2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 launched at ₹ 17 Lakhs

Triumph Motorcycles, the British marquee has launched its latest adventure-tourer, the 2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 in the country at Rs.17 lakhs (ex-showroom). This bike is the most advanced motorcycle in Triumph’s range. The bike has now over 100 updates.Thi is the most powerful Tiger. The Tiger 1200 is fitted with a 1215cc engine and it belts out 139bhp of power and 122 Nm of peak torque. A 6-speed transmission comes mated to the engine and this is a manual box. It also gets bi-directional quickshifters, to make the riding experience even better. There is not much of a styling change in the bike. It mainly gets LED DRLs and a LED headlight in the newer version.

Vimal Sumbly, Managing Director, Triumph Motorcycles,said “As the pioneer in this category, the remarkable Tiger 1200 series with its state-of-the-art features and rider focused technology is suited for both on and off-road riding, ensuring superb stability and control. It is a bike that allows riders to gratify their desired adventure, to go anywhere and everywhere- be it in a daily commute to an adventure on difficult terrains spreading the corners of the Earth. These developments compliment the Tiger’s agility, its easy riding style, as well as its existing distinctive Tiger poise – the new 1200 is built for an advanced level of He added, “The new Tiger 1200 is so advanced it has taken a full four years to develop, and today we’re proud to launch the most advanced adventure motorcycle that boasts of significant class-leading engine characteristics, rider-focused technological innovations and premium styling. These are by far the most adventure-ready Tiger ever built.”

2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 Price in India

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2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 Features

In term of features, the Tiger 1200 comes with

• 5.0 Inch TFT display
• Backlit switchgear,
• ABS with EBD
• Traction control,
• Hill-hold assist,
• Ride-by-wire throttle
• 5 riding modes
• Electrically adjustable windscreen
• Heated grips and seats
• adaptive cornering lights
• cruise control
• keyless ignition
• 12V power outlets.

2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 Riding Modes

The 5 riding modes are Off-Road Pro, Road, Rain, Off-Road and Sport. Other features include electrically adjustable windscreen, optional heated grips and seats, adaptive cornering lights, cruise control, keyless ignition and 12V power outlets.

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2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 Specifications

The 2018 Triumph Tiger 200 gets a 1215cc engine which has 139bhp of power and 122 Nm of peak torque. A 6-speed transmission comes mated to the engine and is a manual unit. It also gets bi-directional quickshifters.

2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 Suspension and Brakes

The Triumph Tiger 1200 has 48 mm upside down front forks which are electronically adjustable. It has a WP monoshock at the rear. For the braking duty,  it gets twin 305 mm Brembo disc brakes at the front and at the rear, it gets a single 282 mm Nissin disc.

The bike comes with a saddle height of 855 mm, which can be reduced by 20 mm, making it 835mm. The new 2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 is 10 kgs lighter than the outgoing one. In terms of styling, it gets a new bodywork, new cast and spoked wheels, a new metalised tank badge and redesigned graphics.

2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 Colours

The bike is comes in three paint options

• White
• Black
• Military Green
• 2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 Competition

India will get only the XCx variant. 2018 Triumph Tiger 1200 competes with Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro, BMW R 1200 GS and the upcoming Ducati Multistrada 1260.