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Triumph’s Tiger badge has adorned many a model, giving it legendary status for the brand. Indeed, the Tiger range has a glorious history, starting with wins in the International Six Day trials way back in 1936. ISDTs are strictly timed tests of man, woman and machine over rugged terrain with no outside help allowed, and carrying everything you need to fix it yourself, just like you might have to around a big country like ours. Fast forward 40 years and a Triumph Tiger carried Ted Simon, author of Jupiter’s Travels — one of the great motorcycle journeys — around the world on his original odyssey in the early 1970s. In between, Bob Dylan piloted one for a while before coming to grief. Good thing he can write songs better than he can ride!
After the balls-out rescue of the famous
