Triumph has refreshed its Tiger 1200 family for 2024, with refinements to the engine, enhanced comfort and ergonomics, improved ground clearance, reduced seat height and additional colour options.
With changes to the crank and balancer on the 1160cc triple, along with recalibration, the engine is now more refined in operation and offers improved low speed control. That’s thanks largely to smoother low rev torque delivery, evident particularly at slower speeds. An updated clutch design ensures smoother engagement when selecting first gear. Engine output is 130hp at 9000rpm and 130Nm at 7000rpm.
Comfort of the Tiger 1200 is also enhanced for long-distance touring capability. The dampened handlebars and risers found on the Explorer models are now standard on the GT Pro and Rally Pro as well, enhancing ride quality and improving mirror images.
Also enhancing comfort is a reconfigured rider’s seat, with a flatter profile, generating added space and wriggle room. The same goes for the accessory low seat, which reduces straddle height to 830mm on the GT Pro and 855mm on the Rally Pro.
A longer clutch lever means more leverage and space for rider’s fingers, further enhancing comfort on long trips.
The GT Pro and GT Explorer gain extra ground clearance with raised footpeg positions. The pegs are also mounting further inboard.
Active Preload Reduction is a unique suspension feature that reduces rear suspension preload as the Tiger 1200 slows to a stop, lowering the seat height by up to 20mm, and making dismounts easier.
There are also new colours for 2024, with Carnival Red available on Tiger 1200 GT Pro and GT Explorer, while the Tiger 1200 Rally Pro and Rally Explorer add Matt Sandstorm (tan colour) and Jet Black options to the Matt Khaki hue.
The current generation Tiger 1200 has more than doubled annual sales of the model globally, and the enhancements, some borrowed from the new Tiger 900, ensure a “significant improvement to the riding experience.”
The Tiger 1200 GT Explorer with its 30L tank was the bike of choice for Enduro World Champion Ivan Cervantes to set the Guinness World Records title for riding the greatest distance in 24 hours (4012km).
The Tiger 1200 GT Pro comes with a 20L tank and 19-inch front wheel, for road-focused adventure riding. The 1200 Rally family is for all-terrain adventure, with a 21-inch front wheel. The Rally Pro comes with a 20L tank, the Rally Explorer with the 30L fuel holder. All models feature Brembo Stylema monobloc brakes with cornering ABS via an IMU. Semi-active suspension by Showa is optimised for both on- and off-road adventures.
Other features include a Blind Spot Monitoring system (GT Explorer, Rally Explorer), seven-inch TFT instruments, up to six ride modes depending on model, keyless ride, LED lighting plus adaptive cornering lights, a quick shifter, shaft drive, hill hold, and heated seats and grips and TPM on the two top models.
Full luggage systems developed in partnership with Givi are available.
The range, which arrives in the second half of 2024, will kick off at $35,490 for the Tiger 1200 GT Pro, and comes with a three-year unlimited mileage warranty.
