Talk me into/or out of buying a Triumph Tiger

[Cipher]

Beautiful bike.....

[storm 64]

Congratulations on a awesome motorcycle!

Am I hearing thoughts about attending the Brown County Rally next year???

[Baatfam]

Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Grimly]

Very smart looking.
I resist getting on modern bikes, because it just makes me want one.

[Baatfam]

Very smart looking.
I resist getting on modern bikes, because it just makes me want one.

I totally get that.....

[alke46]

Oh yeah, you definitely need to attend the brown county rally next year. Lots of us regulars would like the chance to put a face to the name.

Oh wait a minute. Make that 2025 as I won't be in attendance for the 2024 rally.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

We shall see. I know Norm has said I could break up the trip by stopping at his place in Ohio.

[Eli69]

Next summer, Crom willing, we will tear up some Pennsylvania forest roads.

I like the 3 cylinder idea. Not as wide as my weird beemer motor.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

You’re on! .,,,.,.,.,.,.

[bwringer]

Congrats! That bike looks very well cared for, and tastefully farkled. I think you got a pretty good price, too.

And yeah, you should get to the Brown County rally soon. Some years, it's been in danger of looking more like a Triumph rally, so you might as well jump in. They're a popular choice with this crowd.


After riding Larry's Tiger, I went straight home and opened up a savings account labeled "Triumph Fund". I knew that I wanted a modern bike with ABS/TC, etc. but I hadn't really found anything that pushed my buttons until then.

It was pretty difficult to find a 2015+ XR model like yours; almost all the examples I found for sale were the more dual-sporty XC model with the 21" front and spoked wheels. I wanted a road bike for sporty touring; for dual-sporting I have a KLR650.

To make a long story short, I ended up veering off the intended target a tiny bit and buying a 2015 Yamaha FJ-09. It has an 850cc triple with a fair bit more power and a very different sound and feel from the cross-plan crankshaft. Much less refined than the Triumph, especially the stock suspension, and the electronics are pretty basic. Anyway, it works for me and I think I'm happier with the Yamaha's increased hooligan factor. Plus, I don't really like windshields, and the FJ-09 actually works great without the windshield, and doesn't look like something's missing.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Thanks for your input. I’m so excited for tomorrow.

[Big Block]

That's an awesome looking bike and very usable. I don't like many "new" bikes but I'd consider that one as well.

[Rich82GS750TZ]

The bike is currently wearing Michelin Anakee Adventure tires with quite a bit of life left in them. Little bit of research shows them as a 80/20 tire that cost as much for 1 as the pair of Shiko 705s I’ve been running on my GS for a while. I’ll have to see how these tires perform on my preferred roads. I do plan to acclimate myself on the road for a while before purposely throwing my new bike into the dirt. And then small steps in progressive looser packed trails.

My brain in a bit of a whirlwind, I just watched a mind numbing video on Valve adjustment for the tiger.

[Baatfam]

Can I assume you already joined the Triumphrat.net forum?

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Can I assume you already joined the Triumphrat.net forum?

Bob,
Yes, I actually joined it 2 years ago when I first stated looking at Triumphs. I really like that forum. It's very active and international. My moniker there is RichRod. We may have discussed this before or maybe I just happed to come across Bob T from Knoxville over there.