Hey, Tiger! Good to See You Again
A Tuesday Night Date with an Old Friend
Last night, being Tuesday and all, I went out for tacos with the fellas. It was the first time that I took the ole Tiger for a ride in a long while.
I’ve spent all of my time on the FZ07 this year. And last year, I was committed to the Bonneville. The poor just Tiger slumbered silently, collecting dust.
When I first swung my leg over the big girl, everything felt HUGE. I couldn’t thoughtlessly maneuver it the way I can the FZ or the Bonnie. Instead I tippy-toed trying to manage its top heavy bulk.
With the no-speed maneuvering around the garage handled, I set off to the taco rendezvous point.
Well, That Escalated Quickly!
Let’s just say, I got there… quickly.
The Tiger is quiet, strong and comfortable. Once moving everything feels so easy. So much so that I wondered why everyone was driving so slowly on the Expressway. It was because I was effortlessly propelled to triple digits without any fuss or noise.
Realizing my error I rolled off the throttle and slowed my pace. Oopsie!
I forgot the reasons why I love this bike since I’ve been dazzled by the noise and tiny fury of the FZ07.
It was good to catch up with my old friend.
Good to see you on your old friend again. I figure its days are numbered with the other two having shorter seats. Just turned 70k on mine and still love it.
I go back and forth on it. I’m not ACTIVELY looking to sell it, but if someone said “Hey, do you still have that Tiger…” I wouldn’t resist letting it go. My attachment to it is sentimental, ya know?
It’s always enlightening to switch bikes and realize, viscerally, how different ride-experiences are. Happens to me all the time.
Yeah, they really are. You can find something you love about each dance partner.
Triple digits? Be careful there gal’ when switching bikes and the sensation (or lack of) of speed.
Yeah, usually if it accidentally see triple digits on anything else – it makes a whole lot of racket! 😉