New Triumph 675 Tiger Cub??

[russh]

I read in the news section of this months MSL there are rumours of a new 675cc Triumph Tiger Cub for 2009,

The Cub is rumoured to have more dual-purpose capabilities that the current model Tiger.....will use a retuned version of the 675 Daytona three cylinder engine...

Sound interesting, with this and the rumoured arrival of the BMW 800GS parallel twin later this year, this may buck Honda up to improving replacing the TA

....maybe.....

[Chad]

I read in the news section of this months MSL there are rumours of a new 675cc Triumph Tiger Cub for 2009,


Sound interesting, with this and the rumoured arrival of the BMW 800GS parallel twin later this year, this may buck Honda up to improving replacing the TA

....maybe.....

they are going to be great bikes but will it be enough to give honda the kick up the ass they need lets hope so eh

[icenian]

I don't really disagree with anything written above, but if Honda are inspired by what the other manufacturers are doing, it's likely a new Transalp will acquire alloy wheels (19" or even 17" front), wider tyres, firmer suspension and a revvier engine

It could leave KTM as the only maker of a big twin cylinder trail bike?

I've nothing against road-bikes-dressed-up-as-trailies (I came close to buying a Tiger 955i) but it would be a shame if every manufacturer converged on the same type of design...