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Cycle News 2019 Issue 49 December 49

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VOLUME 56 ISSUE 49 DECEMBER 10, 2019 P59 pression and rebound adjust- ment on the fork and rebound damping adjustment on the shock, while the GT Pro gets the same fork but an electronically adjustable shock for rebound and compression damping. As for the Rally and Rally Pro models, these come with Showa suspension and significantly in- creased wheel travel for off-road riding. Forks are now fully adjust- able on both versions with 9.5 inches of wheel travel, while the shock gets preload adjustment ability and rebound damping with 9.1 inches of travel. As for the electronics, the GT, GT Pro Rally and Rally Pro get the new class-leading seven-inch TFT instrument cluster, with the GT Pro and Rally Pro getting the new Triumph My Ride connectiv- ity system. Cornering ABS and an IMU are now fitted on the GT, GT Pro, Rally and Rally Pro and there are up to six riding modes. The GT Pro and Rally Pro get Triumph's up and down quick- shifter; there's new LED lighting for all models and each bike also comes with a place to store and charge your phone via a USB port. As for pricing, the Tiger 900 starts at $12,500, GT $14,300 and Rally $15,000. Pro mod- els begin delivery to dealers in March, while the Rally and GT models begin delivery to dealers in April. CN Triumph claims gives the torque of a twin at low rpm but keeps the torque and top-end power syn- onymous with a triple. Triumph claimes the Tiger 900 gets a nine percent gain in power across the whole rev range with torque now quoted at 64 lb-ft at 7250 rpm. 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 GT The chassis has come in for a rework, with the tubular steel trellis frame now and bolt-on rear subframe and pillion hangers lighter than before. Brembo's superbike-spec Stylema calipers are now commonplace across all Tiger 900 models, as is a new 5.3-gallon gas tank. The main difference between all the models comes down to the suspension. The base model Ti- ger gets unadjustable Marzocchi forks and a shock with preload adjustment, with 7.1 inches and 6.7 inches of travel front and rear, respectively. The Tiger GT (which also comes in the Tiger 900 GT Low Ride Height version) gets com-

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