Delivering more power, torque, capability and comfort, the new Tiger 900 range from Triumph Motorcycles is raising the bar for middleweight adventure bikes .
24.4 deg/145.8mm
A glance at the dimension table above and you will automatically be a little less intimidated by the GT. Now, I am 5 feet 10 inches tall with large thighs. The 40mm lower seat height on the GT did help me in crawling traffic or when managing the bike in parking scenarios. It was significantly easier to flat foot the GT. Shorter riders will appreciate the fact that the seat height can be set at as low as 810mm, making the Tiger 900 GT more accessible than a KTM 390 Duke.
The wide handlebars and sharper steering geometry make it a nifty city slicker. This seemingly gigantic motorcycle is able to squeeze through peak rush hour traffic like its an entry-level ADV, kind of like a BMW G 310 GS. Triumph engineers have packaged the motorcycle so neatly that you rarely feel its heft on the go. The only time I got the sense that I was astride a near-200kg motorcycle was when I was making sharp U-turns. Those with shorter hands will find it a bit tricky as well cause you will