Triumph Tiger 110 649 cc Review

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Triumph Tiger 110 649 cc
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Galfridus's Review of Triumph Tiger 110 649 cc

16th Apr 2006

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    /
  • Reliability
    4 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    ?
  • Build quality
    4.5 stars
Good Points

Performance with economy. I averaged 75mpg - and only obtained the same mpg with my Matchless 350cc - Reg'n No: NTT 386.


Bad Points

Handling; frame could prove ''whippy'' in large diameter roundabouts.


General Comments

Sunday 160406: now aged 69 years, my mind travels back to yesteryear with a fondness, recalling ownership of many cars and motorcycles. How very selective is memory! I bought a second-hand ''Triumph Tiger 110 ''of Lloyd's Garage, Stourport-on-Severn for £70:00 in 1962 complete with AVON half-fairing. I rode it home some 3 miles and was bitterly disappointed with the machine's performance - until I quickly replaced the spark-plugs with new Champion N3A's. During ensuing hard-riding I found that the offside plug often 'sooted up'. A universal occurence. As memory serves me false, I give full details of my machine to show good faith, as I am cannot recall the bike's year-of-manufacture, nor my length of ownership. Registration No: 564 KRE (Staffordshire); Chassis/Frame S - 71498. Engine: T110 71498. Purchased of Lloyd's Garage as of 01 February 1962 at recorded mileage of 30,070. I still retain the 'Triumph Instruction Manual No. 11''. A weekly motorcycle magazine, in its road test ,showed the ''Tiger 110'' achieving a 0-60mph in 4.6 seconds. To put this in context at the time - a Jaguar 3.4 saloon recorded 10:00 seconds. Barring exotic cars of today, no sport or saloon car can equate with the 'Tiger 110' performance. I realise that powerful motorbikes currently in production have higher top speeds - but we are talking of acceleration from a standing start to 60mph. How sad that a coming Japanese 'invasion' was to wipe all British motorcycles from the face of the earth. It is ironic that only the Royal Enfield 'Bullet' in both 350cc and 500cc form may be purchased in the UK today - and this machine is made in India. The brochure is refreshingly honest - inferring that ownership will not rely on the reliability of today's machines from Japan.

GEOFFREY A. LLOYD.
(Shropshire).

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