Triumph Tiger 800 ADV Teaser!

[crispiegee1]

I'm dying for the street version, not too tall, supermoto meets adv tourer!  Hoping the tank hold enough fuel and it sips gas.

Frankly, I don't care if I have to tippy-toe it, I want to ride it.    

[Rincewind]

The two guys ... detract like ...


shamelessly stolen from ADV rider

Hell yeah!   Now it doesn't look like gay porn!

[MK96xj]

The two guys ... detract like ...


shamelessly stolen from ADV rider

Suddenly,,, I no longer care about the bike

[Dave the slave]

Suddenly,,, I no longer care about the bike

What bike?

[Croak]

I'll be in my bunk.

[coho]

I'll be in my bunk.

+1 for quoting the Hero of Mudville.

[Yankee Dog]

+1 for quoting the Hero of Mudville.

shiny


Yankee Dog

[Rincewind]

Latest UK specs as posted on the Tiger800 board:

Tiger 800.
Available from December 2010 (after the NEC).
Price around £7000, ABS as a  £600 option.
Colours : Crystal White (as found on the Thruxton SE and Tiger1050),
Phantom Black (as found on Tiger 1050 and Speedmaster), Venom Yellow
(all new colour exclusive to Tiger 800).
Steel Trellis Frame
Showa 43mm USD forks.
19" cast front wheel.
Ignition key controlled immobiliser system.
Height adjustable seat with 20mm range of adjustability.
Adjustable handlebars.
Seat height 810-830mm.
Wet weight 210kg.
95 ps (98bhp aprox').

Tiger 800 XC.
Available from late December/early January.
Price around £7600, ABS as a £600 option.
Colours : Crystal White, Phantom Black, Intense Orange (as found on
Tiger 1050, Speed Triple, also known as blazing orange)
Showa 45mm USD forks with 220mm of travel.
21" Wire spoked wheels.
Seat height 845-865mm (seat is again adjustable).
Hand Guards.
Radiator Guards.
Wider bars than tarmac version.
Other features as per Tarmac version.

[crispiegee1]

Latest UK specs as posted on the Tiger800 board:

Tiger 800.
Available from December 2010 (after the NEC).
Price around £7000, ABS as a  £600 option.
Colours : Crystal White (as found on the Thruxton SE and Tiger1050),
Phantom Black (as found on Tiger 1050 and Speedmaster), Venom Yellow
(all new colour exclusive to Tiger 800).
Steel Trellis Frame
Showa 43mm USD forks.
19" cast front wheel.
Ignition key controlled immobiliser system.
Height adjustable seat with 20mm range of adjustability.
Adjustable handlebars.
Seat height 810-830mm.
Wet weight 210kg.
95 ps (98bhp aprox').

Tiger 800 XC.
Available from late December/early January.
Price around £7600, ABS as a £600 option.
Colours : Crystal White, Phantom Black, Intense Orange (as found on
Tiger 1050, Speed Triple, also known as blazing orange)
Showa 45mm USD forks with 220mm of travel.
21" Wire spoked wheels.
Seat height 845-865mm (seat is again adjustable).
Hand Guards.
Radiator Guards.
Wider bars than tarmac version.
Other features as per Tarmac version.

Thanks for the research, Rincewind!  

My own ruminations on having one for myself, for whatever they're worth to anyone:

1. It's pretty much the coolest new bike out there.
2. This has replaced the Sprint GT as my most desired next-new-bike. Still love the GT, but I think this would have to come first, since I could keep my YZF600R a bit longer as my sport touring mount.
3. I love the tail bag in the picture. I'd want one just like that.
4. The XC's seat in its lowest setting equals 33.2 inches. Not easy, but I could manage.
5. At 463 pounds, it's exactly the same weight as my current street bike and just seven pounds heavier than the F800GS. That's fine with me. Plus, I could stand to lose 20 pounds myself, so there you go.
6. Did I mention that it's the coolest new bike out there?

Lastly, would it be lame of me to get the XC version, even if most of the time it would be ridden on the street? My hope is that I would find places to off-road it, such as the southern tier of western New York and the northern part of western PA. (Not that any of my friends would be able to follow me, but I suddenly don't care about them. They should get a Tiger too.)

Somebody mentioned earlier the idea of getting the XC version with a spare set of road wheels and street tires. I like that idea, though maybe the space between the forks is different between the on-road and off-road versions. After all, the XC gets 45mm forks compared with the street version's 43mm.

[squeezer]

Lastly, would it be lame of me to get the XC version, even if most of the time it would be ridden on the street? My hope is that I would find places to off-road it, such as the southern tier of western New York and the northern part of western PA. (Not that any of my friends would be able to follow me, but I suddenly don't care about them. They should get a Tiger too.)

Somebody mentioned earlier the idea of getting the XC version with a spare set of road wheels and street tires. I like that idea, though maybe the space between the forks is different between the on-road and off-road versions. After all, the XC gets 45mm forks compared with the street version's 43mm.

