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Ixil Oval GP exhaust for Triumph Tiger
IXIL exhausts has created what it describes as a “retro” exhaust and the Triumph Tiger 800 and 800 XC models are the first to get it. The IXIL Oval GP silencer is made from aeronautical-grade stainless steel, with steel mounts for the bike.
The power increase depends on the bike equipping the exhaust and no figures specific to the Tiger are available. The IXIL Oval GP weighs 2.5 kg in weight and comes with removable db killer.
Homologated for road use, the new Triumph Tiger IXIL exhaust costs €336.36 and can be found in specialised stores. Also available in the Oval range are carbon, steel and black aluminium silencers - more information on distributors is availalbe on the IXIL site.
SC-Project Triumph Tiger exhausts
SC-Project Triumph Tiger 800 exhaust gives the new adventure bike some added performance, along with a focus on reducing overall weight. Both the standard and offroad versions get some added sports style in the process.
The SC-Project exhausts are available in titanium, carbonfibre and stainless steel finishes and give the rear of the bike a slimmer and sportier look. The performance increase is of 4 hp and a little extra torque of 3 Nm on the original is also achieved at medium revs.
The new Triumph Tiger exhaust shaves 3 kg of the weight of the bike, from the 6 kg of the original silencer to 2.9 kg from SC-Project. All the models on offer are homologated for road use and come with removable db killer. The kit includes a heat protection unit as well. More information and prices are on the SC-Project website.
Triumph Tiger 800 copies BMW F800GS
In an interview with MCN, BMW boss Hendrik von Kuenheim has accused Triumph of copying the BMW F800GS in building its new Tiger 800 models. It seems that BMW is more than just a little rankled over some borrowing of off-road philosophy, with von Kuenheim saying that he is “ashamed for Triumph customers and dealers”.
Still, it appears that the Triumph Tiger is having a success all its own, with the British mag going on to say that on the UK market, the Tiger has become the fastest-selling new Triumph model in a decade. 700 units of the Tiger 800 and Tiger 800 XC models were sold in the first four months of 2011, and Triumph is now re-allocating production priorities for the UK market to cope with demand.
Just patriotism for the British bike, a copycat BMW or because the Triumph Tiger really does offer something unique for those who didn’t want to buy the BMW F800GS? For more on the Triumph Tiger and its competition to BMW, see our piece on what the motorcycle blogging world was saying about the Tiger when it was first revealed.
Triumph Tiger pricing in the US
After Triumph Tiger pricing in Europe was announced as starting at 8,990 euros for the Tiger 800 and 9,990 euros for the Tiger 800 XC, US pricing is hot on its heels. HFL reports that the Tiger will cost from 9,999 USD for the 800 standard version, 10,799 USD for the 800 ABS and 10,999 USD for the 800 XC, with another 800 dollars getting you the ABS version of the latter.
Those prices confirm that the Triumph Tiger is going for the throat of the BMW F800GS which is priced slightly higher at 11,455 USD or 12,900 USD if you want ABS. The first test rides of the Triumph Tiger will let us know just how much of a competitor to the F800GS it really is, but at prices like these, the battle has already started.
Live at EICMA: Triumph Tiger and Daytona 675R
After all the leaking drama and our questions about what kind of bike the new Triumph Tiger would be, it seems like it almost sneaked into the 2010 EICMA. Let this be a lesson to other motorcycle marketing teams - too many teasers and leaks rob you of the fanfare in the end. And we’re still suckers for fanfare.
Anyway, here are live pics from EICMA of the Triumph stand including the new Tiger 800 and Tiger 800 XC models along with the Daytona 675R. The latter promises to be an exciting bike for fans of the sports variety of Triumph, having Ohlins suspension, new graphics, Quickshifter gearbox and Brembo brakes. The engine will still remain the cleverest thing about this bike even though the 125 hp didn’t get a boost.
The new adventure Triumph Tiger models have yet to prove themselves on the market but we’ll be reading with interest the test rides as they come soon. The new models are on the floor with the full Triumph range including the 2011 Triumph Speed Triple, the Triumph America, the Thunderbird Storm and the Speed Master.
Live at EICMA Triumph Tiger and Daytona 675R
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Triumph Tiger: mediocre or just over-leaked?
Here’s yet another video of the new Triumph Tiger bike where we see both the 800 and 800 XC models in action. While we’ve enjoyed the style of the Tiger videos with their high quality editing and special effects, it looks like for some this latest is the last straw in the Tiger leaking and presentation saga.
After a plethora of teaser images, marketing stunts, leaked accessories catalogues, galleries and videos the Triumph Tiger model should finally be ready for its ‘official’ presentation at the 2010 EICMA show and not before time. We had expect the full low-down after the leaked gallery but still the company remained silently stubborn on releasing anything official, making us wonder if that particular revelation was pure accident and the folks at Triumph weren’t very impressed.
In any case, on publishing this video Hell for Leather had nothing particularly positive to say about the Triumph Tiger and Asphalt and Rubber made no comment at all. The line of thinking on HFL though might come across as a little unfair to some Triumph fans. The story goes that after all the drama we should have been enable to expect something extraordinary, instead what we get is a ho-hum competitor to the BMW F800GS. This judgement is based on the technical specs which you can finally see at the dedicated Triumph adventure site.
So after judging a bike by its specs and using adjectives like bland and ordinary, is it fair to say the Tiger doesn’t deliver? Or are we really talking about just how tired we got of the teaser campaign regardless of the bike? I would like to think that Triumph hasn’t shot itself in the foot on going overboard with leaks and that the general public in the market for this kind of bike will give it a chance anyway, especially if it hits the target where it should and at a lower price.
