Triumph Tiger 1200 XCa versus KTM 1290 Super Adventure
Triumph Tiger 1200 XCa
KTM 1290 Super Adventure
Year of construction / RRP / Test report
Competitors
- Equipment
- Comfort
- Cockpit & Operation
- Space
- Weight
Dimensions & Weight
Length : 2.230 mm Height : 1.540 mm
Seat : 855 mm
Weight : 271 (max: 485 ) kg
Length : 2.250 mm Height : 1.520 mm
Seat : 860 mm until : 875 mm
Weight : 253 kg
Engine
Displacement: 1.215 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 85 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Displacement: 1.301 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 108 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: X-Ring Kette
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: 160 HP at 8.750 U/Min
Torque: 140 NM bei 6.750 U/Min Tank contents: 30 Litre
Consumption: 6 l
Reach: 476 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
Lattice tube (chromium-molybdenum) Rear suspension:
Mono strut (travel 200 mm)
Rear suspension:
Two-arm swingarm
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 brake with floating brake calipers (∅ 320 mm) Rear brake
Single disc brake with floating brake caliper (∅ 267 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.
