Triumph Tiger 1050

2007 Triumph Tiger 1050cc Adventure Tourer. 114 H.P. Comfortable riding position with a very usable power curve, great brakes, adjustable Showa suspension, complete trip computer. A must ride for those who ride for the go, not the show.

12/24/2007 joey

wow

11/26/2007 NZ1

In a perfect world, you would be able to take one bike, use it off-road, take it to a track day in Spain, and then tour back home on it. Triumph pretended its Tiger had these capabilities (and it did, but to a very limited extent). Triumph has introduced an all-new Tiger for 2007 with less off-road pretence. Although it still features more suspension travel than a dedicated sportbike, its upside-down forks, radial brake callipers, stronger swingarm and 114bhp from 1050cc shout sport more than the old, adventure-styled machine. We racked up more than 1,000 miles on one of the first production Tiger 1050s to hit the roads. As usual, we began our test doing motorway miles. To test the new Tiger as a touring bike, we also added luggage for a 320 mile journey. Triumph has a fully developed luggage system for the new Tiger, but it was not yet available to us. We strapped on luggage the old fashioned way. The only problem with using soft luggage on the new Tiger 1050 (well, on the old 955 too) is the high exhaust on the right hand side. So we had to strap on the luggage so that it did not touch the hot part of the exhaust. It wasn't too difficult, but it looked a bit odd, and we thought it might mess up the handling a bit. At high speed we did struggle to keep a steady line due to the heavy autumn winds on the open motorways, but the front was more stable than on the Honda CBF1000 that I tested with luggage a month ago. Unlike my experience on the laden CBF1000, I never felt I had to slow down on the Tiger 1050 despite the heavy side wind. The new seat is excellent and I could handle one tank full after the other in relative comfort. I admit that I was pushing it a bit with regards to the speed (my average was very high while riding at night) and revs I used so the range can be compared with what you can do on the German autobahn. With that sort of riding I could do about 130 miles between stops and refill around 4.7 gallons (with luggage and heavy wind). When ridden more conservatively, the Tiger can produce decent mileage. My best run gave more than 200 miles on a tank-full. The fuel tank holds 5.2 gallons of fuel. The new windscreen is very decent. Admittedly, I rode my own naked Cagiva Raptor 1000 down to Hinckley to pick up the Tiger, so anything would be better than that, but considering the high speed work I did with hardly any fatigue it gets the seal of approval. To be even more efficient, the screen would need to be taller, but it does a very decent job at keeping wind off the chest region (only the top of my helmet was exposed). I did a couple of hundred miles with an off-road helmet too, and I had to bend forward a bit to escape the wind. At normal pace the seating position is very natural and hence comfortable.

11/22/2007 rater

nice bike

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