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pizzaman383

I've seen a few posts that imply that a Steamer is better than a Girlie in dirt or off road? Why is it better? I like my Girlie and think it would be a real handful off road. I took it a little deep gravel (because that was what was on the road) and it was harrowing. On the other hand, a packed dirt road felt very doable.

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PizzaMan
2004 Triumph Tiger (Black)

Patrick

Owning both, a Girlie and a Steamer, and having taken both off road, I think I can say: There is no so great difference between the to bikes.

Both have almost the same wheels (Steamer's rear tyre is a bit slimmer than the Girlie's)

The Steamer weights 10 kg more than the Girlie (255 vs 245 ready to run with 90% fuel).
The ground clearance of a 955i is nt so great compared to a Steamer, due to a complete space wasting design of the exhaust system. The 885i is a lot better in this area.
The fork travel of a Steamer is 230mm. The Girlie only has 170mm way o travel.
The steamer is fitted with a bash plate that will hold off a lot of the things the ground has in stock for you. The Girlie's "bash plate" is just for looking nice...
The Girlie's engine is better than the Steamer's.

I think it's just a matter of different flavours. All in all, they are allmost equal in it's offroad abilities.

I chose the Steamer to convert it into a "lightweight" dual sport because it was cheaper to get. And, when beeing abroad in low-developed countries, there are certain advantages: it has the lowest compresson rate of all the Hinckley triples (will use the worst grade fuel) and "every blacksmith" will be able to repair a carburrator. Try this with a fuel injection system...





If you like to see it in action, click here

Have fun!

Patrick

[ This message was edited by: Patrick on 2007-05-25 01:02 ]

Euro

Is that a front end off of a KTM?

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fano

Cool video Patrick :upthumb:

pizzaman383

I have seen your pictures and video and they're GREAT!! (said in the best Frosted Flakes tiger impression)

The only two places I've seen specifications for the 2001 Tiger suspension travel shows 230mm for the front forks. Those web pages are probably wrong. How did you determine there's only 170mm fork travel on the Girlie?

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PizzaMan
2004 Triumph Tiger (Black)

Patrick

You won't believe it, but... Triumph themselve said that the fuelies should have 230mm suspension travel. But they said wrong. In 2004, a guy from the german www.triumph-tiger-forum.de disassembled his fork and measured the fork suspension travel. Result: 170mm. He wrote an email to Triumph and asked, if he was wrong. They answere him, that he was right and they had a mistake within the published technical specifications.

Not a long time after that, the 2005 model with die cast wheels came out. And Triumph adjusted the specs. I tell you: the forks from a 99-04 model don't differ that much from a 05/06 model. Not for 60mm!

Everybody who doesn't believe me: Do your own measurement. Perhaps, when you change the fork springs... And please tell the result.


Have fun!

Patrick