If it's lame, I'm lame too. I'd like the XC version because the extra bits are things I would probably add anyway. I would probably mount less aggressive knobbies because it would see more street time, but I've been lusting after a dual purpose so I could spend more time on dirt.

[Rincewind]

Between these two new Tiger 800's, the new Sprint GT, and the new Speed Triple 1050 -- I honestly don't know which new Triumph I like best!  The Speed Triple would be insanely fun, the Sprint would be the most tourable, and the Tiger's would be the most versatile.  I miss having a Tiger - my 1050 was an awesome bike...

It's going to get really interesting when Honda brings out their rumored 800cc V-Four Adventure-Tourer in the next 2-weeks.  It should be aimed squarely at the Tiger 800's/F800GS's.

Please note the above specs were not from the factory and should be considered hearsay for now.  

[SprintRSrider]

I'm in agreement with you all, well, most of you.  This is by far my most desired "next?" new motorcycle on the horizon.  I've been wanting a lightweight do-it-all dual sport for quite some time.  This could fit the bill perfectly!  Can't wait!

[birdrunner]

This XC and a

KTM Enduro 690  are pretty high on my LUST LIST right now.

[squeezer]

I was talking to the local Triumph dealer over the weekend, and he seemed pretty stoked too at all the buzz the bike was getting. He was guessing it would be Triumph's best selling bike. Although it gets released in the UK next month, he wasn't expecting them in US showrooms until spring. He said his own first ride on it would come at the February dealer's meeting.

[Oilhed]

I'm still lusting the street version.  I'll rarely see the dirt, besides a dry dirt or gravel road  Hoping this bike is top notch.  The BMW F800GS detuned the street version and lost a disc brake.

[marc11]

Man o man I am loving this bike more and more.  

[GRN]

It's going to get really interesting when Honda brings out their rumored 800cc V-Four Adventure-Tourer in the next 2-weeks.  It should be aimed squarely at the Tiger 800's/F800GS's.

I commend your optimism, but I doubt the Honda will be a real contender in the more off road oriented market with the F800GS and more off road oriented flavor of the Tiger 800. Aimed and on target can be two very different things. Honda's release states: "It will have the flexibility and exciting attitude of a Naked
performance machine, with the upright riding position and rugged appearance of an adventure bike." Reads like "we want to get in on the GS poser market" to me.

My bet:

1. V4 = pig, if weight is a consideration, the new Tigers will shine.

2. In typical Honda fashion, it will be will nilly plain vanilla in the middle of the segment, leaving those who are looking for real strengths either specifically on or off road wanting.

Of the 3 new 800's being offered by Honda and Triumph, I'm betting on the more off road oriented Tiger to be the better 'go anywhere' configuration. I'll be happy right or wrong as long as one of the three hits the mark for what I'm looking for, they both make great bikes.

[crispiegee1]

I commend your optimism, but I doubt the Honda will be a real contender in the more off road oriented market with the F800GS and more off road oriented flavor of the Tiger 800. Aimed and on target can be two very different things. Honda's release states: "It will have the flexibility and exciting attitude of a Naked
performance machine, with the upright riding position and rugged appearance of an adventure bike." Reads like "we want to get in on the GS poser market" to me.

My bet:

1. V4 = pig, if weight is a consideration, the new Tigers will shine.

2. In typical Honda fashion, it will be will nilly plain vanilla in the middle of the segment, leaving those who are looking for real strengths either specifically on or off road wanting.

Of the 3 new 800's being offered by Honda and Triumph, I'm betting on the more off road oriented Tiger to be the better 'go anywhere' configuration. I'll be happy right or wrong as long as one of the three hits the mark for what I'm looking for, they both make great bikes.

I was thinking along the same lines: That a V-4 is overly complex compared to an inline three or parallel twin. HOWEVER, I also recognize that I am particularly biased toward Triumph, so I figured I keep my mouth shut until there were more details available on the Honda.

I don't see why they don't just bring the Trans Alp here in its current configuration. It has quite a following already and would be less risky than introducing an all new model.

The BMW sounds okay with an Akropovic exhaust (expensive mod, though!) and I still have a lot of admiration for the F800 (which, up until recently, I had wanted in my stable),  but I need the soundtrack of a triple in my life.  

[GRN]

HOWEVER, I also recognize that I am particularly biased toward Triumph, so I figured I keep my mouth shut until there were more details available on the Honda.

I'm fond of both brands... have put a ton of great miles on Honda's (several CB's, ST's), and a bunch of the funnest miles ever on a Sprint ST. I think your safe, the Triumph is easy to be objectively excited about. Both companies make great bikes, and Triumph has proved to me with the new Tigers and new GT models that they genuinely listen and respond to the market, something I can't give Honda as many points for in my 25+ years of experience. Others MMV.

If I don't find the right ADV ish bike to transition to, I'm going to have to give the GT a shot... they literally fixed every last little bitch I had about the ST, right down to the silly seat bolts... and then brought it in my two favorite colors!

Two weeks... two loooooong weeks!

[rauchman]

This bike is ringing my bell.  Anyone know how big the gas tank on this is?