The Triumph Explorer is primarily designed for urban touring and light allroad
riding. This bike is excellent for everyday riding, the nature of the triple
engine is sporty, it handles well and good ergonomics with adjustments
translate to functionality and enjoyment
Exceptionally, the TRIUMPH Tiger 1200 Explorer 2014 has a powerful
alternator which produces a staggering 950W capacity, allowing the widest range
of electronics used simultaneously. This feature is relevant for touring and as
long as the power consumption level remains as high as it is at the moment. In
addition the onboard computer will prioritize the power consumption and switch
off additional equipment if necessary. The use of complete LED lighting systems
is just in the beginning of it`s life cycle and hardly anyone provides
motorcycles with full LED lighting systems as standard. Therefore motorcycle
riders need to pay attention to the power consumption, unless they ride the
TigerExplorer.
The TRIUMPH Tiger 1200 Explorer 2014 is ride by wire throttled
which means that the electronic cruise control ECC is included as standard
feature. Well done TRIUMPH, the cruise control is a basic touring bike features
and it is especially useful when riding long tarmac LEGs. It allows to keep
both arms relaxed and releases the rider focus from the speed monitoring, but
also saves some fuel by maintaining a constant speed. The use of a ECC simply
reduces the riding fatigue which can be even dangerous in the end of long
riding days. Personally I prefer having the cruise control switch at the left
hand side so that a sharp GPS -speed setting using both hands would be more
accurate and rider friendly. The TigerExplorer fly by wire throttle management
is fairly sensitive and it takes a moment to adjust to it. The down side is
that setting up an accurate speed close to the desired limit using just one
hand is more difficult. By assisting with the left hand, it can be done, but
would be impractical. An additional comfort oriented throttle mapping mode
would be appropriate for touring.
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Stop into one of Pete' Cycles 3 locations to check it out for yourself!
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