However, we're totally obsessed with it.
There are customized motorcycles available that serve their intended purposes perfectly – these are specially built vehicles meant for particular tasks. Then you have bikes such as this one: a highly boosted, 400-horsepower Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR That has absolutely no reason to be around.
And yet, here we are.
Let’s start with the base bike. The Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR is already an absolute weapon. I’ve spent a good amount of time with it, and at one point, I even considered buying one for myself. It’s easily the most performance-oriented machine in Triumph’s lineup, with a 1,160cc inline-triple pumping out 177 hp. It’s fast, razor-sharp, and as refined as British sportbikes get. So why, in the name of all that is sensible, would someone strap a supercharger to it and crank the power up to an utterly deranged 400 hp?
Enter Thornton Hundred Motorcycles , a UK-based store known for crafting top-tier, unrestricted bespoke motorcycles. Upon seeing the Speed Triple RR, they immediately envisioned adding something extraordinary: the power to intimidate even fighter pilots. This vision led them to create an utterly audacious bike equipped with a Rotrax C30 supercharger, a specially designed billet swingarm extended by 180 millimeters from standard length, and a massive five-liter methanol reservoir incorporated within the swingarm for their water-methanol injection setup.
Exactly—that thing operates on a mix of fuel and sheer madness.
It kind of resembles a real-life edition of a Lego Technic set.
Then there’s the aesthetic. As if 400 horsepower wasn’t enough, it also comes draped in full carbon fiber bodywork, adaptive aerodynamics, and lightweight carbon wheels. It’s got all the aggression of a MotoGP prototype, except it’s fully street-legal. Not that you should actually ride it on the street, unless your idea of a good time is seeing your own life flash before your eyes at neck-breaking speeds.
So, who would want something like this? Someone who laughs in the face of reason. Someone who sees a finely honed sportbike and thinks, More power. More speed...more danger.
An extended swingarm prevents you from yeeting yourself into oblivion when unleashing all 400 ponies.
Somebody thought it would be a great idea to add a supercharger to this 1,200cc inline-three engine.
The most exciting aspect? You could own this bicycle. Thornton Hundred has listed it at £55,000, equivalent to approximately $70,000 USD. While this sum might seem steep, think about the advanced engineering involved, the audacity behind such an innovative creation, and the prestige associated with possessing a singular 400-horsepower supercharged drifting motorcycle; suddenly, the cost appears justified. Almost .
In the final analysis, this motorcycle was created solely for the purpose of being able to be made. It doesn't have a practical rationale or a sound basis for existence, nor does it make much sense from a reasonable standpoint as to why someone would choose to ride it. Nevertheless, I am happy it exists. This is because at heart, motorbikes aren't driven by rational thinking; they're fueled by emotion, daring new limits, and producing things that capture attention and spark conversation. What the actual hell ?
And in that regard, this supercharged Speed Triple RR is perfect.
Source: Thorton Hundred Motorcycles
