VOLUME ISSUE JUNE , P107
WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY KEITH DOWDLE
LIVING WITH TIGERS
EVER WONDER WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE WITH A TIGER? OR
TWO OF THEM? WE DID WITH TRIUMPH'S TIGER 1200 RALLY
EXPLORER AND TIGER 1200 GT EXPLORER
I
first rode the new Tiger 1200s
at the global press launch in
Portugal in April 2022. We
wanted to revisit Triumph's flag
-
ship adventure touring lineup on
our home turf, so Triumph Mo-
torcycles America loaned us, not
one but two Tigers—the more
off-road-focused Tiger 1200
Rally Explorer and the more
street-going 1200 GT Explorer.
Both models represent the top-
of-the-line offering in the com
-
pany's five-model Tiger lineup.
All Tiger 1200 models ride on
the same chassis, with different
features on the varying trims.
The Explorer comes with all the
bells and whistles, including
high-end amenities like blind-
spot monitoring, heated rider and
passenger seats, fog lights and a
larger 7.9-gallon tank versus the
5.2-gallon tank on the others.
I'm not getting deep into
the weeds regarding techni
-
cal details and specs in this
review since that information
is readily available in our previ
-
ous review, 2023 Triumph Tiger
1200 GT & Rally Lineup, and on
the Triumph website. However,
the wheel size and the fuel tank
size will impact the ride charac-
teristics, so that's important to
know as we discuss how these
motorcycles handle on and off
the road.
