adjustments to the bars and quickshifter ( to accommodate my boots ), and with promises to be gentle on the bike for the next 900km floating away on the breeze , I slipped into Auckland traffic and pointed the big cat south .
Heading from Auckland down to the South Island meant I ’ d be putting more kilometres on the bike than most tests ever do , so would get insights into the Tiger I ’ d never get otherwise . Triumph is giving away a set of sturdy , ignition key-matched , Givi-made aluminium panniers with every Tiger , which were big enough to swallow most of my weekend away adventure riding gear I ’ d swapped over from my old GS , only my Mosko Moto tank bag had to be strapped to the pillion seat .
It ’ s not often you get the latest updates retro-fittable to your bike . New features always seem to be announced for the model that comes out after yours , but you never get them . Since the 1200 Tiger was
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