Revealed: 2013 Triumph Trophy 1200

Leicestershire takes on Bavaria

Posted: 22 June 2012
by Visordown News
12lbs heavier than a Harley Davidson Wide Glide...

As worst kept secrets go, Triumph’s new 1200 Trophy possibly deserves its own trophy.

But now it’s a hushed secret no more. It's official. It will be launched into the market in September of this year. This is also the time when we find out how much it will cost. Our estimations put the pricing around £14,000 for the entry-level Trophy, aimed at BMW's K1600GT which is £15,495.00 OTR and the R1200RT at £12,595.00 OTR.

The Trophy shares the same 1215cc three-cylinder engine as the Tiger Explorer, but sixth gear will be at a higher ratio on the tourer. Service intervals have been set at 10,000 for minor and 20,000 for the major.

During the presentation Triumph revealed that they are aiming to sell only 2,500 of both models, globally in the first year.

We didn’t get the chance to ride the new bike at it’s unveiling in Austria today but we got to see it and listen to a presentation about its development, purpose and role within the market.

For now, here’s the official specification and a full gallery of the Triumph Trophy 1200.

TRIUMPH 1200 TROPHY/SE in italics

Engine and transmission

Engine: 1,215cc, three-cylinder four stroke. 12 valves, DOHC
Bore x stroke: 85 x 71.4mm
Fuelling: Ride-by-wire fuel injection
Exhaust: Stainless steel 3-1
Final drive: Shaft drive
Clutch: Wet multi-plate
Gearbox: Constant mesh six-speed
Oil capacity: Four litres

Chassis

Frame: Twin-spar aluminium beam
Swingarm: Single-sided cast aluminium with shaft drive
Front wheel: Cast aluminium five-spoke 17 x 3.5in
Rear wheel: Cast aluminium five-spoke 17 x 6.0in
Front tyre: 120/70 ZR17
Rear tyre: 190/55 ZR17
Front forks: WP USD with 130mm of travel and manually adjustable rebound damping. WP USD forks with 127mm of travel and electronically adjustable rebound damping sport/normal/comfort
Rear suspension: WP monoshock with remote oil reservoir, manually adjustable hydraulic preload, manually adjustable rebound damping and 120mm of travel. WP monoshock with remote oil reservoir, electronically adjustable hydraulic preload (1up, 1up+luggage, 2up) electronically adjustable rebound damping (sport, normal, comfort) 120mm of travel
Front brake: Twin 320mm rotors, twin Nissin four-piston calipers. Linked system - Rear brake pedal partially applies front brakes. Non-switchable ABS. Nissin 14mm master cylinder
Rear brake: Single 282mm disc, Nissin sliding twin-piston caliper. Non-switchable ABS
Instrument display: Analogue speedometer and tachometer with multi-function LCD display with ambient light-level compensation. LCD display is for trip info (x2) gear position, fuel gauge, distance to empty, service indicator, clock, ambient temp, frost warning and heated grips/seats display. Dash also features headlight adjustment, hazard warning button, cruise control function. TPMS status, TES status, audio functions

Dimensions and capacities

Length: 2,235mm (87.9in)
Width: 975mm (38.4in)
Height: 1,435mm (56.5in)
Seat height: 800-820mm (31.5 – 32.3in)
Wheelbase: 1,542mm (60.7in)
Rake/trail: 27 degrees, 119mm
Fuel tank: 26 litres (6.9 US gals)
Weight: 301kgs (662lbs)
Pannier capacity: 31 litres each (8.2 US gals)
Pannier max load: 10kgs (22lbs)

Performance

Max power: 134PS/132bhp/99KW @ 8,900RPM
Max torque: 120Nm/89ft/lbs

Features and benefits

Coded key immobiliser.
Ride by wire throttle.
Linked brakes.
Non switchable ABS.
Electronically adjustable screen with memory function.
Sealed, automatically locking storage binnacle with integrated 12V socket.
Underseat storage.
Rider and pillion 12v sockets.
Self-cancelling indicators with manual over-ride.
Cruise control.
Switchable Traction Control – always default to ‘on’.
Dedicated D-lock storage under seat.
Quick release mountings for accessory tank bag.
Dedicated sat-nav mounting point.
Electronically adjustable headlamp.
Centre stand.
Audio system, TPMS, TES, 2x 20 Watt speakers with digital signal processing and three band (bass, mid, treble) equalisation with automatic volume control.
USB port with flash drive and MP3 compatability.
iPhone and iPod compatability.
FM/MW/AM radio with 15 presets per band.
RDS functionality.
TA capability.
Auxiliary input to allow sat nav to be played through speakers.
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR providing output to two headsets using A2DP profile.
Incoming phone call support.
Low voltage detection (automatic shut down to protect battery)


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Hugh Williams
So why are short legged people NOT catered for again?

