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2013 Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Touring vs. 2013 Triumph Explorer - Video If we learned one thing during last year’s  Adventure-Touring Shootout , it’s that A-T bikes make great sport-tourers. With amenities such as cruise control, traction control, ABS, heated grips and seats, lockable/removable hard luggage, etc., A-T bikes oftentimes differ from their sport-touring counterparts only by way of styling, wind protection and suspension travel. At $15,700 Triumph’s adventure-touring Explorer is only $190 less than our recent Sport-Touring shootout  winner, the Yamaha FJR1300. Upon further inspection we find that the Explorer’s curb weight (adjusted for equal fuel capacity) is only 59 pounds lighter than the FJR. With all this in mind we figured a comparison between the very streetable Explorer and the reigning king of the adventure-sport-tourers, Ducati’s Multistrada 1200 S Tourer, was in order. Pounding out 111.7 horsepower at 9000 rpm and 74.6 ft-lb of torque at ...