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P110 QUICKSPIN I 2021 TRIUMPH TIGER 900 RALLY PRO Graced with Showa suspension front and rear, the Tiger handles moderately rough terrain with ease, although you will find the outer limits of the suspension pret- ty quickly if you go searching a little too far off the beaten track. There's 9.4 inches of travel from the 21-inch front wheel and 9.1 inches from the 17-inch rear, so you've got plenty of room to get over most obstacles but switch to on-road and the ride is de- lightfully smooth. After all, this is a motor- cycle primarily born from a street base, and so it handles such duty superbly. Triumph's T-Plane crank fires cylinder 1-3-2 at 180°-270°-270° and is designed to help drive the tire into the dirt, rather than wheelspin its brains out all the way to redline. It's been years since I've ridden a Tiger, so I can't really compare the new to old motor, although I will say the 900's initial power delivery makes for a very easy to control power unit. Below 4000 rpm, the Tiger will produce torque that doesn't feel like it's just waiting to bust into tail sliding territory. It's tractable, which is exactly what you want off-road, but when you get on the street, the ingrained love of high-rev performance from almost every Triumph triple remains, and the Tiger will produce plenty of high-rpm power. It's almost the best of both worlds, and it's good to see Triumph go out of their way to address some of the concerns surround- ing the old 800cc unit. We got 48.6 mpg out of the Tiger, so you should be able to get at least 250 miles out of a tank, even if you're spinning it up like a loony on the dirt. We're not finished yet with the Tiger, as we've got a head-to-head comparison test coming up with the KTM 890 Adven- ture R which we'll bring you in the coming weeks. CN 2021 TRIUMPH TIGER 900 RALLY PRO ($17,100) ENGINE 4-stroke, inline, 3-cylinder VALVETRAIN 12-valve, DOHC DISPLACEMENT 888cc BORE X STROKE 78 x 61.9mm COMPRESSION RATIO 11.27:1 COOLING SYSTEM Liquid MAX HORSEPOWER (CLAIMED) 95.2 PS / 93.9 bhp (70 kW) @ 8750 rpm MAX TORQUE (CLAIMED) 87 Nm at 7250 rpm FUEL SYSTEM Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection EXHAUST Stainless-steel 3-1 header system, side- mounted stainless-steel muffler FINAL DRIVE O-ring chain CLUTCH Wet, multi-plate TRANSMISSION 6-speed FRAME Tubular steel frame, detachable subframe FRONT SUSPENSION Showa 45mm, USD, fully adj. REAR SUSPENSION Showa, single shock, spring preload, rebound damping adj. FRONT-WHEEL TRAVEL 9.4 in. REAR-WHEEL TRAVEL 9.1 in SWINGARM Twin-sided cast aluminum alloy FRONT WHEEL Spoked, tubeless, 21 x 2.15 in. REAR WHEEL Spoked, tubeless, 17 x 4.25 in. FRONT TIRE 90/90 x 21 in. REAR TIRE 150/70R x 17 in. FRONT BRAKE 2 320mm floating discs, Brembo Stylema, 4-piston Monobloc calipers, radial front master cylinder, Optimized Cornering ABS REAR BRAKE Single 255mm disc, Brembo 1-piston sliding caliper, Optimized Cornering ABS RAKE 24.4° TRAIL 5.7 in. SEAT HEIGHT 33.5-34.3 in. WHEELBASE 61 in. WEIGHT (WET, MEASURED) 505 lbs. FUEL CAPACITY 5.3 gal. FUEL CONSUMPTION (MEASURED) 48.6 mpg EMISSIONS Euro 5 COLORS Matte Khaki, Sapphire Black, Pure White SPECIFICATIONS