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Article: King of the jungle: 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050.(RIDER TEST)
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- April 1, 2007
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A trip to Spain could hardly be called a bad thing, especially when the mission is to ride a new motorcycle model like the 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050. But as the 14-hour flight to southern Espana finally came to an end, I looked out the window and my stomach started to churn. Above were dark, menacing clouds and below lay the remains of what, I was told, was Spain's worst rainstorm in two decades. Great, here I was on my first international press intro, really far from home, about to ride a completely unfamiliar motorcycle on roads I'd never seen before in less-than-ideal conditions. Talk about being thrown into the deep end.
Thankfully, the prayers I said the night ...