2017 New Triumph Tiger Sport 1050
Triumph
appear to be on the warpath when it comes to revamping their range and this
picture reveals the Tiger Sport 1050 will also benefit from upgrades.
Since
Triumph canned their 250 cc project to concentrate on the big bikes that have
rebuilt the firm’s fortunes under John Bloor’s ownership, the rate of
redevelopment has been rampant.
While
the British firm’s 2016 offerings are expected to be limited to the restyled
and technologically reworked Speed Triple 1050, over the next 12 to 18 months
they’re set to unveil a mass of new machines – including an extensive all-new
Bonneville family, revamped Tiger Explorer and 800 cc versions of the Daytona
and Street Triple.
The
2017-spec Tiger Sport is modified to ensure it will meet new European
regulations, which will force all bikes sold new after January 1, 2017 to be
‘Euro 4’ compliant for clean exhaust emissions, a host of smaller regulatory
tweaks, and mandatory ABS brakes.
The
Tiger Sport changes are clearly focussed on the exhaust emissions element of
the new regulations, and to achieve them it’s adopting the same upgraded
version of the 1050 cc triple that will go into the revised Speed Triple.
Visually, the motor is familiar apart from a new clutch cover. Internally, the
changes are believed to include an electronic throttle and potential changes to
the cams, valves and combustion chamber architecture.
The
exhaust is also revised, with the catalytic converter moved forward, nearer the
headers where it will get up to operating temperature more quickly. A new alloy
heat shield sits beneath the cat, and the final bike will also get a small
bellypan.
From
a rider’s perspective, the changes are likely to be very noticeable thanks to
the addition of multiple riding modes and traction control – something that the
new electronic throttle makes far easier to implement.
Source
: MCN
