Opinions please - Triumph Tiger

**Big Dave** · 3rd July 2006, 08:52

Originally Posted by Troll

triumph are moving a lot of their production to Thailand to produce complete bikes

make up your own mind as to what that will do to the quality control

Only the Bonneville range at this stage.
Components are already sourced world wide anyway.

It won't make any difference.

**Macktheknife** · 3rd July 2006, 15:05

I took one out for a test ride and loved it, after getting used to the braking that is. I would love to own one but the budget just wont quite stretch yet.

**Big Dave** · 3rd July 2006, 15:31

Originally Posted by Jamezo

Find a willing Tiger owner in two months or so and give me a call....

I'll have a piece of that.
I've rolled up, smoked and spat out a lot harder chargers than a RG150 on one.
Any time.

**Hammer** · 11th July 2006, 19:54

Thanks for the posts folks.

**zadok** · 5th December 2006, 08:27

Interesting read on the Tiger. I am still awaiting the cheque from the insurance company, but I've got an '03 Tiger lined up, same colour scheme as the one Big Dave rode in the S.I.
35k, Panniers, R.J's Top Box, Tank Bag, Scott Oiler, Power Commander, Radiator Guard, Staintune Muffler, Sheepskin Seat Cover.

**oldrider** · 5th December 2006, 14:09

There are not many dud bikes around these days, just a wealth of choices to be made to satisfy ones preference, purpose and purse.

Make sure you buy what "you" want, rather than someone else's choice, nothing more satisfying than making up ones own mind.

Cheers John.

**riffer** · 5th December 2006, 14:52

Well, well, well...

Looks like Triumph have almost abandoned the idea of an adventure bike and gone the way of the German Streetfighter with the 2007 model.

High flat bars, kicked up tail - personally I like the look of the new model.

But I'm a bit of a Triumph lover...

http://www.cycleworld.com/article.as...article_id=180

**Lou Girardin** · 5th December 2006, 17:05

The current one doesn't seem to have weaknesses and it's a steal at the new price with bags and heated grips.
I'm seriously considering the '07 model. It's getting great reviews from the first to ride them. It's like a Speed triple with practicallity.

**topher** · 6th December 2006, 20:27

I've had the '93 model and now have a '96. Same bike really, changed because the newer one had the full locking luggage and new discs, pads, sprockets and chains that the old one needed. The price difference to change bikes was heaps less than the parts hence...

I'm 5'10" and 75Kg (Anyone else find it odd how people have imperial heights and metric weights?) and the bike's fine, just don't stop on a steep camber road and put the left foot down. The 955i gets much better mileage per tank than my older carburetted model but I like the looks of the first model tiger much better. The new one looks fantastic - I wonder how it copes with gravel roads though.

They're pretty bullet-proof engines - current one done 110,000km and still nice and tight. Fantastic bike for touring or exploring I'll replace it with another if it ever wears out (earlier if girlie softens her penny-pinching heart. So it'll be if the current bike wears out then

)

And, yes that is a sheepskin on the blue '93 Tiger - it's a bloody long ride from Hamilton to Mahia and back via lake Waikaremoana, I've got over being a hard bastard and am settling more for comfort in my old age. The pic of the black bike's on 90 mile beach.

**warewolf** · 6th December 2006, 21:03

Originally Posted by topher

I'm 5'10" and 75Kg (Anyone else find it odd how people have imperial heights and metric weights?)

Dunno what you mean? I'm 172cm and 67kg or is that 5'7" and 10 1/2 stone?

Originally Posted by topher

And, yes that is a sheepskin on the blue '93 Tiger - it's a bloody long ride from Hamilton to Mahia and back via lake Waikaremoana, I've got over being a hard bastard and am settling more for comfort in my old age.

I reckon the '94 Tiger was one of the most comfy bikes I've had. Fantastic rear shock, deep seat, excellent ergos and wind protection. What more do you want?

When I did AKL-Mahia and back via Waikaremoana I don't recall ever thinking about being hard...apart from getting wood...but I was enjoying the return trip enough to get the front discs blue on the big descent on the north end

Just a bit too keen with the throttle on the corner exits.

The Tiger was also lower than my Trophy when seated. Unladen it was a might taller though, and therefore more difficult to push around and park.