how does triumph tiger Explorer compare to super tenere?

[Donk]

Oh ya, there's that!

 

[Abercrombie tenere]

This is a timely thread as I try to figure out what to replace my deer destroyed 2012 Tenere. I loved my Tenere but always wondered about the Explorer or KTM1190.

 

[Donk]

I looked real hard at the KTM before deciding on the S10. I was backed off the KTM because of a few things. The limited number of dealers, the high cost of maintenance, and being dealer dependent for warranties on a complex bike. I might have felt more comfortable if the bike had been out for a while or if I knew of any high mileage bikes. Both my Explorer and S10 have been trouble free as has every Triumph I've owned previously.

 

[Somerset]

You've done well Donk. I think I've been unlucky with Triumph. I've owned 3 and they've all let me down in one way or another. Talking to others I think I have been a bit unlucky.

I really enjoyed my KTM950A it was a great bike but with a plank of wood for a saddle. The new KTM does look more comfortable but the cooking of your legs and knackers seems to be a problem that has not been addressed since 2005.

 

[Donk]

So far I've been very lucky with the Explorer, no problems at all. I sometimes feel as if the sword of Damocles is hanging over my head. My friend that convinced me to buy an Explorer has been through 2 so far, a '13 and a '14. One was a nightmare, the other worse.
I didn't know about the KTM heat problems until after I decided on the S10. The Explorer is hot enough for me and spending most of my time in Florida heat issues are a real issue! That and the few other minor issues with the KTM have convinced me I made the right choice with the S10. I will gladly give away 7500-10,000 rpm for rock solid reliability.

 

[oldbear]

Guys, guys, guys, please don't feed the Troll.....Note the very few posts the author has made and that the are all "anti-S10".......Looks like a troll, walks like a troll....You know the rest. ::021::

 

[Somerset]

I'm sorry I'm not aware of the troll feeding to which you refer and, hence, I know not the "rest". Therefore, as I feel troll feeding is not something that might interest me, I will not bother to ask what the Dickens you are talking about and revert back to the thread content; after all I would not like to just add a load of twaddle onto a thread I have no interest in but can't help typing something on because I have nothing better to do.

That would be akin to trying to find said troll and a waste of my fairly tale life.

 

[Somerset]

Donk, I know what you mean about the sword over the head and, I think it may well have been my reason for parting but I do hope you never feel the edge.

I'm pleased you're happy with your explorer, a lot of my friends are too, and hope you have many more trouble free miles on it.

 

[Donk]

I like the Explorer, I love the S10. IMO the S10 is just more fun to ride.

 

[Ramseybella]

I like the Explorer, I love the S10. IMO the S10 is just more fun to ride.

I agree but Triumph mechanics are few in the states and the Yamaha just fits right in the middle of road and dirt.
It is like a Jeep with two wheels it doesn't do everything nothing does, but what it does do it does it in spades. ::026::
I road both and owned the 1050 Road tiger.
I owned the 900 /885 1998 Tiger and feel Triumph lost it after the change from the mid millennium to the present, no more Brits building them.

 

[Donk]

Triumph seem to have some growing pains with the 1200. The Brits are building those. Only the Bonneville and some smaller bikes are built in Thailand. The Thai bikes have been problem free. Go figure

 

[ExTriumphExp]

Triumph seem to have some growing pains with the 1200. The Brits are building those. Only the Bonneville and some smaller bikes are built in Thailand. The Thai bikes have been problem free. Go figure

spot on donk, I went round the factory in January, I dont need to "go figure" especially since I now have the S10 ;D

I think they have a bit to learn, or possibly more accurately some of them have a bit to learn. One of the project managers who dealt with me was very professional & very much a triumph man through & through, I wish them the best of luck. I think they have a good record in staff retention (generally) from what i hear on the grape vine ( I live quite close) maybe some of the guys with" couldnt give a damn" type attitude are taking there jobs for granted.

 

[Ramseybella]

They should be sent out the door!!
My 1050 Tig was assembled in T-land, most of the parts machined in UK then shipped.
The only issue I had was the two Shifter linkage components coming apart.
I do love the darn Triumph bikes nothing but pure hooliganism.. ::013::