2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 XR and XC: the machines for long travel
The Triumph Tiger 1200 evolves quite significantly in 2018: the maxitrail gains 2 horsepower, loses up to 10 kg and is full of technologies today essential on this type of motorcycle…. to the auto-road program as much as motocross? Presentation of the different versions.
Updated in 2016, four years after its launch under the name, the Tiger 1200 benefits for 2018 from new developments, such as: the engine, the cycle part, the electronics and the aesthetics of the Triumph maxitrail are reviewed and corrected to try to grab market share at the …
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If the Hinckley firm does not go into details during this static presentation at the Eicma 2017 show in Milan – the press launch will allow people to get to know each other better! -, it tells us all the same that a hundred changes have been made on all the XR, XRx (standard and low loader), XRT, XCx and XCA models. !
While the 3-cylinder retains its main characteristics, the maximum power would again increase by 2 units (or 141 hp on the six versions). Conversely, the torque is down by one point (122 Nm) but good news, the weight is also: -2 kg on the entry level XR (242 kg dry) to -10 kg on the top of the range XCA (248 kg).
Already generous in the past, the equipment of the "big cat" is improving: in addition to the central IMU, driving modes, cruise-control, the bubble and electrical outlets (etc.), the new Tiger 1200 features a 5 "TFT screen, keyless start, backlit stems, directional lights, a shifter, lighter silencer or Arrow … The different versions are detailed in the guides below.
"A new saddle, revised handlebar positioning and redesigned frame geometry improve ergonomics", add the British engineers who have also redesigned the lines, badges and graphics of their traveling machines. in time long time…
Tiger 1200 2018: the guide to "road" XRs
Tiger 1200 2018: the XC cross guide
Tiger 1200 XR, XRx, XRT: photo gallery
Tiger 1200 XCx, XCA: photo gallery
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