The motorcycle used for the
attempt was a Tiger 1200 GT
Explorer, chosen at random from
the production line at Triumph's
factory in Hinckley, UK. No spe-
cial modifications were made to
the bike, other than completing
the recommended running in and
first service schedule before the
attempt was undertaken.
The only maintenance re-
quired on the bike was a single,
planned tire change halfway
through the attempt, where the
OE standard-fit Metzeler Tour-
ance Next tires were refreshed
as the rain started and night
began to fall.
The existing Guinness World
Records title of 2116.39 miles
was previously set by American
Carl Reese on February 26, 2017,
recording an average speed over
24 hours of 88.2 mph.
Riding consistently at speeds
of over 124 mph, Cervantes
surpassed the existing record
with five hours to spare in the
24-hour window. Not content
to simply beat the record, he
set his sights on defining a new
benchmark for this challenge,
and he proceeded to ride a fur
-
ther 376.551 miles for the final
distance traveled in 24 hours of
2493.28 miles (4012.53km), with
an average speed of 104.26 mph
(167.79km/h).
"The Tiger 1200 GT Explorer
was the perfect bike for this
attempt," Cervantes said. "It's
very comfortable to ride for a
long time. For sure, the hardest
part was the weather, because it
started to rain, but this bike has
a very big screen and excellent
protection, which helped me a lot.
It is a very special bike for me. It's
not easy to ride for 24 hours in a
row but, in the end, the record is
mine with this amazing bike!"
"Ivan's achievement in taking
the Guinness World Records
title on the Tiger 1200 is simply
incredible!" Nick Bloor, CEO,
Triumph Motorcycles, said. "His
determination and persever
-
ance have led him not only to
beat the existing record, but to
add almost 20 percent to the
distance traveled in 24 hours. An
outstanding effort, and one that
everyone at Triumph is incredibly
proud to have supported."
CN
WIND
IN THE
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Cervantes and Triumph set
the new record at the High-
Speed Ring at the Nardo
Technical Center in Italy.
