Four new Triumph Tiger 800s (updated with pricing)

Triumph has announced four new variants of its class-leading middleweight dualsport, the Tiger 800. Designations are XR and XRx for the more road-going versions and XC and XCx for the bikes biased more towards off-road use.

The XCx and XRx are currently on display at Moto Expo Melbourne, and will go on sale in the first quarter of 2015 for $17,690 and $16,590. The XC will be $16,590 and the XR $15,099, all plus on-road costs.

The engine in the Tiger 800s remains the same, but big news is a claimed 17 per cent improvement in fuel economy, addressing an important consideration for off-roaders with fuel stops, particularly Down Under, often few and far between.

The bikes get different wheels across the XR and XC models. The XR has 19-inch front and 17-inch rear cast aluminum jobs, and the XC models have 21-inch front and 17-inch rear spoked items.

With the inclusion of advanced ABS, traction control, selectable throttle maps, programmable rider modes and cruise control, the new Tiger 800 is pretty well-stacked with techo gear, catering to an increased call for ‘electrickery’ among adventure riders.

The switchable ABS system is standard on all Tiger 800 models and, on the XR and XC models, the ABS can only be turned on or off.

Riders on the XRx or the XCx can further customise their preferences for the ABS settings via the bikes’ three riding modes. When the Off Road mode is selected, the ABS is disabled to the rear wheel and the system also allows a level of front wheel slip.

Traction control is standard across all models. The higher specification ‘x’ versions provide Road, Off-Road, or Off settings. In the Off-Road mode, the traction control system allows increased rear wheel slip compared to the Road mode. Riders can configure their traction control preferences in conjunction with the three Rider Mode settings.

The new Tiger gets a new radiator shroud and tank side panels. The tank styling also ducts hot air from the engine away from the rider’s legs. This was a complaint on the earlier Tiger 800 and hopefully the old hot leg issue has been resolved.

Seat height, handlebars and screen position are all adjustable and x models get handguards.

Triumph will be looking for the Tiger to continue the incredible success of its predecessor and the range widening looks set to again assure Triumph of category leader status in the middleweight duallie market.