After the success of the Triumph Trident 660, it ought to come as no surprise that the Hinkley crew, keen to capitalise on the popularity of their newest engine platform, have released this, the Tiger Sport 660. Think Triumph Trident, with a big fuel tank, a more upright riding position and some optional luggage accessories, and you won?t be far off.

Triumph made no bones about what the latest addition to their Tiger family was intended to go up against; the Kawasaki Versys 650 (£7,549), the Yamaha Tracer 7 (£8,202) and the Suzuki V-Strom 650 (£7,999). They were also keen to point out that it?s actually cheaper to own than the aforementioned, despite its £8,450 price-tag. That’s thanks to considerably lower servicing costs. I?m sure Triumph have done their research, but it’s difficult to ignore the fact that it?s more expensive to buy. Anyway, we?ll leave that one there, shall we"
A2 Anybody"

The Triumph Tiger Sport 660 comes with the same engine and exhaust as the Trident 660. So that?s 80bhp and 64Nm of torque. Unless, of course, you want it restricting for an A2 license (there?s an accessory conversion kit for that).

If you?re interested in riding a Triumph Tiger on your A2 license, it?s worth pointing out that this isn?t the only one available to you. The slightly more expensive (£9,400) Tiger 850 Sport can also be restricted for A2 license holders. And let?s face it, the Tiger 850 Sport is much more of a ?Tiger? than this ...