
The Triumph Tiger is quite an established name in the world of adventure riding. In fact, it is the bestselling premium ADV in the country. And rightly so, for it has all the right boxes ticked to make it an enticing proposition in the segment. Be it styling, high ground clearance, long front travel or the 800cc engine; the Tiger’s got it all to make the enthusiasts go gaga over it. Now, many Tiger owners will swear by its touring capabilities but, when it comes to going off the road, only a small minority might have actually explored its full ADV potential, probably due to the fear of damaging its expensive components.
At the 2019 edition of the BikeWale Off-Road Day 2019, we took the XCx version of the Tiger and put it through the paces against some of our basic yet scientifically laid-out off-road tests to see whether it lives up to its name of being a true ADV. The results were extremely surprising...