FIRST LOOK: 2016 Triumph Tiger Sport
Cycle News Staff | February 18, 2016
If it goes as good as it looks, the new Triumph Tiger’s going to be a real weapon.
Triumph’s favorite tarmac tourer/commuter/play bike, the 1050cc Tiger Sport, is getting a thorough workover for 2016.
The new machine will use the same engine as featured in the Speed Triple. The motor is claimed to produce more torque than the outgoing model, as well as reduced fuel consumption. A new ride-by-wire throttle is matched to three riding modes (Sport, Road and Rain); there’s a new slipper clutch; exhaust system cruise control and ABS as standard. Triumph has also redesigned the footpegs to provide better support, fitted a new adjustable windscreen, changed the shape of the mirrors and fitted new hand guards.
Perhaps the most obvious change to the old bike is the new bodywork and styling, which is far more racy than before. The Tiger’s always been a bike that can embarrass sportbike riders in the right hands, and now it’s got the color scheme to match.
We’ll have a full test on the new Tiger Sport in the coming weeks here at Cycle News.
You can read the original magazine story by clicking HERE.
