Motorcycles
Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS
MCN lists 155 mph for the naked 2021–2024 Speed Triple 1200 RS. The faired RR is a separate entry.
Top speed
Published as 155 mphPublished as 155 mphPublished as 155 mph
MCN specification table for the 2021–2024 Speed Triple 1200 RS lists 155 mph. This is the naked bike, not the faired RR's 165 mph.
In context
- 2.4× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
- A football field in 1.3 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
- London to New York in 22 h 20 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle
Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.
This list
Why it's so fast
A motorcycle is fast because the air only has to get around a rider and a fairing, not a cabin. The engine still has to stay in its power band, and many of the big numbers are factory limiters.
A small hole in the air
Less frontal area means less drag for a given speed. The rider's tuck is part of the shape. A sitting-up test is a different motorcycle.
Limiters are common
A published top speed on a modern sport bike is often an electronic cap the makers agreed to, not the speed the engine would reach with the cap removed.
The capped one people mean is the Suzuki Hayabusa.
This is how the category works. A note written for this entry appears here once it is in the database.
Provenance
Every measurement
Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.
- 249km/h155mph69.3m/s135knRanked figure
MCN specification table for the 2021–2024 Speed Triple 1200 RS lists 155 mph. This is the naked bike, not the faired RR's 165 mph.
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Reference
Specs
- Model
- 2021–2024 Speed Triple 1200 RS
- Class
- Naked
- Not this bike
- Speed Triple 1200 RR at 165 mph
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