TRIUMPH FANS GET TO
GRIPS WITH NEW TIGERS
riumph launched and demo'd its 2018
Tiger range to both the press and keen
Tiger fans alike at The Hunting Lodge winery
near Auckland. Riders were treated to the
chance to sample the new 1200 and 800
models, but it seemed the headline bike which
most came to get a ride on was the 1200,
which attracted a huge amount of attention.
The Tiger range is big. Triumph New Zealand
is bringing in eight models across the both the
1200 and 800 ranges. Triumph says there's
a Tiger to suit everyone, and with a range
covering so many bases, it would be difficult
to argue with them.
There are two lines in the both the 1200
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and 800 ranges; the XC and XR. The XC is the
rugged, spoked-wheel line that's for those
who want to explore off the tar seal more
often than not, while the XR is the more road-
oriented touring machine with cast alloy
wheels.
Within each of the lines there are different
equipment levels. Triumph NZ isn't brining in
the base spec models, just the mid- and top-
spec. This means for the XR models there's
the mid-level XRx and top-spec XRt. In the XC
line-up, there's the standard XCx and higher
spec XCa. And both 1200 and 800 XRx models
offer a low ride height version. Plenty of
choices there.