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RIDE REVIEW I TRIUMPH TIGER SPORT 800
and, at 5'7," I can easily get two
feet securely to the ground. In pic-
tures, the new Triumph appears
to
be a big bike, but in reality, you
sit very much in the bike, mak-
ing it easy to manage at very low
speeds. Nothing is intimidating
about this machine. In many ways,
it's like the 660 Tiger Sport, which
also has 17-inch wheels and the
same seat height and is only 15.4
pounds lighter than the 800.
You instantly feel at home. That
color dash may be simple, but
it comes with My Triumph Con
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nectivity and is easy to navigate.
The bars are
closer than expected
and not too wide. The brake-lever
span is adjustable, the standard
Shift Assist quickshifter works
sweetly at low road speeds, and
the fueling is typically precise and
even, especially in the dedicated
Rain and Road maps.
The roads on our test route
were cold and damp in the morn
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ing, making it easy to opt for
