Been doing some digging today,blimey Triumph do a good job of keeping their cards close too their chest,it does exist but anything more than that phewww.
So what is meant by Sport Tiger Chris? A big 1200 XC? Or a 1200 version of the 1050? Or a road version (standard naked) of the 800?
Quote from: Bixxer Bob on November 06, 2012, 03:59:40 PM
So what is meant by Sport Tiger Chris? A big 1200 XC? Or a 1200 version of the 1050? Or a road version (standard naked) of the 800?
In the Explorer section!!!!
Come on boys this pretty old hat,look at the date of the postings,but Triumph are playing a cute game,it does exist and is coming to production I've had that proven too me,but not a lot else.
http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/New-bikes/2012/March/mar0212-triumph-tiger-sport-1050-spied/
So belongs in the Roadie section?
To be honest it passed me by but it looks like a naked Sprint.
Doesn't belong anywhere till it officially exists,just bike talk,and when it does it'll be a different animal because my guess it'll come with a 130hp motor to match the Multistrada so it won't be sharing many parts with the 1050 Tiger as you can see by the photo,but that is only a test mule,so it could be even different from that if Triumph have a rush of blood to the head like they did with Explorer.
Quote from: Chris Canning on November 06, 2012, 05:31:51 PM
In the Explorer section!!!!
oops !
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The only major down side,the guy I was talking too wasn't sure about suspension,he was amused when he mentioned electric and the blood drained out of my face,they can stick that stuff were the sun don't shine.
In seeing this post, the images from the article looked a lot like the 2012 SE I sat on at MCC in Chicago last week...... I wish they had showroom images.....
http://www.teammcc.com/new_vehicle_detail.asp?sid=8983791E-03X11K16K2012J1I44I58JPMQ1932R0&veh=260429&pov=2494090
Due out next spring I was informed.
Getting an itch in the wallet.
http://www.ashonbikes.com/content/triumph-tiger-sport
:thumbsup finally got just about everything I wished it had from new, except the extra power, it doesn't really need that :pimp looks to be positioned closer to where the old ST Sprint was.
I'll be interested in a test ride thats for sure,exactly how quick it is will be is the acid test,my 955 is as quick as a stock 1050,but on Italian motorways I was near the limit on the old 955,in fact I came up against a few turbo diesel cars that I couldn't hang on.
Quote from: Chris Canning on January 13, 2013, 09:49:49 PM
I'll be interested in a test ride thats for sure,exactly how quick it is will be is the acid test,my 955 is as quick as a stock 1050,but on Italian motorways I was near the limit on the old 955,in fact I came up against a few turbo diesel cars that I couldn't hang on.
Not wrong there. I was left standing by one of those V10 Toureg things. Kin'ell that thing flew.
I like the look of that new Tiger1050Sport. If I were to give up dirt roads that would be high on my list.
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Not wrong there. I was left standing by one of those V10 Toureg things. Kin'ell that thing flew.
I like the look of that new Tiger1050Sport. If I were to give up dirt roads that would be high on my list.
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That V10 is engineering porn, the W12 even more so. Wouldn't even try keeping up with either.
Do like the look of the new sport........I can feel stirrings awakening!
The new big Jags are quick pdf the mark too, for being such big lumps. I really struggled to keep up with one recently on the Thruxton, so I went and fixed the Thruxton :hat10
The Sport is going to be too quick for my needs, that's why I sold the Striple but it does look a lot better, more distinctive, I think they'll be popular.
As an alround bike although with some(alot) of modification my 955 is the best bike I've ever had for travelling,mark I say travelling because thats all it gets used for,but it was built over 10 years ago and you can't stop progress.
I don't say that from a bike point of view but from how cars have got a lot faster and having to deal with them when travelling Europe is becoming a lot more of a hassle,on small roads and even main roads within reason thats fine but out on Autoroutes you can be 'Got at' and i don't like that,the fact I have the K1200 shows me an instant comparison of riding a much quicker bike and how the traffic not only responds to you because they realise how quick the bike is but how you despatch traffic in an instant.
I'm not suggesting that the 955 is on it's death bed far from it,but my style of riding is proactive,people react to me because I'm always travelling quicker and certainley last year travelling Europe that wasn't the case and I didn't like it one little bit,hence my interest in a quicker for want of a better expression a faster big Traillie.
Nothing to do witht he sport Tiger, but I agree with Chris on the response of other drivers. The Tiger doesn't get a lot of respect in traffic, you have to hold your own, whereas cars just seem to move over for the Blackbird. They seem to notice you're coming up to them quickly; or it could just be the HID being brighter than the sun :XXsunsmile getting their attention. Whatever works.... :thumbsup
There's fair fair bit of truth in what you say Chris from my own experience, unfortunately not all are so fortunate a to have had your years of experience and honed skills. Its the less experienced and those on smaller bikes that I fear for. Its not the first time I've used the Tiger to interject when I've seen a scooter rider "threatened" deliberately out here.
Just in the last few days a lady on a scooter was side swiped by a small truck and the video from a following car went viral, most people were outraged.