Triumph Thruxton RS Ton Up 2022 — Specifications

This new special series from Triumph allows us to dive into the past of the Tourist Trophy and English youth. It would be impolite to covet the Thruxton RS "TON" edition without knowing its references. Enthusiasts will not need this chapter, but some will plunge into the speed of the 1960s.

The reason is there, in paragraph on the mudguard, prominently on the tank, a challenge for a whole generation. That of the "Ton-Up boys," motorcyclists eager for speed and in pursuit of the "Ton." This is an expression for the 100 mph average bar, on a circuit or a lap. Achieving this score exceeding 160 km/h represented the reference of an era.

The 1200 Thruxton RS Ton Up celebrates the ode of café-racers and challenges with its Aegean Blue decoration. A dose of refreshing azure in a catalog where gray and black reign. A little whipped cream on the mudguard and the seat cowl, matched with commemorative cherries bearing the sigle of the sought-after speed. Grip-genoux style sections were drawn on the sides of the tank. Some hand-painted details complete this vintage. Vintage? Yes; like the Gold Line, this color scheme will not be limited in number but in time. The Thruxton Ton Up will be available only during the year 2022.

Let's recall that the sportiest of the Modern Classics is equipped with a potential honoring the Ton-up Boys principle. Its engine is the most powerful of the 1200 twins of the brand, with 105 horsepower and 11.4 mkg. Spoke wheels are old school, the steel frame very classic but the equipment is as current as it is state-of-the-art: Brembo M50 braking with 310 mm discs, Öhlins shock absorbers, 43 mm fully adjustable Showa inverted fork, Metzeler Racetec RR sport tires, Triple Riding Modes, ABS and traction control switchable - and to make it even more racy, Triumph has planned in the accessories a vintage fork head painted in a blue matching the tank. While some machines rhyme with 88 miles per hour, this one seems to think only of 100.

The Thruxton 1200 RS can easily sustain this speed today. Whereas formerly, it took racing machines. The first to have cracked "the Ton" was Bob McInctyre on Gilera in 1957 (on a lap). It will take until 1969 for a production motorcycle to achieve this performance: a Triumph Bonneville T120 piloted by Malcolm Uphill.

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