Spy pics of 2007 Tiger

[Tri2Fly]

Actual looks of the bike are a matter of taste. Guess the steamer owners had a similarly hard time adjusting to the Girly looks as the Girly owners now have to the 2007 looks (any nicknames out there yet?).

T-Strom?



3-Strom?

[GatorTiger]

T-Strom?



3-Strom?

shorT-circuit?  :twisted:

[german]

Apparently Triumph wants to go out of the off road / road sector with the Tiger 07.

I think they want to compete directly with the Ducati Multistrada.

[BykBoy]

Apparently Triumph wants to go out of the off road / road

That would be a good move for them.



The "Adventure" segment of the motorcycle world is relatively small, and it will be harder and harder for Triumph to compete in. KTM seams to be the clear leader off road in that segment. I doubt any Tiger can compete with it's off road capabilities. The Tiger can not compete with the KTM 950 SE and BMW HP2 in  the "super-thumper" class either. Nor can it compete with the 1200GS/A image - whether or not it can compete with it on the road is a different issue...  And finally, the V-Strom is just as good as the big cat at the low end of the price range. No real place for a triple in this twin dominated class... And a small class at that...



Looks to me like Triumph is trying to create a niche for the Tiger in a much larger segment of the market. This segment has more potential buyers and seems to be growing in popularity. Just look at what they are doing in the 600 (4s) - 750 (twins) segment with the 675 Daytona. Still a small slice, but of a bigger pie...

[thx1158]

May well be that they are moving to a more road oriented bike. I think that they are making a msitake if that is the direction by styling the 07 like they did based on the spy shots.

[tiger feet]

I hope that Triumph have realised what they're up against by moving sectors with the New Tiger?

There's some strong competition and most of it is non Japanese, much the same as it's current competition!

The number of people who actually take Tigers 'off tarmac' is quite a small percentage of the total sales I'd wager?

We'll soon know if they've got it right or not though?



Best regards,



Tiger Feet.

[Jim S]

Here's my opinion, I cover less than 5% of my milage offroad, butI need that option, hence I bought a dual sport. The bike fills my needs. People buy Range rovers but never venture offroad that often, others buy Subaru Imprezas  but never rally them, they just WANT them! It's the ethos, Ford sold millions of Escorts on the back of their RS Rally sport. It's an ethos thing!



Europe has a huge dual sport market and the UK are also starting to go down that road due to the speed cameras popping up everywhere, sports bikes are licence losers.  First time bikers buying up all round bikes such as Bandits, Fazers and Hornets are a limited market and as Triumph already have a bike covering that market, the speed triple, I don't understand the direction they're taking the Tiger. The new one looks like a faired Bandit or Fazer to me.



BMW have the best selling dual sport in the world right now, not my taste but their gain was KTM's loss due to TV with "the long way round". The KTM is far too focussed offroad for me, Honda's Varadero too on road, happy medium? The Triumph Tiger, a beautifully mannered bike on the road with offroad capabilities, well, dirt tracks any way. It fills my needs for now, although Honda are allegedly producing a replacement for the Africa Twin next year, more power, but with the XRV traits might be worth a look. If not, I'll keep my Triumph. A less offroad biased Triumph will lose my vote.

[3Rider]

Very thoughtful posts all. I'm surprised, however, that the thread has gone on this long without someone saying the word Supermoto. While the current bike is more to my tastes, the north american press are wetting themselves over KTM's supermoto version of the Adventure, Ducati is doing the same, and I think Triumph is being financially wise by following the fickle masses. Again, the press over here only gave the Tiger good reviews after Triumph gave it a street set-up; here, they're accepting this advice and applying it to the styling. It's in the supermoto category that the new bike will be judged, I'm guessing, and the only way to know for sure will be to learn more about the suspension.



But to the extent we can judge a bike by its clutch cover, I too prefer my '99, 855 engine and all.

[Flying Tiger]

I really don't know the business end of manufacturers, but since Triumph doesn't have a Supermoto catagory to speak of, couldn't they create one and still keep the Adventure Tourer (trailie) model line also?  The Tiger really fills the niche that BMW and KTM don't fill.  A tralie TRIPLE thats lighter (than BMW), very manuverable and is very at home on fire roads and the highway with very little modification.  IMHO it really manuvers like a heavier version of my old Yamaha XT 600.



I think the 1050 triple motor would make  a fantastic super motard.  It's just a great motor that can do a wide range of motorcycle applications.



Triumphs R&D should approach the top executives and convince them to have both a Super Motard  line AND keep on improving the Tiger as an Adventure Tourer and keeping and encouraging the aftermarketers with the ability to still make it a heavy duty trailie for the real off road applications.  If they drastically change the Tiger too much, they lose that off road ablility totally.



http://www.touratech-usa.com/shop/eurob ... 3966EB2010 (http://www.touratech-usa.com/shop/eurobikes.lasso?SubCat=Tiger&-session=touratech:2057FBC03181B51F4E5B2C3966EB2010)



I'd really like to see both bikes (Trailie and Super Motard) on the Triumph showroom floor for 2007.

[BIG BILL]

From the non exhaust side it looks like any other Jap bike (Fazer CBF ) Spring to mind, Have Triumph lost it ?

Who wants a Bike as ugly as sin?

Smaller tank harder seat fast as F**k But a Sunny Day 1hr Tool.

Buy a Yamaha Xt660

Yes you could give the sportsters a run for there money but why? You can now.

The Tiger name is all about dual purpose, Now its a Super motad Not a BMW beater.



Well that's my Moan



They have gone to far

BIG BILL

[Chris Canning]

I couldn't be bothered waiting for Triumph to build a Supermoto,so i built my own 4 years ago,decent wheels,decent brakes,decent rubber,i've no problem with concept it'll sell loads,the actuall design of the 07??? Mmmm!!!!