![]() ![]() I can adjust my riding according to the conditions on the road in which I find myself. My Z900 does not have modes and I can, and indeed do, ride this bike in all weathers all year round quite happily. My Speed Twin is the first bike I have owned with riding modes and it is always in sport mode. Now I’m not a fan of riding modes, I don’t really think we need them on our bikes. All very easy and user friendly which is a great plus point in my opinion. There is a button on the left bar which you press to get to the mode you wish to change and then you use the toggle just below the button to change the mode. The XE has six modes, the sixth on being off-road pro “for extreme off-road riding and the toughest conditions.” The XC has five riding modes – road, rain, sport, rider-configurable, and off road mode which can be configured to suit your individual needs. Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC Gold Line Edition TFT Screen & Modes The XE model has the benefit of the latest Optimised Cornering ABS and Traction Control system. I didn’t find that the ABS cut in too early so all around, very impressive brakes. I found the brakes very smooth and were very responsive, so even with just the touch of the brakes, I found them to have great bite but very progressive. The XC has ABS, traction control and Ohlins suspension. It felt smooth to ride and flowed through the bends very nicely. The XC is very torquey and has a lot of low end grunt so it was quite happy to ride around town at low speeds and then really happy when you found an open road and opened it up. I had the XC for just over a week so I used that opportunity to ride the bike into work to see what it was like commuting and then, more often than not, I’d leave work and go for a ride so I could see what the Scrambler was like riding around town as well as on the open roads and, if I’m being honest, it was to find cake too □ ![]() I have to say that I am a fan of the parallel-twin engine, I love the sound when you start the bike up and I really love the noise when you open it up □ There’s definitely something about a twin! The engine is a 1200 cc liquid-cooled, 8 valve, SOHC, 270° crank angle parallel-twin which is Euro5 compliant delivering 89 bhp and 110 Nm of power and torque. Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC Gold Line Edition Engine Normally I sit on my bike and push it back which I am more comfortable doing. I could get the balls of my feet on the ground only and although this is okay when riding and stopped at, say, traffic lights etc., when trying to manoeuvre the bike in and out of the garage, I did find this difficult and found it easier to get off the bike and push is back. I have to say I would not want it to be any taller for me. So being 5’6” tall, I opted for the XC model with the seat height of 840mm. The Gold Line Editions of the Scrambler 1200 only come in one colour each – the XE comes in the rather funky Baja orange/silver and the XC (the one I had on loan) comes in a very nice carnival red/storm grey colour scheme with hand-painted gold lining and are only available for one year.
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