Endearing Species

British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph’s Tiger range of motorcycles has gained an iconic status in a rather short while. They are recognised the world around for being rugged, reliable and being able to tackle all kinds of paths without feeling crude, when on highways.

- Neeraj Panwar

DESIGN AND STYLING

Despite boasting of over 200 changes, this new Tiger 800 still sports a largely similar silhouette, in a good way. There are some tasteful changes that now make the bike more appealing. The front now comes with LED DRLs and sleek LED turn indicators. Both of these add a smart and somewhat mean looking character to the bike. The 5-inch full-colour TFT display on the new Tiger is similar to the one on the Street Triple RS. The display looks vibrant and packs in a whole range of information and menus. There is a high and low contrast mode and thanks to a light sensor, the bike can automatically switch between the two modes. The 5-way joystick present on the left side of the handlebar makes navigating through the vast amount of options easy and intuitive. There is also a 12V power socket that you can use to charge accessories. If I were to nitpick, I would say that a USB socket would have been more accessible, but in the bike’s defense the 12V socket is placed right in the front and not under the seat or some other hard to reach place. Since I was riding on cold winter mornings, I really appreciated the handguards and the heated grips. You can heat the grips to 3 levels and the highest level makes things quite toasty!