2020 TRIUMPH TIGER 900 RALLY PRO
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T
he Tiger family of versatile Triumph-
branded motorcycles have been around
for a bit. Off-road competition models date
back to the 1930s and respected ISDT competi-
tion mounts. The moniker's world-travel chops
were formed in the early '70s with Ted Simon's
four-year, 78,000-mile, around-the-world ADV
lifestyle-defining trip and accompanying memoir,
Jupiter's Travels.
Simon's journey spearheaded the adventure
motorcycling lifestyle many enjoy or aspire to
live today. Interestingly, it's brands like BMW
and KTM that come to mind for many when
they think of worldwide adventure travel today.
To grab some of the growing dual-sport/ad-
venture/travel market share, Triumph hopes an
all-new ambush of Tiger models will put them
in top consideration and get more Triumphs
crisscrossing the globe.
Triumph's new range of adventure bikes is
deep. There are five variations of Tiger for 2020
and the near future with the base Tiger 900 in
street trim, Tiger 900 GT, a more feature-laden
and premium-component-containing street
tourer, and the Tiger 900 Rally, the off-road guts
and glory of the house. Both the GT and Rally
come in "Pro" models that feature the best build
specs and highest tech.
In honor of Jupiter's Travels globe-trotting
spirit, and my unashamed bias to spoked wheels
and knobby tires, we're only talking about the off-
road model of Triumph's new Tiger 900 family
today—we will cover the GT's later. Rally on!
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