Triumph Tiger 1200 XCa versus BMW R 1250 GS
Triumph Tiger 1200 XCa
BMW R 1250 GS
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Equipment
- Comfort
- Cockpit & Operation
- Space
- Motor, powerful and willing to rev
- Resale value (as seller)
- Chassis
- Processing
- Performance
- Weight
- Price (especially for extras)
- Resale value (as buyer)
- Seat
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.230 mm Height : 1.540 mm
Seat : 855 mm
Weight : 271 (max: 485 ) kg
Length : 2.207 mm Height : 1.430 mm
Seat : 850 mm
Weight : 249 (max: 465 ) kg
Engine
Displacement: 1.215 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 85 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.254 ccm
Hub: 76 mm
Hole: 102 mm
Cooling: wassergekühlt
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Performance
Performance: 141 HP at 9.350 U/Min
Torque: 122 NM bei 7.600 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 385 km
Performance: 136 HP at 7.750 U/Min
Torque: 143 NM bei 6.250 U/Min Tank contents: 20 Litre
Consumption: 5 l
Reach: 400 km
Chassis
Tubular space frame (steel) Front suspension:
48 mm WP Upside Down fork (travel 190 mm) Rear suspension:
WP Monoshock, electronically adjustable semi-active damping (travel 193 mm)
Rear suspension:
Single-arm swingarm, light metal casting with cardan shaft drive Tyres at the front: 120/70 R19
Rear tyres: 170/60 R17
Two-part framework Front suspension:
Telelever 37cm (travel 190 mm) Rear suspension:
WAD mono strut with paralever (travel 200 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum cast single-arm swingarm Tyres at the front: 120/70 R19
Rear tyres: 170/60 R17
Brakes
Floating double brake discs, Brembo 4-piston monobloc radial calipers (∅ 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc, Nissin double piston floating caliper (∅ 282 mm)
Double disc, 4-piston radial brake calipers (∅ 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake, double piston floating caliper (∅ 276 mm)
Travel instead of lawn
First class means that the British primarily mean high driving comfort. And first-class attachments such as the sensible extras or very powerful brakes. If you understand that, the tigers open up all the better. It's not suitable for best times, but who is?
Travel instead of racing. This is not even written down, but a clear recommendation. Whose riding style tends more in the direction of calm and fluid, can buy a bike tailored to him or her. By the way: The tigers are also suitable for short-legged ones thanks to the adjustable seat height, only weak-breasted the interested parties may not be – 271 kilos is not subject to entertainment tax as I said.
However, a test drive is still necessary, because there is something that Dietmar and I could not agree on: He – rather short upper body - found the windshield to be great, I – rather long torso – as not working. Once again it turns out that there is no one, the good wind protection for all despite electrically adjustable disc.
The test bike was provided to us by Triumph Hamburg.
One motorcycle, two opinions
And now, with so much light and so little shadow? Buy or not? Dietmar says it's too expensive for him (@Dietmar: Now among us, you won't have two years, at the latest then you've used it). ;) Otherwise, he is enthusiastic about what you can be, for all his objectivity. In any case, the recent revision would be reason enough to pay for the old model.Of course, I see it differently. The price is an argument at first glance, and BMW is struggling, especially with the extras. But the competition from Ducati or KTM is not much cheaper, so again this does not attract. First of all, it is too big for me, with my slightly short legs I don't even come up reasonably. Apart from that, the GS is just too perfect for me. I like it when my moped has to work, when I actively lead it and always come back a bit strenuous.
If someone told me that I had overlooked the fact that the BMW would have been driving autonomously all the time during the test - I would believe that.
Our thanks to Bergmann and Söhne for the loan of the BMW.
