Tiger 1200?

[Croak]

Peter over on the VSRI forum is reporting that the 1200's suspension is from WP.  

A TriTM?  A KTuMph?  

[stromgal]

In other words, they're going for the same "mid-teens" market segment the S10, the V-Strom, the Varadero, etc inhabit.

A mere quibble, but the Strom 1000 (back for 2012) now goes for around $10,400. It's definitely a 'price point' bike.

[Rincewind]

http://youtu.be/gNSjM2vpCVo

[pushr0d]

Oooooooooooo!

 

[Rincewind]

Triumph is claiming 135bhp, which will make it "the most powerful shaft-driven adventure tourer for the foreseaable future," per MCN.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2011/November/nov0811-triumph-tiger-explorer/

New Triumph Promo vid and additional info @ http://www.triumphadventure.com/en/  

121nm of torque claimed

[County Tar]

From Peter on the VSRI forum (probably from a German source):

"Update to the data from the 1. post

137 hp
121 Nm, from 1,700 rpm always more than 100 Nm, from 2,500 rpm a table-top torque curve
Top speed limited to 210 kph
259 kg wet weight
Cam shaft drive with paralever (or any moniker Triumph will prefer to chose)
16,000 km service interval (but there might be a yearly service requirement)
Switch-able ABS as standard
WP Suspension
Traction control standard
950 W alternator

Price slightly below the standard GS, that is 14,000 Euro in Germany, but with cruise control, traction control and heated seat as factory equipped.
In the shops from March 2012.

Lt. Triumph the Tiger Explorer is suitable for light off-road duties."

[littlefield]

The flat torque curve is sweet on the 1050's. Nice to see Triumph is sticking with the same philosophy.

[County Tar]

Some more data from MotorcycleDaily.com:

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/11/tech-brief-2012-triumph-tiger-explorer/

"By Gabe Ets-Hokin

Last month, Triumph leaked some tantalizing details and a few photos of its all-new Tiger Explorer, but it left us with many questions. Luckily, Tiger released more information at the Milan motorcycle show to help us fill in the gaps.

The first thing we all want to know about is that motor. Just how big is it, anyway? It displaces 1215cc, with oversquare 85mm by 71.4mm bore and stroke numbers–the same stroke as the Sprint, Tiger 1050 and Speed Triple. That means a similar peak horsepower figure of 135 at 9300 rpm, with an extra helping of torque–89 ft.-lbs. at 7850 rpm. It’s the most power in its class (and should mean around 110 hp at the wheel after subtracting the 15-20 percent the driveshaft will rob) and uses a new ride-by-wire throttle system. That enables the use of switchable traction control, ABS and even standard-fitment cruise control–something we usually just see on the big full-boat baggers and tourers.

The chassis gets lots of nice features, too. An inverted long-travel 46mm front fork is adjustable (the release doesn’t say for what), as is the linkage-mounted rear shock, which is equipped with a remote preload adjuster. The front brakes are four-piston Nissin calipers (not radial, sadly), and cast wheels sport Metzler Tourance radials, a 110/80-19 in front and a 150/70-17 in back. The tube-steel frame allows a reasonable 31.6 to 33.7-inch range of seat heights. And to keep long-distance riders happy, there’s a 5.3-gallon fuel tank and a real-live centerstand to help you with those mid-Mongolia flat repairs. Gassed up and ready to go, Triumph claims the bike weighs in at 539 pounds–not too bad for this genre.

And those aren’t the only touring-friendly features. The instrumentation includes an ambient temperature gauge (because we all like to know how miserable we are) with a freeze warning, and there’s a pizza-oven capable 950-watt alternator, adjustable windscreen and handlebars, as well as a power outlet next to the ignition lock. Accessories include enough hard luggage for 25 gallons of storage capacity, heated grips and seats, and fog lamps.

Just looking at the spec sheet, it looks like Triumph brought a serious contender into the escalating adventure-bike wars. And if (as Dirck and I think) Triumph is working on a luxury sport-tourer or tourer built around this motor and driveshaft, BMW may have something new to worry about. Triumph’s model line, which not long ago was just a few machines, is now starting to look pretty well-rounded (just lacking a fun, lightweight, entry-level Single or Twin, something like a 21st-Century Tiger Cub). Colors for the new Explorer will be blue, graphite and black, but we still don’t have pricing and availability for USA customers."

[maddjack]

Some more data from MotorcycleDaily.com:

http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2011/11/tech-brief-2012-triumph-tiger-explorer/

"By Gabe Ets-Hokin

Triumph is working on a luxury sport-tourer or tourer built around this motor and driveshaft, BMW may have something new to worry about.

Please be true,

[Croak]

Just got this via email from Triumph Canada:

http://triumphmotorcycles.ceros.com/triumphspirit/spirit01canada/page/1

[Rincewind]

So when they say, 16,000km service intervals...  does that meant that minor services will be at 10,000 miles, and majors at 20,000 miles?  Did Triumph just (nearly) double their valve check intervals with this new engine?  

[Croak]

So when they say, 16,000km service intervals...  does that meant that minor services will be at 10,000 miles, and majors at 20,000 miles?  Did Triumph just (nearly) double their valve check intervals with this new engine?  

Well, they've got a decade's worth of data on valve clearances with the shim-under-bucket motors (since the revised 955 motor in 2001), and it's pretty much "common knowledge" that they rarely go out of spec after the first check.  Doubling the interval will cost the service departments some inspection labor money, but I doubt it'll cost Triumph much in the way of warranty claims.

[Yankee Dog]

long service intervals are a plus in my book.

[crispiegee1]

long service intervals are a plus in my book.

Heck yeah!

[R Doug]

Somewhere there's a clock clicking down which will end at the time I trade the Adventure for something else.  As of now, that's about a 2-3 year window.  The 2013 1200 Adventure and Duc Multi intrigue me.  Now this has made it on the list.  

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