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| | | Thatch | | Thor |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 18 Mar 2012 - 19:00 Post title : A Tiger what? | | | Anyone seen the news stand issue on this?
I find that headline pretty interesting. I was assuming the Tiger to on the way out, not relaunched.
(then I found this...)
Triumph's never-ending onslaught of new bikes shows no sign of slowing after a keen-eyed MCN reader scooped the new 2013 Triumph Tiger Sport 1050 parked while out testing.
The spy shot shows a new version of the current 1050cc inline three-cylinder road-biased adventure bike which remains a popular and good value machine often favoured by those who ride every day.
The bike is based on the current Tiger 1050 but side decals reveal its name as the Tiger Sport and it has clearly given a big makeover – the single-sided swingarm, wheels, front fairing, subframe and seat unit are all new.
The bike was spotted parked at a McDonald's drive through outlet in Banbury, Oxfordshire. It was being ridden by factory test rider who appeared to be taking a break from the snowy conditions.
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I'm kind of wondering if they are over using the tiger name a bit... "I own a Triumph Tiger" doesn't really tell you much anymore.
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| | | Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 19 Mar 2012 - 14:24 Post title : Re: A Tiger what? (Re: Thatch) | | | 
I've not heard anything of a 'NEW'-old Tiger!?
I do know that since the release of the Explorer Tiger, Triumph have had a lot of orders for the older '1050' Tiger!
Those were the words from the Triumph rep. himself where I saw him last week.
They (Triumph) don't yet know if it is because the people are put off by the new Tiger (rumours say people think it's too big), or the fact that the new 'Packet Deal' is very attractive with the older 1050.
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