Paradoxical day, glad then sad.

**zadok** · 25th February 2007, 07:17

Stop worrying John, you are getting a brilliant bike.
Now about your anger problem...........

**timg** · 25th February 2007, 08:19

Hey Mark, welcome to KB

It was great to meet you guys and do the first few passes with you. Look forward to catching up again some time. Cheers, Tim.

**The Duck 01** · 25th February 2007, 22:08

John hasn't got backto us all about his lurking

around the Tiger cage.

I thought it was just a one off on Xmas Eve[yes John i spotted it]

but he has finally confessed to have been lurking well before that in another forum that i can't say but you don't have to be a rocket scienceist to figure out

where that was.

I like O/R was a happy Honda rider/racer for many years,flying the flag and quite happy doing it and winning on there bikes.Ah Spaanzy

or even

you know

So there you have it World cause this computer thing is just amazing and the world is so small now,even smaller than Otematata or even Shannon if people don't know where they are just Google Earth them and who knows you just might see a Tiger in both towns if you are lucky but chances are they will be on the back roads kicking up a dust storm.

So O/R do a Tuku and come clean [not your undies] and tell us how it really is on this forum.
YOU HAVE BEEN SNAPPED

The World Is Waiting

**oldrider** · 26th February 2007, 09:19

Yes Mr Duck 01, I had been lurking and looking over the various forums and brands in the 1000cc range for a while to see what I might buy to replace my TransAlp when the time was right.

The option on the Tiger made it sooner than I had anticipated!

I was attracted to the Varadero (because it is a Honda) but there was not a lot of evidential support for it as a gravel road performer and it is tyre pressure sensitive so I was cautious as to what sensitivities it would have to various road surfaces.

Too much of an unknown quantity for me at this time but I was keeping my options open anyway.

Then a certain Duck 01 offered me a try out on his trusty Tiger and the collective unbiased testimonies of the Pass riders on the merits of the Tiger made it clear that the Tiger was a bike worth looking at.

I wondered why there never seemed to be any Tigers for sale in the "dual purpose" columns on the Internet markets, like TradeMe so I looked into the Tourers and there was the one I have bought, just waiting for me to come along.

Unlike the Duck I have never been a racer but just an ordinary day to day biker who has been doing it for quite a long time and just enjoying the feeling of freedom that biking gives us.

I leave tomorrow morning for Nelson and when I get there I will be terminating my long term relationship with Honda and starting a brand new partnership with Triumph!

A gamble or a calculated risk? Only time will tell.

Thank you for your generous support Mr Duck 01, all the Pass riders and everyone on KB, I will keep you posted. Cheers John.

**The Duck 01** · 26th February 2007, 09:36

I was a understudy of Rodney Hide

as we have alot in common we both ferret out the truth and have 24lt tanks

Rodney lost some of his by dancing,i think i will loose mine by

bullets like a wallaby on TE AKA Station if allowed back down there.

I think i will have to be down there in stealth mode[on a Tiger i don;t think so]
as Mrs O/R can here a triumph five blocks [paddocks] away,she told me

And like Rodney i have a nose for a story and the world is still waiting waiting John.

Now i know it is close to the marriage day with the Tiger after a short seperation

so when you get back from your honeymoon the world will need a reply to all the allegations that i have posted.
Have a safe and enjoyable ride home John.
PS Take the long way home via Shannon,The Hilton is going though a refit but there is floor space available and you can park your Tiger in the lounge with mine.

**warewolf** · 26th February 2007, 11:59

Just back from the Triumph RAID in Dunedin over the weekend. Plethora of Tigers about, probably spread evenly amongst the new '07, the '06 with the cast wheels, and the pre-'06 955i's.

Lots of them very dirty. The Auckland bunch did something like 600km of gravel on the way down. Waikaremoana, Moleworth, Rainbow, Maruia, Black Forest etc etc. By all accounts, the '07s were never left behind, and were found to survive low-speed drops well.

