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Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer vs Yamaha Tenere 700 ergonomics
Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer and Yamaha Tenere 700 land within a few ergonomic points for the default rider, so the better choice comes down to posture preference and bike category.
Fit verdict
Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
Yamaha Tenere 700
95Comfortable
All contacts reached
The two bikes are close enough that posture preference matters more than the overall score.
Rider fit: reaching the ground
The Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer has a 875 mm seat; the Yamaha Tenere 700 sits at 874 mm, within a few millimetres of each other. As a rule of thumb you flat-foot a bike when your inseam roughly matches its seat height: about 88 cm for the Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer and 87 cm for the Yamaha Tenere 700.
Geometry snapshot
| Spec | Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer | Yamaha Tenere 700 |
|---|---|---|
| Seat height | 875 mm | 874 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1,560 mm | 1,595 mm |
| Wet weight | 261 kg | 208 kg |
| Displacement | 1,160 cc | 689 cc |
Posture metrics
Knee angle
- Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer
- Sport (65.7 deg)
- Yamaha Tenere 700
- Sport (65.7 deg)
Hip angle
- Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer
- Neutral (99.5 deg)
- Yamaha Tenere 700
- Neutral (98.9 deg)
Elbow angle
- Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
- Yamaha Tenere 700
- Relaxed (143.3 deg)
Torso lean
- Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer
- Neutral (10.7 deg)
- Yamaha Tenere 700
- Neutral (11.2 deg)