Triumph Tiger

[Xtr33m3]

The 07 Triumph Tiger from UK looks very smart and is now in Singapore

 

Anyone here riding this 07 model in Singapore ? What is it like ? FC, Handling, Performance etc ?

 

http://www.webbikeworld.com/triumph-tiger/...iumph-tiger.htm

[Al-Simmons]

don't think there is one on the road...

or even bring it in here..

 

the specs looks very tempting...

read from sources that the bike is quite hot in europe

[floppy]

Originally posted by Al-Simmons@May 08, 2007 02:14 pm

don't think there is one on the road...

or even bring it in here..

 

the specs looks very tempting...

read from sources that the bike is quite hot in europe

on the road or not? not sure.

bringing it to singapore? yes, it will be here. check with mah (may have reached already).

[mamat]

Talked to Dylan from Mah pte ltd .he said its $29800 otr.Comes with ABS and side panniers.Go check it out

[paithorn]

any idea of the FC of this bike?

[desewer]

I checked with Mah PL on the Tiger 1050. It has not been homologated for Singapore roads yet. There are 02 Tiger 1050s on display at Mah PL 2nd floor showroom.

 

The price they quoted me was $29,800. That's close to $30k smackeroos!

 

Anyway, the old Tigers were built for dual-purpose, if I'm not wrong. The new one was built for more road usage, which explains the 120/70 and 180/55 tyre sizes. Most Tiger riders in the EU used their bikes on the asphalt more than on dirt, which is why Triumph decided to engineer it better for the roads.

 

FC wise, I think it would do maybe 17-18 km/l, much like their other models. My S3 runs at 17km/l.

[paithorn]

Thanks for the info but I guess the FC is still a guess....let me try to get some European forumners to solicit some info....

[Harley777]

Surprised to hear that the 07' Tigers are not homologated yet..could be agent wants to adopt a "see what's the interest is like" attitude first. Neways, was pretty impressed by the spec sheet and initial impressions of the 07' Tiger...especially in jet black or white. Good spread of torque from way down attributed to the engines triple layout, comfy ride all day long position and strong brakes to boot. Sounds like a canyon carver ..but for $30k's a lot of other choices avail IMHO...eg. fully prepped Fazer anyone...??

[desewer]

Well, of course for that kinda money you could probably buy a Jap tourer with full mods, e.g. exhausts, carbon etc etc.

 

I still say that the Jap bikes lack character. The Jap bikes can probably go faster, run longer, etc etc but they're all the same; v-twins or inline fours. Once you've seen one you've seen them all.

[paithorn]

Well, of course for that kinda money you could probably buy a Jap tourer with full mods, e.g. exhausts, carbon etc etc.

 

I still say that the Jap bikes lack character. The Jap bikes can probably go faster, run longer, etc etc but they're all the same; v-twins or inline fours. Once you've seen one you've seen them all.

 

 

well said !!!

[civicblade]

Not really true for Triumph.. Triumph isn't a pace setter as compared to other continental makes like BMW and Ducati.

 

Triumph has been lagging behind the japanese and italian counterparts for innovative and exciting bikes for some time.

 

The new tiger, on first look might look really trick. With the upside down forks, radial calipers and high mount mufflers... talking about mass centralisation, Yamaha did it right with the TDM.

 

Do you really need all these for the roads? I'll rather have a much lighter overall package that weighs in dry at 180kg than to have those fancy stuffs.

 

imagine at 200kg dry, if you include accessories and hard luggages, it might add up to 240kg. Of course, compared to the Varadero, the tiger is the Kate Moss equivalent.

 

Peak power looks good at 114bhp but it is attained at the relatively high engine rev of 9400rpm. i'll trade 14bhp for 80-85lb.ft of torque with a flatter torque curve and peak bhp at around 7k rpm

 

Good thing about the 17inch front and rear.. makes it a lot easier to put on sticky road and sports tyre for the die-hard canyon carvers. Good for track use too.

 

I have not tried the new tiger, looking at the price, it would seems like it will be a long time before I can afford a used one. Anyway the above comments were made only on tiger paper specifications compared to previous big dual sports (vara, v-strom, tdm, freewind) that I have ridden.

[civicblade]

Not really true for Triumph.. Triumph isn't a pace setter as compared to other continental makes like BMW and Ducati.

 

Triumph has been lagging behind the japanese and italian counterparts for innovative and exciting bikes for some time.

 

The new tiger, on first look might look really trick. With the upside down forks, radial calipers and high mount mufflers... talking about mass centralisation, Yamaha did it right with the TDM.

 

Do you really need all these for the roads? I'll rather have a much lighter overall package that weighs in dry at 180kg than to have those fancy stuffs.

 

imagine at 200kg dry, if you include accessories and hard luggages, it might add up to 240kg. Of course, compared to the Varadero, the tiger is the Kate Moss equivalent.

 

Peak power looks good at 114bhp but it is attained at the relatively high engine rev of 9400rpm. i'll trade 14bhp for 80-85lb.ft of torque with a flatter torque curve and peak bhp at around 7k rpm

 

Good thing about the 17inch front and rear.. makes it a lot easier to put on sticky road and sports tyre for the die-hard canyon carvers. Good for track use too.

 

I have not tried the new tiger, looking at the price, it would seems like it will be a long time before I can afford a used one. Anyway the above comments were made only on tiger paper specifications compared to previous big dual sports (vara, v-strom, tdm, freewind) that I have ridden.

[paithorn]

thanks for sharing yr views bro...