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SELF-LOWERING COMES TO TRIUMPH ’ S TIGER 1200s … AND IT ’ S RETROSPECTIVE !
Despite their size , Triumph ’ s new Tiger 1200 range is quite accessible considering their heavyweight ADV classification . Triumph clearly believed there was still room for improvement and has taken a leaf out of Harley-Davidson ’ s playbook by equipping the big cats with active ride height adjustment to drop seat height as the bike slows . In Triumph ’ s speak , they call the system “ Active Preload Reduction ”, and it uses the
Tiger ’ s already impressive Showa semi-active suspension to achieve a lower seat height of 20mm when in use . Importantly , Triumph isn ’ t just making the handy new feature available on new bikes , with existing 2022 or newer Tiger 1200 owners set to get their bike ’ s software updated at their next service to activate the feature . For the GT , GT Pro and GT Explorer there are currently two seat height settings – 850mm
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