Well Ed, the report on your Tiger is spot on with what Tricia Szulewski, full time staff writer for Road Bike magazine in the July issue said. She tested a 2009 orange Tiger for a year. "I love this bike!...Triumph's Tiger is your do-it-all motorcycle, if their ever was one. Sportbike riders can appreciate the Tiger's powerful torquey, liquid-cooled DOHC, in-line three cylcinder engine. Standard and dual sport lovers will be grateful for the sit-up seating position, low pegs, and wide bars. Dual sporters will also appreciate that tall legs, which trace back to the older, more off-raod, adventure oriented Tiger. You folks who like to tour can comfortably put several hundred miles on the odometer in a day". She did an Iron butt ride from Connecticut to Ohio and back within 24 hours. She goes on to say... "What you don't know is that I experienced no discomfort at all. Not for a minute. And as a matter of fact, if it weren't for needing sleep, I could have comfortably ridden all the way to the West Coast on that Tiger. And back again." It's just that it's hard for me to believe I guess since I only got to ride one for a half hour at a Triumph truck event. I'm keeping my eyes open and if Triumph inc. doesn't get their butt in gear with a new Trophy I might just try and buy a 2010 Triumph Tiger Special Edition to keep my TBA company.
I guess I should have put this in a Tiger thread.Ooops.
