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thing from ride height and damping
to brake dive and rebound. It even
has jump detection, where the IMU
senses when the bike has left the
ground and prepares the suspen-
sion for impact in milliseconds.
Suspension can be fine-tuned to
your liking with an interface that's
easy to understand and clearly
communicated via the new high-
contrast seven-inch TFT dash. The
handlebar controls are backlit for
night riding, and you can toggle
through an endless variety of
screens that control everything
from the six different ride modes
(model dependent) and creature
comforts to Bluetooth connectivity
and Google turn-by-turn navigation
(with help from your connected
smartphone). It can even control
your GoPro.
Speaking of models, Triumph
offers two distinct models to
choose from with varying trims to
suit your riding needs and desires.
The GT has three variants: the
base-model GT, GT PRO and GT
Explorer. Then there's the Rally
Pro and the Rally Explorer.
As is obvious from the naming
convention, the Rally models are
more off-road oriented, featuring
spoke wheels in a very off-road-ish
21/18 configuration. The Rallys also
get an added off-road riding mode
that lets you fully disable both ABS
and traction control. All models
have engine crash bars and a skid
plate, and the Rally Explorer adds
additional protection up around the
tank. The GT models are more road
oriented, with cast wheels and a
19-inch front wheel to help the bike
turn in fast twisties.
Other than the wheels and the
additional ride mode, the GT and
the Rally are basically the same
bike—although the geometry on
the Rally is slightly steeper to help
that big 21-inch front wheel dive
into on-road corners. Both Explor-
er trims get larger 7.9-gallon fuel
tanks while the others get smaller
5.2-gallon tanks.
The Rally Pro shines in the dirt.
"It's going to take
something really
ugly to damage the
Rally's engine cases
and headers, they
are well protected."
