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Written by Ben Branch |
September 30th 2012
“The Raiden Files – Portland to Dakar” is a 30 minute film featuring some of the most spirited riding you’ll ever see in the saddle of a Triumph Tiger. The film has a blend of urban riding, off road riding and extreme off road riding with a number of fairly wince inducing accidents.
I’ve watched it through a couple of times now and I still can’t help but white-knucle my desk during some of the higher speed scenes, if you’d like to see a couple of new Triumph Tigers get put through their paces, this is the film for you
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