what a great thread...all the usual fools spouting rubbish justifying why they made the best decision...
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I actually ended up buying an Explorer It`s really good and I like it
It's a bloody sight better looking than any 1200GS
what a great thread...all the usual fools spouting rubbish justifying why they made the best decision...
whatever
5 - everyone else's bike is rubbish.
Same hereGetting around 220 miles to a tank on mine. Even on the motorway that's 3 hours and I'll be needing to stop and stretch my legs and probably have a leak by then too. Can't imagine needing to go further at a time...
And what use was that, if I may ask? Touring? Trail-riding? Enduro?
Well that's all fine and dandy and nothing would please Roynie more than proving that the Triumph Explorer is more than a match for my beloved GS. However, when it comes down to it and we're sat here planning our next big trip, the Explorer is a big unknown. Yes, Triumph did run an off road test from Malaga to the Sahara and back, but a lot of that was on tarmac. Not sure that I'd want to trust all that road-centred comfort and gadgetry in the wilds of Mongolia.
If the cap fits ...
Would you want to trust a modern canbus fuel injected gs in mongolia? Or would you go for a honda / yam preferably small with carbs
? Modern gs like explorers are far too complicated to risk in the third world imo
It's nothing to do with tank range - it's just that fat people prefer a bigger bike 'cos it makes them look thinner
any one else had my problem on there 1200xc 14 plate,under 7000 miles and now having a new crank,crank cases and more .
Since April 2012 I've had 4 new large capacity adventure style bikes.
1... April 2012 to June 2013 R1200 gs tc
2... June 2013 to July 2014 R1200gs wc te.
3... July 2014 to August 2015 Moto Guzzi Stelvio NTX
4... August 2015 to present Triumph 1200 Explorer.
Each and every one of them has been a great bike in it's own way, but each has had it's own limitations or weaknesses.
GS twin cam..what a great bike... well built...reasonable performance... handled well... fully loaded felt little difference to an unloaded bike.
Really did have that go anywhere feel... maybe should have kept it ?
1200 wc te...Fairly quick... handled well...great brakes....could be properly chucked about even on gnarly back roads...finish was poor... semi active suspension stopped being semi active.... could not live with the gearbox/clutch really spoilt an otherwise great bike as did the quality of finish.
Guzzi Stelvio....A long time since I'd felt this way about a bike....Handled great...great brakes...performance, even handling was not affected no matter how much weight was piled on it. Boy oh boy was it soulful and really got under your skin. Sadly it just did lack a little, quite a lot actually in the performance stakes, which is why in the end it went, but I've no doubt I'll have another.
Explorer...Handles very very well...stonking engine... finish looks very good....brakes good but not outstanding...suspension great on the fast A roads and good B roads, a bit firmish on the back roads.
Overall for me, the Explorer is most probably the best overall package and is only Ohlins suspension and Brembo brakes away from being the perfect package...I am missing the Stelvio though.
Steve