Quite a few are recent converts to the joys of gravel touring and their number is growing markedly. Only two or three years ago Tigers were almost non-existant.

Makes me wish I could afford to change my Trophy for a Tiger

, but at 170,000km it's only just run in...

**Ruralman** · 26th February 2007, 15:18

[QUOTE=warewolf;952706]Just back from the Triumph RAID in Dunedin over the weekend. Plethora of Tigers about, probably spread evenly amongst the new '07, the '06 with the cast wheels, and the pre-'06 955i's.

Good of you to let us know you were down in our patch - I think the Harley crowd were having something as well.

Lots of them very dirty. The Auckland bunch did something like 600km of gravel on the way down. Waikaremoana, Moleworth, Rainbow, Maruia, Black Forest etc etc. By all accounts, the '07s were never left behind, and were found to survive low-speed drops well.

Quite a few are recent converts to the joys of gravel touring and their number is growing markedly. Only two or three years ago Tigers were almost non-existant.
]

This may be true but we don't know what they were like to ride on the gravel, and whether the changes contributed to testing their survivability, how fast they were or weren't going - the new one doesn't look like a gravel road blaster to me (unfortunately)

**far queue** · 26th February 2007, 17:31

Originally Posted by The Duck 01

I have to be pc as a newbie and might get blacked flagged,

for comments that might offend some members,or that i have a

sense of humour.

PC? On KB?

Hold on, I'll go get you a Tui. If you're PC on here, you'll be the only one

But welcome to the site, umm, I mean nuthouse.

John - Don't worry about your decision, you've said a few times over the last few months that you've had a hankering for more power on the road, and you've hinted at your previous bikes and the extra power they've had. I'm sure you'll love the new bike. It must be the season for it, I pick up a sexy Italian redhead in 2 sleeps

**oldrider** · 26th February 2007, 18:58

Originally Posted by far queue

It must be the season for it, I pick up a sexy Italian redhead in 2 sleeps

Way to go FQ, 2 sleeps each, all the best with your new girlfriend. (Italian redhead, wow) We can compare (you show me yours and I....etc) notes when everything settles down. Cheers John.

**warewolf** · 26th February 2007, 22:33

Originally Posted by Ruralman

This may be true but we don't know what they were like to ride on the gravel, and whether the changes contributed to testing their survivability, how fast they were or weren't going - the new one doesn't look like a gravel road blaster to me (unfortunately)

May not look like it on the spec sheet, but there are people out there enjoying it on gravel - the more the merrier. They sure look like an adventure tourer when they are covered in crap and the riders are raving about climbing 4-foot high shingle slips on the Black Forest road.

The off was at a near-standstill, slightly off-camber and a touch too much front brake. It was down before any time to react, would've happened on any bike.

**oldrider** · 4th March 2007, 22:24

Talk about drama but we are home now with 756 miles on the odo and probably a trip to Dunedin for it's first warranty check comming up.

First ride, I went over to Upper Takaka for a getting to know you ride.

It was also the first time I experienced orgasm with a "CAT"!!!

What a fantastic and beautifully balanced bike, I have ridden that hill on many occasions and on a reasonable number of different bikes but that Tiger had me absolutely enchanted (and beyond) I kid you not.

No time now but shall try to write a ride report soon, so much to write so little time. Cheers John.

**Jantar** · 4th March 2007, 22:26

Good one John, I can't wait to see it.

**far queue** · 5th March 2007, 17:38

Originally Posted by oldrider

home now with 756 miles on the odo

Miles?

Originally Posted by oldrider

It was also the first time I experienced orgasm with a "CAT"!!!

mmmm, possibly a bit too much info there, but I hear ya. I found my new bike a bit tricky to ride with a hard on too

Originally Posted by oldrider

What a fantastic and beautifully balanced bike, I have ridden that hill on many occasions and on a reasonable number of different bikes but that Tiger had me absolutely enchanted (and beyond) I kid you not.

Well done young man, I'm pleased you like the new bike, it's a good feeling alright.