an experience to ride, not merely an enjoyable ride. Its handling, the throttle and engine response, the way the engine feels, everything makes for a ride like no other.

So, how do you make something already great greater?

You start with the engine, obviously. Triumph hotted up the “High Power” 1200cc, liquid-cooled, 270-degree crank, parallel-Twin with a low-inertia crankshaft, revised ports, high-compression pistons, plus other lightweight internals. The revisions bring maximum power to 104 bhp, while torque remains at 112 Nm. The manufacturer says that the new engine is more responsive and characterful (as if the old one wasn’t responsive and characterful enough already). There’s also a torque-assist clutch.

In combination with other lightening work, the Thruxton RS is almost 10 kg lighter than the base Thruxton, weighing in at 196 kg. That’s light for a bike that consists of mostly metal parts!

Chassis and running gear are retained from the previous Thruxton R. The forks are fully-adjustable Showa BPF, while the rear shocks are fully-adjustable Öhlins with piggyback reservoirs. The front brakes are the same radially-mounted Brembo 4-piston monobloc calipers.

Electronics include Sport, Road, and Rain ride modes. ABS is standard.

Design remains the unmistakable Triumph silhouette. Colour schemes include an optional matte grey on black with red striping (pictured).

The bike’s American price is USD 16,200.

2020 Triumph Thruxton RS Teaser Video

Another teaser, but it’s for the 2020 Triumph Thruxton RS this time.
The Thruxton R was one of the best bikes we’ve tested.
But it was the best factory café racer of all.

Here comes another teaser video. But oh dear, it’s for the 2020 Triumph Thruxton RS.

It’s a very short video, showing the Thruxton RS badge on a side panel and telling us to that it’ll be launched on 5th November. That’s the second day of EICMA 2019. No other detail was presented.

The all-new Thruxton RS – Launching 8.30am, 5th November 2019 pic.twitter.com/1FILKlgnN3

— Triumph Motorcycles (@UKTriumph) October 15, 2019

If there’s any indication of what’s new, the previous bike was called the Thruxton and Thruxton R. But the “R” was so good, so entertaining, so satisfying to ride that we don’t know what to expect of the “RS.”

The previous model had super smooth fuelling, predictable and linear throttle, and a punchy 1200cc liquid-cooled, 270-degree crank, parallel-Twin engine. The power plant is marked as “HP” for “High Power,” instead of the Bonneville T120 and T100’s “HT” (High Torque) variety.

And as with all Triumph’s the handling was superb right out of the box. The “R” version we tested had Öhlins shocks at the back and Showa BPF forks up front.

We wrapped up our tests by pronouncing the Thruxton R as the best factory café racer, bar none.

Triumph then followed up with the limited edition Thruxton R TFC. Clad in carbon fibre, only 750 were made.

We can’t wait for the new RS!

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