FINALLY! TRIUMPH TF250X TEST BIKE: THE WRAP
Within the conclude! Now we comprise a Triumph TF250X check bike. It’s been six months since we were invited to Florida for the introduction of this bike. Triumph made a enormous splash on the time; your entire magazines (all three of them), your entire web sites (maybe a half dozen), your entire social media influencers (a pair of zillion) and even some podcast media were invited for two days of riding. From that, a pair of dozen ziggabytes of allege changed into generated for the unique bike, all favorable. For many of these outlets, that changed into all they wished. We wished beyond regular time on the bike, however delays across the availability chain forced us to support until now.
Our preliminary impact changed into favorable too, and we make no apologies for that. We belief the vitality and suspension were within the hunt, that it changed into light and cornered neatly. But without other 250s for recount comparison, it changed into arduous to be sure. First ingredient we did when we got a check bike of our have changed into weigh it. On our digital scale, it’s 221 kilos without gasoline. For comparison, the 2025 Honda is 219 and the 2025 KTM 250SX-F is 225. We belief it felt light and it’s; to this level so appropriate. Then we dropped it off at Educated Circuit for a dyno check. They reported that the Triumph changed into lackluster down low and realistic on high when put next with other bikes within the class. But, they additionally felt it could per chance maybe presumably per chance increase with time. Our bike changed into effect unique on the time, so we determined no longer to post these numbers but. We’ll strive another time in a pair of weeks.
Since then we have about 10 hours on the TF250X and it’s, certainly, making improvements to with every bound. We peaceable without a doubt feel that low-conclude and mid-vary vitality is its most provocative weak point. The Honda and KTM 250s we have had alongside for comparison are both far stronger until you without a doubt accumulate the Triumph singing. On high, the TF250X is a small stronger than the Honda, however the KTM is the horsepower champ to this level. On the handlebar you can also merely comprise four buttons; open support, two maps, traction support a watch on and Quickshift. Each person most neatly-liked design two (light on). There were no real defenders of traction support a watch on. Most folk worship Quickshift, however the transferring on our check bike is terribly, very stiff. Confidently, that will spoil in as neatly.
We peaceable bask in the total going thru. It gave the impact splendid with the rear conclude place up increased than we customarily worship. For many riders, we ended up at around 100mm of sag. The bike is peaceable very fetch. General, the suspension is unquestionably on the subtle aspect. It’s plush, however faster riders can struggle thru the lope without complications. We aren’t loopy relating to the Pirelli tires or the stock gearing, both. Evidently KTM rear sprockets are a splendid match, so our subsequent transfer is so that you’ll want to per chance add two enamel to the rear and look if that will pronounce it to existence. We additionally mighty within the distinctive overview that the gearbox changed into very gappy; specifically 2nd to 3rd and 3rd to fourth. Lower gearing could presumably per chance also merely peaceable support that.
Obviously, we peaceable comprise a amount of testing to complete. But we peaceable without a doubt feel the TF250X is within the hunt. It’s wonderful to us that Triumph could presumably presumably land their first ever motocross bike so shut to the tip of the class. We peaceable haven’t dominated it out because the 250F of the 365 days, however we know your entire class is going to be tighter and more durable than ever. Defend tuned.
GLEN HELEN NEWS
Is there going to be a National MX at Glen Helen ever another time? No person is aware of, however this episode of the Gypsy Tales podcast with Bud Feldcamp and Lori Wilson provides you with a small extra perception on the explanations we are where we are. Give it a listen.
IN THE NEXT ISSUE
Within the October, 2024 print model of Dust Bike there are a pair of tales that are worth looking ahead to. One is written by none other than Gunnar Lindstrom. Little-identified truth: Gunnar changed into as soon as the editor of Dust Bike Journal. In this tale he recounts the tragic sage of The US’s final immense grime bike, the Highland.
THE GREATEST GENERATION
Recently, there’s been some focus on of generational expertise in motocross; who is and who isn’t. Within the October discipline, Tom Webb lays the discipline to leisure with the list authoritative list of 10 10 generations of real expertise.
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