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Staff bikes: Triumph Tiger 800 - Tiger’s stripes well earned

Ped Baker, 23 December 2011 11:00

Riding a motorcycle from Peterborough to Brussels and back in a day in November is no picnic. The 600 miles aren’t the issue, but being cold is. Even with good riding kit, draughts start to creep in and on a long trip, once you’re cold, you’re cold for a long time. To prepare the Tiger I wired in a connector ...

First Triumph Tiger 800 Supermoto

MCN, 03 October 2011 14:31

Straight bars, 17in wheels, upside down forks, fox-eye headlights and an 800cc inline triple - could this be a secret, pre-production Triumph Street Triple 800? We wish. In fact this isn't a big-bore version of the 675cc Street Triple - one of the finest roadsters you can buy - but it could be the next best thing: a Triumph Tiger ...

Triumph Tiger 800 gets the supermoto treatment

MCN, 15 September 2011 11:07

This supermoto version of Triumph's Tiger 800 is the latest special to be built by Jack Lilley Triumph of Ashford, Middlesex. It started life as a standard, new Tiger 800 to which Lilley has added a host of custom features. Wheels are 800 XC hubs laced to 17-inch Excel rims, it has a Speed Triple 1050 belly pan and front ...

Staff bikes: Triumph Tiger 800 - Tiger hits Spain

Ped Baker, 07 September 2011 12:31

After being enthralled by the round-the-world tales in our free Adventure supplement a couple of weeks ago I was inspired to do something similar on the Tiger 800. The journey needed to be epic and daring, the destination exotic and unusual. One night over dinner all options were examined with my partner and pillion, Nicola. Would it be the Road ...

Staff bikes: Triumph Tiger 800 - Fitting an eSystem Scottoiler

Ped Baker, 15 June 2011 12:37

Last weekend I fitted an eSystem chain oiling system to my long term Triumph Tiger 800. Unlike traditional vacuum valve operated oilers, Scottoiler’s eSystem uses a small electric pump to dispense measured droplets of oil to the chain Pic 1a It’s a complex piece of kit that uses a dashboard, temperature sensor and accelerometer to control flow. You can throw ...

Staff bikes: Triumph Tiger 800 - The first month

Ped Baker, 03 June 2011 16:12

I've now had the Tiger 800 for a month and when it's not being thrashed on a group test or chasing Ross Noble across the UK, I've been riding it on my 30 mile commute every day. Here's what I've discovered so far… The engine is a gemThere's not much more that can be said about Triumph's triple cylinder engine. ...

Video: Triumph Tiger 800 vs BMW F650GS

MCN, 05 January 2011 08:30

This is our first chance, not only to ride the first official Triumph Tiger 800 on UK roads, but to pitch it against the very bike Triumph were gunning for in the first place: the BMW F650GS. Read the Triumph Tiger 800 review Although the BMW is badged a 650, both bikes are 800s, the German machine is a ...

Video: Triumph Tiger 800 first ride - 'a bigger, comfier Street Triple'

MCN, 27 October 2010 12:25

MCN is granted exclusive access to both on and off-road versions of the new 800cc three-cylinder Triumph Tiger 800. To find out more about the Triumph Tiger, buy the 27 October issue of MCN out now. Watch the video for a look at the Tiger 800 in action and check out this week's paper for the full 6-page special on the development of ...