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Triumph Motorcycles ’ long-awaited update to the brand ’ s large capacity adventure machine has finally arrived , with the Tiger 1200 leaping ahead to the top of the adventure-touring pack . Headlining the changes for the 2022 Tiger 1200 are a massive drop in weight , a more powerful engine and chassis improvements to allow the Tiger to swing it out with the best in the business when it comes to both on-road and off-road capability . Triumph Motorcycles New Zealand says the

Tiger 1200 is expected in the first half of the year , but with global shipping still seeing delays across the board , the actual arrival date of the hot new Tiger fleet will be announced closer to the date along with pricing . The Tiger 1200 family , as Triumph tends to do , will be a range of five sub-models to cover all aspects of adventure riding from a more roadfocussed Tiger 1200 GT to the more off-road Tiger 1200 Rally Explorer . There are no bones about who Triumph is gunning for with the new Tiger , with the more
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