Posted: 22/06/2012 at 23:08


Paul Greenfield
Looks wise, shows Q’s from the Pan European and the R1200RT I’m sure it will be put together with Triumphs obvious build qualities and materials, it will probably be able to deliver an engaging ride if required or a sit back and cruise style if preferred, looks like it has an appetite for mile munching and I’m sure it’ll taste real good on this!

Posted: 23/06/2012 at 09:28


Poucher
They say that "Imitation is the scincerest form of flattery" well this just shows that Triumph can only copy the existing BMW RT.

Poor effort, 3 out of ten, how about trying to develop your own brand style Triumph instead of just copying everything that BMW make??

Posted: 23/06/2012 at 18:24


gunshot72
What? Triumph's build quality sucks. My brand new Street Triple R had a wonky rear wheel and headlight lenses that cracked because of, wait for it...headlight bulbs.

Posted: 23/06/2012 at 20:37


Mike F 7
Close to seven hundred pounds? No thanks.

Posted: 23/06/2012 at 23:55


Hog Tied
Glad to hear you fellas don't like it.. that way I won't have to see you coming at me every time I turn a corner on mine.

Posted: 24/06/2012 at 00:48


John G.
I was thinking why arnt tall people catered for,I need 820-840 seat height

Posted: 24/06/2012 at 00:57


sexdrugs'n'rockingmole
Vacancy - Triumph Motorcycle designer

Essential:
Copy of BMW motorcycle brochure
Tracing paper

Desirable:
Own pencil

Posted: 24/06/2012 at 15:18


Luther Garcia
Because its impossible to build a large bike with serious carrying capacity, ground clearance for performance handling, which doesn't look like a scooter when it's designed for the 5% of the market who are shorter than 5.9.
When I weighed 260lbs I suppose I could have complained they made the 675 Daytona for little people.
Get over it. Bikes are designed around performance needs, the components they have, and the average demographics of the target market.
I have a friend who is a "little person". He would love to have a motorcycle. Despite all our efforts, nothing fits. That's life.

Posted: 24/06/2012 at 15:31


Robert Greig
photo 9 of 16 - place hands on bars what the heck are you expected to see in those mirrors aside from your own knuckles?

Posted: 24/06/2012 at 22:26


Mark Hollingshead
Really?
It looks like a cross between a R1200 and a Pan - and that's taken to be a bad thing? What do you want - a set of antlers? Ankle socks on the forks? Lights on the end of stalks?

Motorcycle = 2 wheels, engine between wheels, seat above, steering in front of engine, exhaust below...

How many ways can you change a design ?

Tourer - Large engine, shaft drive, barn door sized fairing blah.
Same with sports bikes or with Adventure bikes - function defines form and design.

If you want to see identikit bikes - look at all Harleys and their V-Twin clones.

If triumph used exactly the same engine as an R1200 I might agree with you - but I bet there will be no doubt which you are on once you get going. And I bet if they are parked next to each other - all anyone will talk about is the differences.

Posted: 25/06/2012 at 10:54


Jerry Bloch
If your eatimates of price are accurate, we are looking at an almost $22,000 for the standard model (which reportedly will not be offered in the USA). If that is true than the K1600GT is a bargin. If they price like the Explorer, they will undoubtedly,out sell their first year run.With all the talk on all the fourms of an RT clone and a high price point could kill it off before it gets on the boat. Well I guess that there is no way around it there is a BMW in my future or perhaps a FJR1400. Money talks ans BS walks.

Posted: 25/06/2012 at 16:31


splendid
What Mark Hollingshead said = good call.
Rest of you are fan boys or anti.
Triumph bikes are no BMW copies, Yes the fairings may be of a similar style which is a shrewd marketing ploy as I am sure Triumph wish to target their european competion first. I dont see any of you accusing honda, yamaha, kawasaki or suzuki of copying each other, why is that when they make clones across all classes of bike?
Fact is under the fairing Triumphs are nothing like BMWs and are certainly less similar than the Japs are to each other.

Personally I think the new trophy is fugly but then so is the BMW, Japs do a better styling job with this class of bike thats for sure but then these bikes are going to be used by high mileage bikers rather than weekend posers, whom I would take an educated guess are more interested how the bike is to ride than what they look like.

