Triumph Tiger 1050

[Idubbs]

Fucking Amen

I've had my Tiger07 for a few weeks now - done 1500km, so it's pretty well run in now. First impressions was 'crappy gearbox' - notchy and clunks. Clutch action pretty good for cable, but that engine......! Even when running in you can tell how tractable it was going to be. Obviously great things are yet to come and how right I was..... a few more k's down the track you can feel the engine loosening up. Even the gearbox is becoming bearable ( or was that me just dumbing down??... time will tell). But that engine!...... more than a few times I've miscalculated the shift downs into tight corners because of not knowing what gear I'm in. You can leave it in 3rd or 4th gear and it will handle everything from twisties to 160km+ straights.

Handling in my opinion is quite deceptive for such a tall bike. Not quite as sharp as a sports bike, but not that far behind! This week I changed the standard tall and wide handlebars for 'streetfighter' Renthals, plus the magic of Pazzo brake & clutch levers. I've lost the laid back, cruisey feel for a slightly forward no-nonsense sporty stance much like a Tuono. Neat

[Dooly]

Yeah I found the gearbox crap especially at lower speeds, and hit neutrals now and again for the first 1500km.
It has got better, but performs faultless when shifting clutchless when giving it heaps thru the gears.

[zadok]

First Awards:

"The Triumph Tiger 1050, the most recent addition to Triumph's line, has also started to collect awards. Motorrad, the most influential magazine in Germany , awarded the Tiger 1050 the top spot in their travel enduro test, which saw the Tiger pitched against the BMW R1200GS, the KTM 990 Adventure, the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 and the Honda Varadero 1000. Beating the GS is a formidable achievement, as the BMW has dominated the category for many years."

It's said that it is now a road bike. A bit surprising.

http://www.rubbermag.com/news/0705/070514_08n.html

[Idubbs]

First Awards:

"The Triumph Tiger 1050, the most recent addition to Triumph's line, has also started to collect awards. Motorrad, the most influential magazine in Germany , awarded the Tiger 1050 the top spot in their travel enduro test, which saw the Tiger pitched against the BMW R1200GS, the KTM 990 Adventure, the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 and the Honda Varadero 1000. Beating the GS is a formidable achievement, as the BMW has dominated the category for many years."

It's said that it is now a road bike. A bit surprising.

http://www.rubbermag.com/news/0705/070514_08n.html

Wow!...just read those accolades. I promise not to bad-mouth my tigga ever again! Don't want to show up my ignorance.....

[zadok]

Another award by Cycle World mag: http://www.rubbermag.com/news/0707/070706_01.html

[sels1]

Another award by Cycle World mag: http://www.rubbermag.com/news/0707/070706_01.html

interesting.
I like the photo of the 4 Tigers lined up - not sure what colour I like best - the gold seems an apropriate colour considering the name. The black looks mean and the white looks rather cool, in a left field sort of way.

[Devil]

I've got the Tiger sitting outside my window at work. Had it since Saturday afternoon (thanks Holeshot! Your loaners rock!). I love it. I'd just hopped off having a few days with the Vstrom 1000, straight onto the Tiger and you can really feel how much better the Tiger is. The lighter weight of the Trumpy is glaringly obvious just wheeling it around the driveway. Better quality suspension (needs a little tweaking at the moment). Better ride. Better screen than the VStrom (not a hard feat!). There was a bit of wind noise, but looks like and easy screen to swap with something else.

I enjoy the riding position, with your feet slightly more underneath your body (again compared to the 'strom). Makes you feel a bit more like you're on a large motard.

That engine. Oh baby, that engine! As I was honking up SH16 towards Kaukapakapa I swear I could hear it moaning through my ear plugs "Harder! Harder! Oh god!".... or maybe that was just me. I had the biggest helmet-splitting grin you could imagine. The sound intoxicating, the way you can just throw it into the corners, wind the throttle open to the stop - lifting the front out of the 2nd gear twisties, overtaking everything in sight. I love that triple!

Got too much work on to finish this review off, but seriously impressed! I would have this bike any day!

Grrrr! GRRRRRR GRRRR ROOOWWWRRRRRRRRR GRRRR IM A TIGERRRRRR!

[Colapop]

Hey Pete! I'll be in to 'test ride' (with the view of possibly pruchasing *Tui*) a Tiger.... Now that I am fully licensed