The new Triumph 1200

[bogman]

some more interesting roads and thats not a bad thing.

Pushing the limit id say

Impressed, especially after the 6th minute, coming from an 800xc I didnt realise they were so capable

A little taste of the Triumph Tiger Explorer in Morocco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D082jt0szU#]a

 

[Stonker]

I've had mine for 2 weeks now, 1st service done today. It's an excellent bike.

 

[gsgarth]

Ex12

I've had my Ex12 for 4 weeks been to Morocco and done 3.5k the bike ran like a dream,

 

[Bryn]

I've had my Ex12 for 4 weeks been to Morocco and done 3.5k the bike ran like a dream,

Sounds like you're in the lead mileage wise then

Glad its running like a swiss watch

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Sounds like you're in the lead mileage wise then

Bilco's mate John Young over on Triumph Torque has already done over 6000miles on his. He's one of them Iron Butt mentalists, but fair play to him, at least he gets out and rides it

 

[Bryn]

Bilco's mate John Young over on Triumph Torque has already done over 6000miles on his. He's one of them Iron Butt mentalists, but fair play to him, at least he gets out and rides it

Nice one... at least the big mileage guys will give us the heads up of any teething troubles

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

His biggest gripe unsurprisingly given his mileage is the fuel range

 

[Bryn]

I reckon around 180 out of mine, but I'm usually ready for a break at 150 anyway... so I'll live with it

 

[stever1]

Any one know what the trumpet does to the gallon ?.

 

[EggChaser]

Any one know what the trumpet does to the gallon ?.

Mixed results - spirited riding seems to be about the 40mpg mark (although you can get less), some riders seem to have got 48mpg and a very small number have broken the 50mpg mark

The press thrashed them and had them down in the 35mpg range.

On average it appears that they are slightly less economical than the GS, but not by as much as some reports make out.

 

[teejay]

Mine has averaged 52.8 over first 420 miles spinning it up to 6000 revs now/100mph, so I reckon it will as economical as the GS the way I normally ride.


Teejay

 

[bogman]

5.4l/100km for mine compared to 5.2l/100km with the 800xc, didnt expect it to be so good and thats over 2200km
Happy days

 

[Stonker]

I got about 53mpg last tankful

 

[Affretage]

I have spent some time reading this thread, and as expected it is very biased towards the GS.

Both the GS and the Triumph Explorer are excellent bikes and are about to change history forever.

The story goes that the British businessman would take you round his factory, and he’d be proud to show you machinery that has been working flawlessly for more than 60 years.

The German businessman however would take you round his factory, and show you machinery that had been installed only a week earlier, featuring the latest state of the art technology.

Now BMW and Triumph are changing all this ! BMW (the Geman company) is selling 60 year old technology, whilst John Bloor (the owner of Triumph) continues to invest serious amounts of money to ensure that Triumph’s products are about as technologically advanced as is possible. He is clearly a perfectionist and has the money to see it through. Maybe there are some rough edges to be ironed out, but they will be ironed out.

Given the current economic crisis in the UK, shouldn't you consider spending some of your hard earned cash supporting a British made product ? It is rare these days that we can be proud of something that is actually made in the UK.

 

[Bryn]

Given the current economic crisis in the UK, shouldn't you consider spending some of your hard earned cash supporting a British made product ? It is rare these days that we can be proud of something that is actually made in the UK.

Already have done

Welcome to the site BTW

 

[colint]

Already have done

Welcome to the site BTW

Assembled?

 

[Balders1450]

Already have done

Welcome to the site BTW

+1

 

[Paul S]

Given the current economic crisis in the UK, shouldn't you consider spending some of your hard earned cash supporting a British made product ? It is rare these days that we can be proud of something that is actually made in the UK.

I agree with you entirely and happy that the Speedtriple sat in my garage was actually made down the Road in Hinckley

What will your view be though when they ship production out to Thailand as they have already done for the majority of the current Triumph range

 

[Nice 'n' Fat]

Given the current economic crisis in the UK, shouldn't you consider spending some of your hard earned cash supporting a British made product ? It is rare these days that we can be proud of something that is actually made in the UK.

I've been supporting Triumph (Hinckley) with my hard earned since 1998. I've had about 20 bikes from them over the past 14 years and I can honestly say that not one of them was as good as my current 06 GSA

 

[Deleted account 190920001]

I have spent some time reading this thread, and as expected it is very biased towards the GS.

Both the GS and the Triumph Explorer are excellent bikes and are about to change history forever.

The story goes that the British businessman would take you round his factory, and he’d be proud to show you machinery that has been working flawlessly for more than 60 years.

The German businessman however would take you round his factory, and show you machinery that had been installed only a week earlier, featuring the latest state of the art technology.

Now BMW and Triumph are changing all this ! BMW (the Geman company) is selling 60 year old technology, whilst John Bloor (the owner of Triumph) continues to invest serious amounts of money to ensure that Triumph’s products are about as technologically advanced as is possible. He is clearly a perfectionist and has the money to see it through. Maybe there are some rough edges to be ironed out, but they will be ironed out.

Given the current economic crisis in the UK, shouldn't you consider spending some of your hard earned cash supporting a British made product ? It is rare these days that we can be proud of something that is actually made in the UK.

Other than being aircooled, what exactly do you think is old tech about the GS/A? Everything else about the bike is bang up to date.
Not against the trumpet by the way, It could possibly be my next bike barring the dealer round here is a total wanker!
As for the site being biased, of course it is, look up it says UKGSer. Do you think your going to get anything else in a predominantly 1 manufacturer/model site? If there was a UKTiger site do you think that would be unbiased? Thats like going to a Manchester United forum and expecting them to be Liverpool fans