Triumph Tiger gallery leaked
Finally, here’s the full gallery of Triumph Tiger 800 pics where someone got their hands on all the shiny shots we were previously craving. The Tiger 800 and 800 XC have been leaked for months and this is the first look at the full marketing package from Hungarian site, Motorinfo.
The pics show most of the slight differences between the 800 and the Tiger 800 XC off-road model. The later has a higher seat height, longer front fork and mudguard, and larger wheels. It can house standard road tyres on request, though. What we can really appreciate through these pics is the rear of both the bikes with a good-looking, lowered rear shock mechanism.
The similarities to the BMW F800GS are obvious, and for more on that, check out HFL who have done a full rundown on the characteristics that the Triumph and the BMW share. We’re still waiting on the official details from Triumph, but in the meantime we can enjoy the extensive gallery of the new Tiger 800.
More Triumph Tiger teaser pics
Here are yet more pics of the Triumph Tiger out and about, showing both the standard, road-going Tiger 800 and the Tiger 800 XC loaded with all the luggage that will fit. The guys at Hell for Leather are saying this will be both a practical and exciting bike to use. It has plenty of imagination for luggage space, heaps of room for a passenger and an 800cc, three-cylinder engine. Something the biggest competitor to this bike - the BMW F800GS - doesn’t have.
Given comments like those, it doesn’t seem that the new Triumph adventure bike has been too damaged by its dragged out teaser campaign but now that we’ve seen a few full-length shots, so to speak, we’re keen get to all the shiny press material soon. We can’t wait for the first rides to come out as then we’ll know whether the Tiger can compete with the BMW or not.
Triumph Tiger 800 full pic
Finally this is a look at the Triumph Tiger 800 in all its glory. This full pic complete with set for photo shoot, mood lighting and hot models. The Triumph Tiger that we get a really good look at is the more off-road oriented 800 XC model with its 21-inch front wheel, added engine protection and longer front mudguard. It will pair up with the standard, road going 800 model in what looks like a cool range. We’re just a bit bored with it now but no-one at Triumph seems to be listening.
The Triumph Tiger will have the Daytona 675 engine but in an 800cc version and with a bit more power than the 125 hp of the Daytona. It should weigh about 200 kg wet and overall could prove more competitive on the statistical front than the BMW F800GS (a pretty important possibility when you come to think about it). We’d be excited by this if it weren’t for the drawn-out campaign and we’re hoping that after this photo, Triumph will just release the damn thing and give us all it’s got about the Tiger.
Source | HFL
Triumph Tiger accessories revealed
More from the new Triumph Tiger leaking campaign shows the accessories you can get with your Tiger 800 model. The more off-road oriented Tiger 800 XC model will be slightly different with a longer mudguard and possibly different tyres. Both models will get different accessories, although they can all be fitted to the two depending on how adventurous you want to be with the Tiger.
Triumph is offering an Arrow titanium silencer as part of its official options, which also include various luggage kits, crash protection and comfort upgrades. You can check out some of the standard details in these pics, but the official unveiling of the Triumph Tiger will take place on October 5th at the Intermot show in Cologne and we’ll have all the pics and details then.
Triumph Tiger 800 more spy shots
While Triumph has been running a teaser campaign to introduce its new adventure models, the Tiger 800 and the Tiger 800 XC, the message was clear - no photos. But as the bike is ‘unpacked’ we get a couple of spy shots of it, showing just the front and the classic Triumph headlights. The pics come from the Triumph Live event at Mallory Park in the UK where fans could view the new bike via holes drilled through the packing crates.
As Hell for Leather points out, this may not be the best marketing strategy to be pursuing, but so far interest still abounds in this new model meaning so far the market has tired of the teaser campaign. We see a double headlamp set-up, a slender-looking front and new instrument panel.
The high mudguard and 21-inch wheels in these photos indicate that this is most likely the Triumph Tiger 800 XC model - the more off-road version of what is otherwise a kind of road-going enduro. Despite this detail, the tyres look like they’re more for road use but these are still test models so it’s unlikely that the Tiger will eventually appear exactly like this.
New Triumph Tiger 800 revealed in patent filing
The Triumph Tiger name and details have been revealed in a patent filing which gives us the juicy low-down on the new adventure bike to debut officially at the 2010 EICMA show in Milan in November. We will be getting two Tiger models: the Tiger 800 and the Tiger 800 XC which focuses even more on offroad capabilities.
As suggested by the name, the Tiger will get a three-cylinder, 800cc engine which, while based on the Daytona 675, has 125cc more due to a longer stroke. We could be seeing slightly lower overall power (about 100 hp), but more torque and a weight of about 200 kg (wet). That puts the new Triumph adventurer in direct competition with the tough-to-beat BMW F800GS. The Tiger will likely have more power compared to the F800GS’ 85 hp and may weigh even slightly less. The torque measurements could come out at 85 Nm on the Tiger to the BMW’s 84 Nm.
More speculation includes that the Tiger will have a tubular aluminium frame and that the XC will offer more than just bigger wheels for its offroad capabilities. Videos show it doing some serious off-road riding, while the standard Tiger 800 should be set for more road and track use. We’ll have all the details from the EICMA show where we can’t wait to check this one out. For more on the technical details so far, see HellforLeather and after the jump for videos on the new adventure bike.
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