Posted: 26/06/2012 at 09:08


rgtay
Looks a cracker to me, I can't wait to try one.
But why is everyone comparing to BMW, to me the top half fairing looks Honda, all the rest Kawasaki inspired (T & K have cooperated technically before)
Looks very wide across the main fairing for just 3 cyls though? I wonder how the dimensions compare to my GTR1400.
Equipment level looks superb but I'll have to try some penis enlargement ointment on my left thumb to reach all those buttons!

Posted: 26/06/2012 at 14:59


User 81018
For a tourer MPG is important, strange Triumph don't give figures for this.

Posted: 26/06/2012 at 16:48


RAZERS
BEST COMMENT HERE

Posted: 26/06/2012 at 17:28


Tribal-Wolf
It will probably be a nice bike. I owned a '02 plate 1200 4cyl Trophy and it was a nice bike but a chain on a tourer is just nuts. Looking at the photo it looks out of proportion, like the lights and front of the fairing have been magnified. I hope it looks more normal in the flesh. I found with the old Trophy that the gearbox was a bit agricultural and the engine sounded like a diesel at idle but it was massively over-engineered so was very strong. I keep reading about Triumph's build quality but in my experience it's not so good, trims go brittle quickly, bolts fur up and things drop off too but the do have character but then so did Mussolini lol.

Posted: 26/06/2012 at 20:47


Tribal-Wolf
I did mean a chain on the old bike.

Posted: 26/06/2012 at 20:47


chip haehnel
Such a variety of world class bikes! whot is hogidavidson done for me lately? Triumph is certainly coming on strong.

Posted: 26/06/2012 at 21:14


Gideon Nisbet
I like Mark Hollingshead's suggestion. A pair of antlers would be fantastic.

Posted: 27/06/2012 at 07:14


Freddie Tangolo
The brush ally fairing section even seem to minic the BMW's cylinder heads...??

British design is

Posted: 27/06/2012 at 17:00


Freddie Tangolo
The brush ally fairing section even seem to minic the BMW's cylinder heads...??

Posted: 27/06/2012 at 17:01


Kevan Cubbon
Triumph build quality? In my recent experience not really something to boast about.....

Posted: 28/06/2012 at 16:15


Geoff Cooper
What I'd like to know is mpg?
Oh and does it have decent lights?
A new design like this should have HID.

Posted: 29/06/2012 at 13:55


moko
Triumph build quality seems to have gone into reverse in recent years...and they're not overly keen to settle warranty claims without an argument either.

Posted: 02/07/2012 at 00:00


kneed2ride
I think it looks great. I do hope however, that the build quality is going to satisfy the rather fussy potential buyers (including myself, hopefully)that it will be aimed at. I have to say that I've not had any problems with the three Triumphs I've owned so far. The same can't be said for my last machine, a Moto Guzzi.
Perhaps we will even see British police forces equipped with a British motorcycle at last!

Posted: 09/07/2012 at 19:17


Quim Psthreee
Triumph grabbed a bmw r1200rt and put on it an engine of this century, so what? Clever people.

Posted: 09/07/2012 at 23:32


Bob Parker 2
Triumph build quality is laughable and while the warranty department is headed by Mark Swepson you will have to fight hard for any corrosion related claims, as Triumph believe their bikes have the best resistance to corrosion on the market. If it corrodes its the owners fault for not following the instructions in the handbook on how to clean the bike. Its never down to Triumphs penny pinching when they manufacture the bikes.

Posted: 12/07/2012 at 10:31


Roy Wyss
I have owned an America, rocket roadster, bonnie, I have a thunderbird storm, a 800 tiger and i have ordered a new trophy. I have almost never had any issues with quality, warranty or anything else . I have considered other brands.

Having owned Harley,suzuki, honda, kawasaki,bmw and a host of others none have been as good as this current batch from Triumph.

My only real issues have been poor Dealer fitted accessories, poor quality after market products and i wasn't happy with the paint colour on my Storm. Triumph took all the painted parts and replaced them under warranty (my black had a reddish thing happening)

Well done Triumph !

Posted: 19/08/2012 at 20:56


Roger Williams
I'm still riding my 1998 Trophy 1200 and would never want to trade it for this artificially looking, edgy space ship based on BMW design. No thanks.

Posted: 30/08/2012 at 15:00


Keith Wilton
I have had a Trophy, 3 Sprints, a Bonneville American and A Thruxton Bonneville
My American is 02 and it still looks like new! The Thruxton is a year old and is immaculate still!
All the bikes I have owned have had excellent build quality. It all depends on how you look after a bike!
Some people enjoy bashing our industries, no wonder we have nothing left! I could tell a thing or two about BMW mototcycles!!

Posted: 15/09/2012 at 20:13

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