The Triumph Tiger Explorer (marketed as Triumph Tiger 1200 since November 2017) is a
dual-sport motorcycle that was announced by British company
Triumph Motorcycles at the
EICMA
EICMA (''Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori''), or the Milan Motorcycle Shows is an annual trade show in Milan, Italy featuring motorcycles. The 2018 show drew over half a million visitors and more than 1,200 exhibiting brands ...
show in November 2011. There are currently two model series available; the Tiger 1200 GT and Tiger 1200 Rally. Both models have similar specifications, but the Rally series comes with a set-up that is geared toward off-road riding with spoked wheels instead of the aluminium cast wheels found on the GT series.
They are both powered by a
straight-three engine
A straight-three engine (also called an inline-triple or inline-three) is a three-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft.
Less common than straight-four engine, straight-three engines have nonethel ...
with four valves per cylinder and a six-speed gearbox with
shaft final drive.
On 9 June 2023,
Iván Cervantes rode a 2023 Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 GT 4,012.53 km (2,493.28 mi) in 24 hours at
Nardò Ring to claim the record for 'The greatest distance on a motorcycle in 24 hours (individual)'.
References
External links
Triumph Tiger Explorer micrositeTriumph Tiger Explorer
at Triumph Motorcycles UK
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Unofficial owners Forum
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Shaft drive motorcycles
Dual-sport motorcycles
Motorcycles introduced in 2012