Triumph Tiger 900

Triumph has upped the displacement on its middleweight Tiger with the inline three-cylinder engine now displacing 888cc. Max power remains the same at 95PS like the old motor but torque has seen a sizeable bump up to 87Nm, which is 8Nm more. It also gets a new firing order, producing a bassier and raspy sound. There are minor changes to the transmission but it remains a six-speed unit with a slip-and-assist clutch. There are plenty of electronic aids on the Tiger 900. The traction control and ABS intervention levels are aided by a six-axis IMU developed in conjunction with Continental. The regular Tiger 900 GT and Rally trims get four rider modes each (Rain, Road, Sport & Off-road). The Tiger 900 Rally Pro offers Rider and Off-road Pro mode (where all rider aids are switched off). The Pro models get a bi-directional quickshifter as standard while it is an optional fitment on the other two. Electronic cruise control is standard. On the GT model of the Tiger 900, the 45mm Marzocchi USD fork gets manual rebound and compression adjustability. It also gets manual preload and rebound adjustability on the Marzocchi monoshock unit. The GT Pro allows the user to change these settings electronically. You get 19-/17-inch alloy wheels and road-biased rubber. On the off-road oriented Tiger 900 Rally and Rally Pro models, suspension hardware is provided by Showa. The units on Rally variants have more travel with the 45mm USD fork now fully adjustable. For the first time, the middleweight Tiger also gets 21-/17-inch sidewall-laced spoke rims that are shod with Bridgestone Battlax Adventure rubber. On all variants of the Triumph Tiger 900, you get the same braking components. The front wheel gets two 320mm rotors, each acted upon by Brembo Stylema calipers. At the rear, you find a 255mm disc with a Brembo single-piston sliding caliper.

The Triumph Tiger 900 has undergone a serious makeover. Derived from the Tiger Tramontana that Triumph rallied on in the 2018 Pan-Africa rally, the new Tiger 900 bears sleek LED headlights, small beak and slimmer body panels. Underneath the skin though, there is a larger 20-litre fuel tank.

All lighting systems are LED lit. The Rally and GT variants get a new 7-inch colour TFT screen. The My Triumph connectivity module comes as standard on the Rally Pro trim while it is an optional accessory on the other two. Each one of these trims also gets heated grips, underseat mobile phone storage compartment and USB charger. Heated seats (with separate pillion control) and TPMS is a standard fitment on the Rally Pro model.

The Triumph Tiger 900 will go up against the likes of the Ducati Multistrada 950 and the Honda Africa Twin 1100, the former still to be updated to BS6.