I originally went for a bank loan to buy the Tiger. Up to that point I had only sat on it. I took it for a spin and, after standing on tiptoes just to straddle it, noticed that it sounded like the Jetsons' flying saucer/car. I had read that there was excessive wind noise at speed and a short trip to 100Kph on the highway proved that, yes indeed it was deafening. When I came back there was a 650 Bandit sitting there. A quick zip on that showed me a bike that was a treat to ride. When I found out they had a 1200 with a savings of over $6000 on the Triumph, I was in heaven. Tiger? A good lookin bike but, no thanks.