Triumph Tiger 110 649 cc Review

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Triumph Tiger 110 649 cc
3.4 stars
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Mike C's Review of Triumph Tiger 110 649 cc

10th Aug 2007

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4 stars
  • Length of ownership
    2 Years
  • Reliability
    4 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    1957 & 1959
  • Build quality
    4 stars
Good Points

Excellent acceleration & good top end speed for its day.


Bad Points

Triumph wobble at speed, vibration at higher revs, brakes iffy vs speed.


General Comments

Had 2x 110s at different times. 1st, swapped a running James Captain 197cc in good condition for a crashed basket case 1957 T110 at Billy Briggs bike shop Salford. Put that together & ran it - but as a schoolboy not exactly affordable. Very quick machine. Swapped it for a Triumph Sports Cub that was affordable.

2nd machine was a 1959 T110 - bought from a friend. Done up to include - Clip ons, rear swept pipes, Bonneville style headlight, 10.5:1 pistons, E3134 cams & racing followers, splayed head for twin carbs. Very very quick machine, saw 115 mph on speedo on M6 (pre-speed limit days!) - bike stolen same day & written off - but thats another story! The only machine that could outrun it as a Vincent 1000 & the one I tried against had an oil leak - & I was covered in oil from trying to catch up with it. Thought I had an e-type Jag in my sights in '65 from a standing start at traffic lights - until, as I changed gear at 60mph in 1st, it just took off & left me & the tuned T110 for dead! Excellent bike - but sadly stolen & written off by culprit - who'd only ever ridden a 125cc BSA Bantam before. Didn't own another bike for 20 years - until I bought a 1966 650cc Bonneville. Still running a 900cc Triumph Adventurer. Nice machine.

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