Hello and welcome to PowerDrift, my name is Varun, and today I'm inside a Triumph
showroom in Pune alongside the newly launched Tiger Sport 660. Lots of things to talk about,
including what continues to remain the same between the Trident and the Tiger,
what's really changed and of course, the big thing at the very end, the pricing Rs. 8.95 lakhs,
we'll talk about all of those things in just a bit, so let's get right to it.
So the main thing that's come from the Trident is going to be the engine, same cubic capacity,
same power, same torque figures at exactly the same rpm. Personally, I'm not a big fan
of how the Trident's engine feels because it is way too linear and just likes that fun,
but riding impressions for later. Now obviously, this is a different looking
motorcycle because this is an ADV tourer, so you've got all the ADV components going for it,
a large beak up front, lots of bodywork going on here, a large windscreen that will hopefully
protect you when you're riding out on the highway and that sort of translates to how
the ergonomics feel as well, I'm going to quickly jump on to the motorcycle.
Yep, instantly, there's a sense of comfort here and that's primarily coming in through the way
of this handlebar and also the way you're sitting on the motorcycle and when you look at this graph
as well, the riding posture, the ergonomics are definitely different considering the fact that the
Trident's a street fighter and this is an ADV tourer, this comfortable ergonomic position was
supposed to happen, I don't understand why there's so much empty space here, especially between the
headlamp and the tank but that's something that we will probably figure out later. Now adding to
its ADV credibility, what Triumph has also done is tweaked the suspension a bit. So essentially,
it's carrying the same setup from the Trident, but the internals have changed and because this is an
ADV, having additional suspension travel is a must and Tiger 660 gets that too. What really is going
to be helpful, especially for new riders as well is that you have a remotely adjustable preload,
which means you don't need special tools to actually stop and constantly tweak it and since
this is an ADV tourer, you're expected to carry quite a bit of luggage when you're out touring. So
add a bit of luggage, if you feel the suspensions, at least preload's not right, twist the knob and
you are good to go. Now this is a 17-inch front, a 17-inch rear, if you're expecting this to go
maybe soft-road probably can do, it still gets road tyres though, but for hardcore off-road,
there will be a separate Tiger, which I'm assuming will come to India sometime next year and that
should have all the bells and whistles, including spoke wheels, bigger front inch, all of the works.
What Triumph has also done is carry the same instrument cluster that you see on the Trident 660
but just to make it look a little different, the housing is a little different here, but
that's about it, all the information that you seek from an instrument cluster, you will get that.
Before I forget, there's also this adjustable windscreen that we have here, it can be adjusted
with some effort, I think it's all the way top, yep, that's pretty much it, that's how you do
that. But now let's talk about pricing and that's where I feel a little disappointed, so to say
because Rs. 8.95 lakh, that's significantly higher than the Trident 660 and the space that it also
sits in is essentially the middleweight space, and it goes up against the likes of the Kawasaki
Versys as well as the Suzuki V-Strom and both of these motorcycles are significantly cheaper, this
is still introductory pricing, which means sooner or later it will cross the 9 lakh-rupee mark.
How it rides is something that we'll figure out later and for that Shumi will come up with a video on
the 11th of April, that's when the embargo ends, so make sure you have your notifications on.
Before I end this video, I also want to say since we're talking about the spec sheet, this makes the
most power when you compare it to competition, also this is lighter than the other motorcycles.
So all in all, riding impressions coming very very soon, if you do not want to miss out on that,
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do subscribe to the channel. Thank you so much for watching. If you have any questions, yes have any
questions, drop them in the comments. My name is Varun Painter and I will see you later.