Thursday, December 10, 2015
EICMA 2015: Triumph unveils 2016 Tiger Explorers
Triumph has unveiled six new motorcycles in its 2016 Tiger Explorer line-up at the EICMA show in Milan.
Just the like the different variants in the Tiger 800 line-up, the 2016 Tiger Explorers will also get different XR and XC variants – XR for on-road use and XC for off-road use. The entry level XR and XC variants will be equipped with WP suspension for 2016 year models, and the up-spec variants will include the XRx and XRt for pavement and the XCx and top of the line XCa for off-road adventure use.
All variants will be powered by an updated 1,215cc three-cylinder engine, now with more power and torque and with shaft final drive. Triumph says the 2016 Tiger Explorers will also get a clutch with a lighter pull.
The XCx, XCa, XRx and XRt will come equipped with a new, five-mode electronics package which includes semi-active suspension, with ABS and traction control which will work in association with an onboard computer, called the Inertial Measurement Unit.
The IMU will send the motorcycle movement data to help control the new cornering optimized ABS and traction control system. The base XR and XC models have standard mutli-channel switchable ABS and traction control but no high-end electronics.
The 2016 Tiger Explorers will also come with the Hill Hold Control feature, helping keep the bike from rolling back when starting on a steep incline. The 2016 Tiger Explorer will also have an electronically adjustable touring windscreen.
