“With this Explorer being my third and the latest incarnation of the Tiger Explorer model it still is as exciting as ever to ride. I am still getting used to it in many respects, the handling, the power that is available, using different riding modes. To sum up.......I love it.”
“easy to ride, 50MPH + combined, little agricultural with the engine noise which can be drowned out with a good exhaust. Easy to work on and plenty of power”
“Bought the Triumph Explorer used with 10,000 miles on clock. Now ridden a further 9,000 miles with absolutely no problems. Just had 20k service as I'm going on trip to France. The service was really expensive (£600), ouch! Triumph actually say the bike should be serviced every 10,000 miles or one year. I guess most bikers would not get near 10k in a year.
My bike has loads of extras but the best ones for me are the bar risers . I'm 6'2" and these really are brilliant for long distance touring as is the high comfort seat (the original is not bad though).
On down side the engine is rattly even though it had the head and valves replaced before I bought it. The 2012 ones did suffer from this. However, there is no performance loss and the engine does not burn oil.
Both the BMW GS and KTM are excellent alternatives but the Triumph is certainly worth trying.”
“Everything I hoped it would be. There have been times when my bike's been in for a service and I've borrowed an 800 for the day. During these times I have briefly wondered if the 800 is a better 'all-rounder' i.e. zipping through traffic in town. The size and weight of the Explorer was a little daunting at first but from the very first moment I took a longer, more open-road trip I fell completely and irreversibly in love with it.
I've loved the look of the Explorer since the first time I saw it, and at 6'4" it feels like the most 'bespoke' bike I have ever ridden.
I feel a little bad for the bike that it's been dismissed in favor of the much more popular 800 and the subsequent 2015 relaunch, and I can only assume that it is in part for reasons stated above. I would have loved to have seen what changes could have been made but I can only assume Triumph have done their maths and decided that the 800 was/is the way forward.
I'm keeping mine. We've bonded. And I don't need to tell you what that means in terms of how I feel about it. Popular or not, it's now my bike, and I wouldn't swap her for all the tweaks and embellishments in the world.”
